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Vans launches new livestream network Channel 66

Vans is going live with sets from Japanese Breakfast, Channel Tres, Laura Jane Grace, Duckwrth, Rosa Pistola, Flea, Serena Isioma, and more.

music / Electronic

Twitter is reportedly considering a subscription-based payment model

Gone might soon be the days of Twitter being a free site, according to a new report from Billboard.

culture / Technology

Report: SoundCloud could allow fans to pay artists directly in new streaming plan

SoundCloud users could get the option to send money to their favorite artists directly with a new function currently under consideration.

culture / Technology

Lil Yachty is reportedly developing a heist movie based on the Uno card game

The Uno card game is being turned into a heist movie starring Lil Yachty.

culture / Film

Brandy’s 1997 film Cinderella will premiere on Disney+ in February

Cinderella, the 1997 musical starring Brandy, will be available to stream on Disney+ on February 12.

culture / TV

Fans petition NASA to name planet TOI-1338 b in SOPHIE’s memory

SOPHIE's friends and fans are asking NASA to consider a newly-discovered planet's resemblance to the Scottish producer's visual lexicon.

music / Electronic

Ja Rule is outraged about all the stock drama

“We’re getting to see, in plain sight, how broken this system really is, and how it’s leaned toward one particular group of people to get wealthy and others to not,” says Ja Rule, an avid investor with stocks in Apple, Tesla, and more.

music / Hip-Hop

Spotify patents tech that can analyze speech patterns and emotional states to recommend music

A new Spotify patent describes a speech recognition technology capable of recommending music based on user audio recordings.

culture / Technology

German court issues injunction against popular “fake stream” service

Likeservice24.de, a German "fake stream" service, received an injunction banning the practice from a German court.

culture / Technology

Dave Chappelle cancels Texas shows after COVID-19 diagnosis

A positive COVID-19 diagnosis has forced Dave Chappelle to cancel shows in Texas.

culture / Theater/Dance

Watch Lady Gaga and Jennifer Lopez perform at the Biden/Harris Inauguration

Lady Gaga's and Jennifer Lopez's performances at the Biden/Harris Inauguration are now available to watch.

culture / Politics