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Spotify tries to defend its artist payout rates

Engadget

It's no secret that Spotify isn't a big money maker for most artists. But, in its annual Loud & Clear report , the music streamer is trying to change the narrative, reiterating an earlier claim that it paid artists $10 billion in 2024 ($60 million since launching) and adding that these payments increased tenfold over the last 10 years.

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SAG Awards 2025: How and when to watch Hollywood’s most heartfelt tribute to actors

Fast Company Tech

The Screen Actors Guild Awards, hosted by the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA), is set to take place tonight (Sunday, February 23) at 8 p.m. She will be joined by People editor at large Janine Rubenstein, EW general manager Patrick Gomez, and EW editorial director of TV and music Gerrad Hall.

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Virtual artist Miquela debuted a music video at Lollapalooza

The Verge

Lollapalooza moved online this year , and the music festival kicked off in an appropriately online way: with the debut of a new music video from virtual creator Miquela. The “Hard Feelings” video also differs from her past music videos in a few ways. She’s part of a burgeoning field of digital influencers.

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How NYC entertainers and creatives are driving fire aid for Los Angeles

Fast Company Tech

The deadly Los Angeles wildfires had just begun when Comic Relief U.S.’s The six weeks since Los Angeles’ most destructive wildfires have proven no different. FireAid raised an estimated $100 million with performances from dozens of popular musical acts. And its here. Its at home.

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Fortnite is launching a concert series it hopes will become a ‘tour stop’ for artists

The Verge

Music is about to become a much bigger part of Fortnite. It kicks off with a live performance by Dominic Fike on September 12th and will be broadcast from a brand-new Los Angeles studio built specifically for in-game concerts. It’s something that we’re thinking about as a platform for artists,” Nanzer says.

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Roblox has big plans for virtual music events

The Verge

Despite its straightforward nature, 1.156 million unique players showed up for the event, with a peak concurrent total of 166,620 people — and it’s just the start of a plan to make music an integral part of Roblox. Our notion of a virtual concert we think has to have a virtual artist, a virtual stage, a virtual audience.”

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BTS is coming to Fortnite

The Verge

Today, Epic Games announced that K-pop group BTS will be debuting their next music video on Fortnite ’s party royale island. BTS is the latest big act to venture into the virtual world of Fortnite , following large-scale musical events from the likes of Marshmello and Travis Scott. Photo by Cindy Ord/WireImage.