Making More Than Just Beautiful Music Together

Spotify says it paid $10 billion in royalties in 2024 — but only 4% of its artists make a living

The music-streaming giant has long been the target of criticism from artists about paltry payments, but said it doled out record royalties last year.

MarketWatch - Mar. 12

Neuroscience Discovered a Clever Trick for Squeezing More Joy Out of Everyday Pleasures

Entrepreneurs can’t make the world less crazy, but they can squeeze more joy out of everyday things with this simple trick.

Inc. - Mar. 14

Inside the Sean ’Diddy’ Combs Hotline: The Makings of a Mass Tort

From a low-slung building in Montana, employees process sex abuse complaints against the music mogul that have been drawn to them through advertising and a viral hotline.

The New York Times - Mar. 9

Music industry revenues slow as pandemic-era CD boom fades

Lockdown revival in physical music goes into reverse, as sector grapples with AI threat

Financial Times - 6d

Barcelona 3-1 Benfica (agg: 4-1): Champions League last 16, second leg – as it happened

Lamine Yamal and Raphinha put on an attacking masterclass in the first half to swat aside Benfica and make it to the quarter-finals. Barcelona get the ball rolling. The city so beautiful in the ...

The Guardian - Mar. 11

After a stint in Guantanamo Bay, a Venezuelan deported from the US adjusts to his homeland

Jhoan Bastidas is just starting to make sense of it all

ABC News - Mar. 17

You can now make March Madness bets on Robinhood. Will regulators allow sports contracts at more brokerages?

There are plenty of ways to wager money on who will win the NCAA basketball tournaments — now you can make bets in the same place you buy stocks or crypto.

MarketWatch - 5d

Is this Cooper Flagg's last regular-season home game? It should be

College basketball players can make more than ever, especially stars like Flagg. But even he would be ill-advised to not turn pro after this season.

Yahoo Sports - Mar. 6

National Archives releases JFK files at Trump’s direction

The National Archives released more than 1,100 files Tuesday related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, after President Trump pledged to make the remaining documents available to ...

The Hill - 6d

Veteran Alizé Cornet to resume tennis career next month, less than a year after retiring

Less than a year after ending her tennis career, veteran Frenchwoman Alizé Cornet is making a comeback. Cornet said in a statement relayed by Rouen tournament organizers on Monday that she will be ...

Yahoo Sports - 1d

S&P 500 hits correction territory as Wall Street woes deepen

The S&P 500 index sunk into correction territory Thursday, falling 10 percent in less than a month from a record high. The S&P was down 1.4 percent shortly before 1:30 EST, falling to just more ...

The Hill - Mar. 13

UK growth push held back by poor Whitehall co-ordination, watchdog finds

National Audit Office says departments needs to work together more effectively on industrial strategy

Financial Times - Mar. 12

Guinness sees a resurgence as more Americans consume the Irish stout

Guinness is experiencing a surge in popularity across the U.S., with more Americans embracing the iconic Irish stout just in time for St. Patrick's Day celebrations.

CBS News - Mar. 14

Former Eminem employee charged with leaking unreleased music

Rapper Eminem said "significant damage was caused" and his team is "appreciative" after his former longtime employee was charged with leaking his unreleased music online.

NBC News - 4d

'Country music is so incredibly camp': Chappell Roan on unsung LGBTQ country culture

Pop star Chappell Roan highlighted LGBTQ contributions to country music in an Apple Music interview posted Friday.

NBC News - Mar. 14

Facebook Just Made a Disastrous Mistake. It’s a Lesson in How Not to Lead

Facebook and Meta are replacing fact-checking with Community Notes. Don’t make the same mistake at your company.

Inc. - Mar. 15

Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 Founders Edition Review: Just OK

This compact 1080p graphics card may leave you wanting more.

Wired - Mar. 6

It's not just you, March Madness has been unusually chalky (so far)

This is the first time since 2017 no seed lower than a 12 has advanced to the second round

Yahoo Sports - 3d

Scientists Just Discovered a Quick Way to Live a Longer, Healthier Life: Why You Should Follow the 15-2-Half Rule, Starting Today

While plenty of startups are trying to crack the longevity code, research shows just 15 minutes of sleep, two minutes of exercise, and a half-serving of vegetables can make a major difference.

