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Song by punk legend quietly removed by streaming platforms
Patti Smith had always defended the use of the ‘N’ word in her 1978 track ‘Rock N Roll N****r’
Oct 29, 2022 14:58
Spotify loses $2 billion in Joe Rogan controversy
Rock legends yanked their songs from streaming service after accusing Rogan of spreading misinformation on Covid-19 vaccines in his podcast
Jan 31, 2022 11:39
Company selling sound of Covid-19 as NFT
A company has translated the genetic code of Covid-19 into music, and is selling the viral compositions in NFT form for the princely sum of $285.
Dec 11, 2021 17:08
Streaming saved music industry from piracy only to plunder creators’ revenues – UK Parliament committee
UK MPs say the government should look into possible anti-competitive practices in the music streaming industry, where powerful big companies thrive while music creators struggle to stay afloat.
Jul 15, 2021 13:41
'C**ts Are Still Running the World' could be UK Christmas No 1 after Tory win
It's easy to hate Christmas in the UK; it's expensive, it's cold, Brexit is still lingering in the air, and festive songs are repeated so often that you feel like impaling yourself on the nearest Christmas tree.
Dec 17, 2019 16:46
Beto's secret life as teenage hacker, bovine erotica poet in 'Cult of Dead Cow'
Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke waxed nostalgic about his youth in a hacker collective called the Cult of the Dead Cow in a book teaser that is being released just in time to revive interest in his primary run.
Mar 16, 2019 02:01
India blocks Russian social network VK over Blue Whale ‘suicide game’ threat
The Russian social network VKontakte has been temporarily blocked by several leading Indian internet providers over suspicion some groups there might be promoting the notorious Blue Whale ‘suicide game’ that has been blamed for a spate of teen deaths.
Sep 12, 2017 23:56
Song calling Theresa May ‘Liar, Liar’ reaches No1 in iTunes UK music charts (VIDEO)
Captain Ska’s new track ‘Liar, Liar’ has shot to number one in the UK iTunes charts. So why are radio stations refusing to play it?
May 30, 2017 14:35
Kim Dotcom attorney to fight Feds ‘aggressively’ pursuing KickassTorrents case
The man currently helping Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom to dodge the FBI in court has been drafted in to take the case of a Ukrainian national suspected of running notorious file-sharing site KickassTorrents.
Jul 28, 2016 15:51
Pirate Kanye? Illegal torrent website found on musician’s browser
The music industry has been trying to squeeze every last cent they can out of its listeners, despite more than 15 years of Napster and its successors.
Mar 3, 2016 14:25