As the pandemic has shut down economies across the globe, many artists are asking fans directly for cash — and music companies like SoundCloud and Spotify have added features to help them do so. While the “virtual tipping” common in China has long provided a way for users to support their favorite creators on music streaming platforms and social-networking apps like WeChat, those methods have yet to take off in Western markets. But the coronavirus crisis could help forge a path that would make virtual tipping — and other methods of virtual monetization — normalized in the U.S…
Lil Uzi Vert has quickly become one of the most important rappers of the last decade, not just a product of a transitional moment in hip-hop but a defining star of it. In 2015, the then-20-year-old…
Run the Jewels has a new partner. After seven years, three albums and a number of clever marketing ploys to help the independent act grow its ever-widening fan base — including an unforgettable…
“Make sure you’re at the next block party, J! I’m gonna send you the details.” Ambush is excited when he talks about his block, the Camden streets that raised him alongside his God-fearing,…
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