Inc. - Mar. 17

Forget Influencer Trips. Why This Beauty Founder Took Her Employees on a Luxury Vacation

Tisha Thompson, founder and CEO of LYS Beauty, used the trip to both thank her team and film fun employee-generated content.

Inc. - Mar. 7

UK government vows to clean up Lake Windermere after beauty spot clogged with sewage

The U.K. government is pledging to clean up Lake Windermere, a sewage-clogged beauty spot that has come to symbolize the filthy state of Britain’s waterways

ABC News - Mar. 10

How Jackson State men's basketball's Mo Williams found positives even after SWAC title game loss

Jackson State men's basketball fell short of reaching the NCAA tournament, but coach Mo Williams found pride in his players "just sticking together."

Yahoo Sports - 5d

‘Make Juventus Great Again’ with Mourinho, Mbappe and Zidane, says investor

The latest shareholder in the club wants to ‘Make Juventus Great Again’ and muses on who he’d like to see brought in, from Kylian Mbappé to Jose Mourinho and Zinedine Zidane.Tether just complet...

Yahoo Sports - 49m

Recession will not make Trump change course

A president who can’t run again is freer from public opinion than business seems to realise

Financial Times - Mar. 12

Kashmir's Sufi music lovers are sticking with the audio cassette

Shaksaaz, a tailor in the Kashmiri city of Srinagar, inherited his passion for local Sufi music from his grandfather along with a meticulously preserved collection of cassette tapes from the 1970s, ...

ABC News - Mar. 15

Trump vowed to make the economy better on Day 1. Now he says US is in 'transition.'

After vowing to immediately make America more affordable if elected, Trump now says the nation faces a "period of transition."

ABC News - Mar. 12

90s classic film Clueless gets musical makeover - but the critics aren't impressed

The 1995 teen film has been brought to the stage in London's West End, with music by KT Tunstall.

BBC News - Mar. 15

Playboi Carti, rap's Nosferatu, sails into town with 'Music' at Rolling Loud

Carti fans came for the chaos of his new LP "Music." Is the rest of the industry ready for him on the A-list?

Los Angeles Times - Mar. 17

Happily Unmarried — Until Her Daughters Staged an Intervention

After almost 17 years together, Leron Rogers and Chinyere Gonzalez exchanged vows in Jamaica after her children urged them to make it official.

The New York Times - 4d

After Chase, Higgins extensions, Bengals just keep playing dangerous game

The Bengals are taking huge risks by paying more for almost the same roster as one year ago.

Yahoo Sports - 2d

Want to make more money selling your house? Mention these features in the listing.

As spring homebuying season approaches, homeowners who mention features including ‘teak’ and ’soapstone’ in their for-sale listing could get better offers on their houses.

MarketWatch - Mar. 14

Can't Wait For Saturday A trip to Alabama makes Wisconsin's task more challenging

Mar. 17—*** The countdown continues. On Sunday, I rated Ohio State's nonconference schedule, which includes a home game against Texas, as the most difficult in the Big Ten. Up next ... 2. ...

Yahoo Sports - Mar. 17

Ester Ledecka makes more Alpine skiing, snowboarding history at World Championships

Ester Ledecka won gold at snowboarding worlds, one month after a bronze at Alpine skiing worlds.

Yahoo Sports - 4d

Midjourney’s surprise: new research on making LLMs write more creatively

There's still a lot of juice left to be squeezed, cognitively and performance-wise, from classic Transformer-based, text-focused LLMs.

VentureBeat - 20h

At the Forum, rockers Deftones show why they've stayed ahead of their time, 30 years and counting

The Sacramento-raised metal band has never been bigger, or more definitional for what young people want out of heavy music.

Los Angeles Times - Mar. 6

The Pebble E-Paper Smartwatch Is Back. Just Don't Call It Pebble

Pebble's founder is back with a company called Core Devices and two familiar smartwatches—Core 2 Duo and Core Time 2—but this time he's only making 10,000 units of each.

Wired - Mar. 18