Tag Archives: Twitter

Twitter might be buying SoundCloud [Update: or not]

Posted by on May 20, 2014

So what’s next for Twitter apart from having people freaking out over what t-shirts pop stars wear? Apparently, it could be making another attempt at incorporating music as the company is reportedly considering acquiring SoundCloud. Twitter previously tried making a move into music last year with the Twitter Music app but, frankly, no one really […]

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Using Shazam? Consider yourself in A&R for WMG

Posted by on February 19, 2014

Where and how you use apps and social media are starting to infiltrate the music industry even more than they already have. A few weeks ago, former Island Def Jam and Warner Music Group head Lyor Cohen’s new company, 300, announced that they’d partnered with Twitter to use their data to find out more about rising […]

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This Week in Flame Wars: Westboro Baptist Church vs. Whitechapel

Posted by on July 1, 2013

Everyone’s (least) favorite hate group The Westboro Baptist Church are at it again, this time against Whitechapel frontman Phil Bozeman. Last week, the WBC went up against Attila frontman Chris Fronzak, and this week, it looks like they will have two deathcore concerts to attend with picket signs in hand. The latest edition in the […]

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The Westboro Baptist Church Are Not ‘About That Life’

Posted by on June 26, 2013

Attila frontman Chris Fronzak sure knows how to stir the pot. With the recent release of About That Life – what Fronzak calls “the most controversial metal album that exists” – the Twittersphere has been blowing up due to Fronzak’s inflammatory tweets. If getting his rap-deathcore group attention (positive or negative…but mostly negative) was his goal, […]

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Metal Insider’s Top 5: Artists You Should Be Following On Social Media

Posted by on June 24, 2013

Metal Insider’s Top 5 is a column where we count down the top five of…well basically anything. Until recently, the only way to interact with your favorite musicians was to see them in concert or read about them in magazines. The internet changed everything, and now instead of communicating with fans via publicists, a majority of bands […]

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Headbanger’s Brawl 6/8: Are Bands Too Reliant On Social Media?

Posted by on June 8, 2012

Headbangers’ Brawl is a weekly column where Metal Insider’s contributors take a moment to debate and analyze two opposing sides of a topical issue occurring in the world of metal and/or the music industry. Facebook has been in the news almost constantly in recent weeks (do you own stock in the social network?). And issues with their new […]

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Fans Create Facebook Event Page To Bring Slash To Poland

Posted by on May 27, 2011

Ex-Guns N’ Roses/Velvet Revolver guitarist Slash has been performing across the world for a better part of the past year in support of his first self-titled solo album. But it looks like he’s forgotten one country during his non-stop touring, and the Polish want him to know that they’re waiting for him. In an attempt […]

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Facebook Partnering With Spotify?

Posted by on May 26, 2011

Looks like Spotify might be working on another upgrade that will give them more of a fighting chance against the iPod. Forbes is reporting that Facebook is nearing a partnership with European music service. The integrated service would reportedly allow users to install Spotify and play music through their Facebook accounts. Insiders believe such a […]

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Heaven Shall Burn Shall Trend

Posted by on January 4, 2011

Quick, what’s one of the latest trending topics on Twitter? Justin Bieber? Nope. Twilight? Think again. The Giants going 10-6 and still missing the playoffs? Nope, but that’s good for a laugh. Whatever you might guess, German metal quintet Heaven Shall Burn probably wouldn’t be up there, but they’re currently among the top ten trending […]

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Why Should Musicians Care About Ping?

Posted by on November 12, 2010

It seems that with Apple’s announcement of the Ping platform, there was a collective groan in the music community to the tune of “another social outlet??  Really??” Yes Really. There are a seemingly infinite number of options through which musicians can connect, impact, influence or [insert action word here].  So with all of the options, […]

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