[ On Thursday, Taylor Swift did a very Taylor Swift thing: She posted an Instagram story with a link to buy “Fortnight,” the first single off of her new album, The Tortured Poets Department. It was cute, maybe even unnecessary. Taylor Swift is one of the biggest recording artists in the world. She announced TTPD … Read more
[ Music consumption and discussion in 2024 bears little resemblance to fandom from one decade ago, let alone three or four. Old songs gain new life on TikTok; AI creates original music trained on data from the world’s most popular artists; drill rappers post a song on YouTube on Tuesday, and by Friday it’s thumping … Read more
[ While older generations spend an average of US$45 (RM215) a month on streaming services, Gen Z and Millennials spend over US$10 (RM47) more. Nevertheless, more than half of these younger users believe they spend too much on streaming services. Although prices are on the rise, all generations continue to pay for streaming services, but … Read more
[ Netflix Co-CEO Greg Peters says internal viewership data from before and after the implementation of paid password sharing shows the new policy has not turned off viewers, as some had initially predicted it would. The company on Thursday reported a year-over-year jump of 9.3 million subscribers in the first quarter, in part due to … Read more
[ Hulu’s new true crime series, Under the Bridge, isn’t just about a brutal 1997 murder — it’s the telling of the telling of that murder. The late Rebecca Godfrey, who penned the nonfiction book the series is based on, is portrayed on screen by Riley Keough. The series (which premiered on April 17) follows … Read more
[ Spotify Technology SA said one-quarter of paid users in the US, UK and Australia have started an audiobook as part of their subscriptions, a sign the Swedish audio streaming company is making headway in a growing market. Of those users, 57% are 18 to 34, suggesting the format is especially appealing to younger generations … Read more
[ Looking back on her 20s, Juliette Binoche refers to the characters she played as the “sorrowful sisters.” They were consumed by darkness and often molded by tragedy — from her breakout role in 1988’s The Unbearable Lightness of Being to a painter losing eyesight in The Lovers on the Bridge to a woman having … Read more
[ In between running for the GOP presidential nomination, raising money, holding rallies, eating at Chick-fil-A, and serving as a defendant in what will be the first of several criminal trials, President Trump, through his Trump Media & Technology Group, has teased the launch of an all-new venture: A soon-to-launch streaming service, focused on content … Read more
[ 3 Body Problem clocked another week atop Netflix‘s TV charts — though it appears to have been a slow week for the streamer’s series. The drama series from Game of Thrones creators David Benioff, D. B. Weiss, as well as Alexander Woo, clocked just 4.8M views in its third week at No. 1. Consider … Read more
[ Podcasts are to radio as streaming services are to television, and we are lucky enough to be living through the golden age of both. You can find a podcast about almost anything these days, but with great choice comes great mediocrity—you might need a helping hand to find the podcasts worthy of your ear. … Read more
