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YouTube rapper who glorifies pimping has been charged with human trafficking
Daily Dot - Josh Katzowitz
A YouTuber who raps about the life of a pimp has been charged with pimping and pandering. Police said he used his social media presence to lure women …
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Google Search
The genius way Genius caught Google allegedly stealing lyrics
Daily Dot - Mikael Thalen
Genius hid Morse code on its website to catch Google allegedly stealing its lyrical content. The lyric website became suspicious in 2016 when a …
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Spotify
Spotify denies its new update was to blame for massive outage
Daily Dot - Mikael Thalen
Spotify experienced a massive outage Thursday as the company launched its new redesigned app. The company has confirmed, however, that the two …
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Radiohead
Radiohead’s ‘OK Computer’ demos got hacked. So the band is releasing them for charity
Daily Dot - Ignacio Martinez
Radiohead is officially releasing a treasure trove: 18 hours of studio sessions recorded while the band was in the midst of completing the seminal …
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Music
Playlist: Luna Shadows picks 15 DIY bands you need to hear
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Editor’s note: Luna Shadows recently released her new music video for “Lowercase.” The DIY artist has cobbled together 35 million streams without a …
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Celebrity News
DJ Khaled plans to sue Billboard after his album fails to reach No. 1
Daily Dot - Dominic-Madori Davis
DJ Khaled is having wild thoughts. The megastar is planning on suing the Billboard Chart after his latest album, Father of Asahd, came in at No. 2, …
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Guy Fieri
Guy Fieri’s ‘Old Town Road’ remix might be on the way
Daily Dot - Ignacio Martinez
Restaurateur and food television personality Guy Fieri appears to be teasing a remix of Lil Nas X’s breakout song “Old Town Road” on …
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SoundCloud
What is SoundCloud Go+, SoundCloud’s premium subscription service?
Daily Dot - Katie Balevic
SoundCloud was a pioneer in music streaming, and in 2019, it’s the host to millions of music artists, podcasts, and an entire subgenre of rap. …
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Lizzo
These TikTok memes are an ode to the boys Lizzo loves
Daily Dot - Katie Balevic
Lizzo’s song “Boys” has launched a slew of TikTok parodies, and people seem to be having a lot of fun impersonating all the boys Lizzo loves. The song …
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Spotify
Spotify may just dethrone Pandora with its new ‘Stations’ app
Daily Dot - Mikael Thalen
Spotify has released a new app that could dethrone fellow music streaming app Pandora. Known as Spotify Stations, the standalone app, first introduced …
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Mike Huckabee
Mike Huckabee rocks out with Korn guitarist and fingers along to ‘Blind’
Daily Dot - Ramon Ramirez
Former Alaska Gov. Mike Huckabee (R) has a streaming late-night-style talk show, and on Saturday, the former presidential candidate welcomed Brian …
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Spotify
Spotify wants to make it easier for you to find new podcasts
Daily Dot - Mikael Thalen
Spotify is testing curated podcast playlists in an effort to make finding new podcasts easier for its users. The playlists will begin appearing today …
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Spotify
Reports: Spotify’s testing a new tool to let you DJ live with friends
Daily Dot - Mikael Thalen
Spotify is reportedly testing a “Social Listening” feature that will enable multiple people to control the same playlist. Jane Manchun Wong, a …
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Music
Mom’s ‘Frog and Toad’ T-shirt for 3-year-old comes with surprise N.W.A. lyric
Daily Dot - Brooke Sjoberg
A Benton, Illinois, mom was surprised to learn that her daughter is the youngest N.W.A. fan on the internet. At least, that’s what her new T-shirt …
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Lil Nas X
Lil Nas X drops ‘Old Town Road’ on unsuspecting elementary school—and the kids lose it
Daily Dot - Ignacio Martinez
Lil Nas X, like Wu-Tang Clan before him, is for the children. Video of country music superstar Lil Nas X belting out a performance of “Old Town Road” …
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GoFundMe
Rapper Meg Thee Stallion donates to fan’s funeral expenses
Daily Dot - Alyse Stanley
When she heard a fan of hers had died, rapper Megan Thee Stallion stunned Twitter with her generosity. A Twitter user recently contacted Megan and …
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Music
The atonement of an alt-right troll
Daily Dot - Ignacio Martinez
On April 12, 2017, hundreds of white nationalists descended onto Charlottesville, Virginia, armed with tiki torches and the motto “You will not …
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Memes
Jazz pianist turns Cardi B flex video, James Charles apology into viral bops
Daily Dot - Alyse Stanley
A jazz pianist is transforming viral videos into hilarious original instrumentals that are quickly becoming hits on the internet. While not his …
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Justin Bieber
Justin Bieber fans are damaging one of Iceland’s top tourist spots
Daily Dot - Mikael Thalen
Iceland says one of its top tourist spots has suffered significant environmental damages after the location was popularized by Justin …
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You can now sprinkle musical GIFs into Twitch streams
Daily Dot - Nahila Bonfiglio
TuneMoji is joining with Twitch to bring its musical GIFs to the streaming space. With content creation and online communication constantly evolving, …
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The Wu-Tang Clan says it all on ‘Of Mics and Men’
Daily Dot - Michelle Jaworski
When the Wu-Tang Clan first arrived on the scene in the ’90s, the music industry was an entirely different landscape. When it didn’t work for the …
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Taylor Swift’s Beyoncé ripoff wasn’t just blatant—it was hurtful
Daily Dot - Candace McDuffie
The Billboard Music Awards on Wednesday became divisive and personal on Twitter. Taylor Swift’s live performance of “Me!” with Panic! At the Disco’s …
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YouTube personality Austin Jones sentenced to 10 years in prison for child pornography
Daily Dot - Stacey Ritzen
Warning: This article contains explicit content which may be harmful to some readers. Disgraced 26-year-old YouTube star Austin Jones was sentenced to …
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Madonna’s releases pride anthem sampling speech from teen activist Emma González
Daily Dot - Eilish O'Sullivan
Madonna released a second single from her highly anticipated album Madame X on Thursday. The song features part of a powerful speech given by Emma …
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Mariah Carey talks memes during Billboard speech, launches more of them
Daily Dot - Trixie Reyna
Mariah Carey was honored with the icon award at the 2019 Billboard Music Awards (BBMAs) Wednesday night. While the singer’s performance made a lot of …
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How to stream the 2019 Billboard Music Awards for free
Daily Dot - Jaime Carrillo
If your favorite musicians, bands, and the bops they sing don’t make the charts, do they even exist? The 2019 Billboard Music Awards will celebrate …
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Woodstock 50 cancellation news sparks Fyre Fest memes
Daily Dot - Trixie Reyna
After drawing Twitter and music festival fans’ ire when it announced its “disappointing” lineup, Woodstock 50 is apparently canceled, if its …
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Grimes says she wants to do a hologram tour, and Twitter is not feeling it
Daily Dot - Eilish O'Sullivan
Musician (and girlfriend of Elon Musk) Grimes no longer wants to make albums or perform live–she instead wants to do a hologram tour. And Twitter is …
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Taylor Swift drops single with Brendon Urie—and fans are losing it
Daily Dot - Nahila Bonfiglio
Taylor Swift surprised fans Friday with a new single, in collaboration with Panic! At the Disco’s Brendon Urie. The 10-time Grammy-winner has been …