Tag: gorillaz

Apple Music is pushing all the boats out for the release of Bruce Springsteen's 20th studio album 'Letter to You'. There'll be a week of radio shows on its new Apple Music Hits station, plus an album listening party and...

Lead: Instagram has over 800m monthly active users and is the preferred social platform for most artists – mainly because Twitter is becoming an ideological cesspit and organic reach (not to mention privacy) on Facebook...

Lead: So long to big-budget videos? Taylor Swift’s new vid may be breaking YouTube records, but many major artists are starting to question the value of traditional music videos. Our lead feature looks at some of the...

We, like many labels, have often pondered the question of why a music fan would download and use a standalone app – even from their favourite artist. Until today, the answer ‘to get an engineering job at Jaguar Land...

Lead: mixtapes have long been used in hip-hop, often when acts are starting out and wanting to create a buzz around themselves. Now they are becoming more common as major acts use them as an embellishment to an existing...

Name an artist app that’s been a commercial success. Examples are extremely thin on the ground, bar hazy memories of Taylor Swift selling a decent amount of downloads through her Mobile Roadie-powered app back in the day,...

Lead: When we asked digital marketers what their most effective tool of 2016 was, geofilters (especially those on Snapchat) came out on top. So to kick off 2017, we’re looking at exactly how and where they are being...

Staying ahead of the Timeline We uncover what implications the new layout on Facebook will have for artists and bands communicating with fans on the social network.

Not every artist is going apes**t about Spotify payouts. Gorillaz have launched a campaign to promote thir new Singles Collection compilation on the streaming music service.

What happens when old-school electronic music-making meets a very modern dance artist? You get an iPad app like Korg iELECTRIBE Gorillaz Edition. Selling on the App Store for $9.99, it's a reskinned version of Korg's existing...

Remember Gorillaz mainman Damon Albarn saying he was recording a new album entirely on his iPad? Well, it's coming out on Christmas Day, as the final element of the band's Advent Calendar site. We'll be clear:...

The latest element in the multimedia campaign around Plastic Beach, the latest album from Gorillaz, is an augmented reality iPhone app. The band are working with UK mobile operator O2 on the app, which lets fans snap special...