Tag: fortnite

BTS are no strangers to the gaming world, having starred in their first mobile game BTS World last year, with a follow-up (BTS Universe Story) about to launch. Now the K-Pop stars are heading to one of the biggest, buzziest...

Since May, video game Fortnite has had its own permanent music venue: the 'Main Stage' in its Party Royale mode. Diplo, Steve Aoki and Deadmau5 were among the first artists to play events there, but now the game's publisher...

The new season of Fortnite goes live today: Chapter 2 – Season 4 is a big tie-up with Marvel, with a bunch of its superheroes and supervillains added to the game, complete with their most famous locations – and an in-game...

If you thought Spotify versus Apple was tough, watch the gloves really coming off in Apple’s dispute with Fortnite maker Epic Games. In its first legal filing in response to Epic’s recent lawsuit, Apple has come...

Things are getting even spicier in the battle between Fortnite’s publisher Epic Games and Apple over the latter’s App Store rules. Apple booted Fortnite out of the store last week after Epic added a new non-Apple...

Spotify seemed well prepared when its EC antitrust complaint against Apple last March came with its own spin-off website detailing its issues. Now Epic Games, the maker of Fortnite, has taken that up several levels. Yesterday...

  *Learn more about Music and Livestreaming: reaching fans AND making money   Another day, another livestream. Well, probably another thousand of them. A year ago, livestreams were defined by their rarity, now they...

Last month, Music Ally took part in the BPI and ERA's New Kids on the Block online event, looking at children's digital habits and what they mean for music. Research company Kids Insights produced a report for the event...

Another Covid-19 lockdown trend is the sharp growth of viewing hours for livestreaming video services, particularly Twitch. Industry firms StreamElements and Arsenal·gg have published their latest 'State of the Stream'...

Earlier this year, we published an article about how Atlanta rapper K Camp's 'Lottery' track went viral on TikTok and Instagram last year, kickstarted by teenager Jalaiah Harmon's video of herself dancing to the track. The...

Sony Music's parent company is investing $250m in Epic Games, the company behind Fortnite. Sony Corporation announced the deal yesterday, and said it "allows Sony and Epic to aim to broaden their collaboration across...

Twitch is having a difficult moment with copyright takedowns and demands for a platform-wide licensing deal, but the US National Music Publishers Association (NMPA) has its sights set on sync royalties for recorded livestreams...