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News Flashes 11.30.22: Spotify Wrapped Stats, The Wonder Years Tour, and The Life of Clarence Gilyard


— Today we talk about Spotify Wrapped, the upcoming The Wonder Years tour, and the life of Clarence Gilyard. — It’s The Most Wonderful Time of the Year The time has come. Spotify Wrapped is here and our Instagram stories are flooded with everyone’s top artists and songs. Who reigned over everyone else? For the third year in a row Bad Bunny is the most globally streamed artist. He pulled in 18.5 billion streams this year like it was nothing. To no one’s surprise, Taylor Swift came in second. Her album Midnights also was the fourth most streamed album in… Read more »

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News Flashes 08.11.22: Spotify’s Ticket Selling Site, Australia Honors Olivia Newton-John, and the Hamilton Knock-Off


— Today we talk about Spotify’s potential ticket selling website, a state memorial for Olivia Newton-John in Australia, and a church in Texas attempting to perform Hamilton. — Spotify Tries Something New Spotify is experimenting with a concert ticket website. Since this is only a test, purchasing options are limited right now. As of yesterday, you can buy tickets for shows in the United States for: TOKiMONSTA, Limbeck, Annie DiRusso, Crows, Dirty Honey, Four Year Strong, and Osees. They have a feature on their app that will direct you to other third party sites for tickets but they have yet… Read more »

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News Flashes 01.31.22: Neil Young Fights Spotify, Halsey’s Next Tour, Rihanna’s Pregnancy, and Remembering Cheslie Kryst


Today we talk about the controversy surrounding Joe Rogan, Halsey’s new tour, and Rihanna’s baby announcement. We also remember the life of former Miss USA Cheslie Kryst. Neil Young Wants to Leave Spotify IIn a time when we have access to the majority of information within seconds, there is a lot of room for people to get it wrong. Artists are currently threatening to take themselves off of Spotify if the platform doesn’t do something about Joe Rogan‘s podcast The Joe Rogan Experience. This protest was started by Neil Young and has gained traction after Rogan has allowed the spread… Read more »

Allison Haggendorf (Spotify: Global Head of Rock)


This week on The Gunz Show, Gunz is reconnecting with an old pal. Tune in to hear from global head of rock at Spotify and podcast/TV host Allison Hagendorf.

Allison has a podcast of her own, Rock This, and she gets on air to fill us in on what to expect—including who her legendary guest will be this week. The two also chat about having a passion for music, helping artists grow, and more!

BDS: RJ Mitte & Spotify Playlists


Listen Up! On today’s episode we finally play you the rest of our interview with Breaking Bad star RJ Mitte, and announcement the arrival of official BDS Spotify playlists… enjoy!

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Spotify music service targeting US push


Spotify, a virtual digital jukebox and Europe’s largest legal online music site, aims to start U.S. operations in the third quarter of 2010.

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Glixen Drops “Lick The Star” & Announces ‘Quiet Pleasures’ EP


Shoegaze rising stars Glixen excitingly announced that they’re slated to play Coachella 2025. Though, the fabulous announcements don’t end there. The Phoenix-based artists shared that their forthcoming Quiet Pleasures EP is due out on February 21 via AWAL and Wichita Recordings for vinyl. Today, Glixen is offering a glimpse of what’s to come with their new track, “Lick The Star.” It’s preceded by the moody and atmospheric singles “Lust,” “Foreversoon,” and “Sick Silent.” Vocalisy Aislinn Ritchie says of the new release, “This song is special, it begins with a mellow sonic bath of an intro and explodes into a whirling wall of sound… Read more »

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Illuminati Hotties Cover Neck Deep’s “December” For Hopeless Records 30th Anniversary


Forget about Mariah Carey, Neck Deep are officially defrosting as we draw closer to December and the holiday season. While we’re all preparing to listen to the THREE versions of Neck Deep’s “December” (featuring blink-182’s Mark Hoppus and Dashboard Confessional’s Chris Carrabba, respectively) on an endless loop during the titular month, we’ve got a new cover of the track to add into rotation. Illuminati Hotties, led by the enigmatic Sarah Tuzdin, has launched their indie pop cover of “December” for the Hopeless Records Hopelessly Devoted To You compilation album.  Opening through an understated tonality of acoustic guitars, Tudzin’s emotional delivery… Read more »

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