As the strategic partnerships lead of music at Instagram, Fadia Kader is usually at work behind the scenes of many of the app’s viral music moments. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, this meant working with artists such as Billie Eilish, Tierra Whack and Taylor Swift, sharing best practices and identifying rising talent both on and off the app. Now, the Instagram music team — a small group of three, including Kader — is working remotely to make sure artists are connecting with fans as effectively as possible while we’re all stuck at home…
The next musical revolution is brewing in Africa. As the industry buzzes with — and profits from — new languages and sounds from all over, the prospects for artists across the continent have…
Scott Storch sat down with Speedy to speak about his Verzuz battle, spending $50K on an umbrella, giving Chris Brown his first hit, partying with Pamela Anderson, and his new single with Tyga and…
Last week, footage of Doja Cat in a reportedly racist, alt-right TinyChat room surfaced online. In addition, internet sleuths unearthed an old Doja Cat song from 2015 called “Dindu Nuffin,” which…
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