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Napster just sold for $207 million

Engadget

Current Napster CEO Jon Vlassopulos says that the purchase will allow artists to create crazy environments that are really only limited by their imaginations. As an example, he described a reggae artist who might enjoy a virtual beach environment. . "The most legendary collab?!

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5 Social Media Templates for Nonprofit Fundraising Events

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Proceeds will help us rescue and rehome dogs in need throughout our community. We’d be honored to host your partner, friends, and family at [YOUR EVENT] because our goal is to grow our community and share our mission of [YOUR MISSION] with as many supportive, caring, and creative people as possible. We hope to see you there!

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Golden State Warriors release an album from their own record label featuring Bay Area artists

Fast Company Tech

The projectfeaturing more than a dozen Bay Area music artists, including E-40 , Too $hort, Saweetie , G-Eazy, Goapele, LaRussell, and Larry Junearrives just in time for the league’s All-Star Game weekend in San Francisco. P-Lo played a key role in bringing together the Bay Areas top artists, contributing to all nine tracks on the album.

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Sesh raises $7M for new fan communities and launches member card

VentureBeat

Sesh, a fan engagement ecosystem that connects people with their favorite music artists, announced it has raised $7 million. Read More

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Tennessee just made an invisible update to its tourism site—and it’s brilliant

Fast Company Tech

them stepping into those mountains, walking a trail where they can have a beautiful scenic vista, or sitting in front of a stage hearing an artist play their favorite song, he says. Tennessee native Jana Jackson , a music artist and travel agent, appears in promotional materials for the Sound Sites initiative.

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Creative platform EVEN raises $2.2M seed round to help artists sell directly to fans

TechCrunch

Creative platform EVEN , which allows artists to sell music directly to fans, said it has closed a $2.2 The platform positions itself as the first stop before artists release music on streaming platforms. One of the biggest issues is that Black and brown artists are often not credited properly as the source for many mainstream trends.

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Twitch cracks down on boobs again by rolling back its ‘artistic nudity’ policy

TechCrunch

Days after freeing the (fictionalized) nipple, Twitch is backtracking on its “artistic nudity” policy that allowed streamers to show illustrated, animated or sculpted renderings of breasts, butts and genitals.

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