Boy bands used to be all the rage in US pop culture in the 90s and even the early 2000s. Now, in 2024, that craze has all but fizzled out. So, what made boybands so popular, and will that industry ever find its way back to the US? According to ...
YouTube has reigned supreme on the internet, mainly due to the platform’s wide range of content. That said, Spotify’s newest feature might be the thing to finally bring the online juggernaut some challenge. Spotify has always had some sort of video support on its platform, but a recent announcement has ...
It’s undeniable that red meat is popular in the United States. In 2023 alone the average per capita consumption for red meat was 57.6 for beef and 49.8 for pork. The US continues to be one of the leading nations in red meat consumption, with the average citizen consuming around ...
A new form of NFT has hit the market and it’s as dangerous and uncertain as the last. Non-fungible tokens (NFT), tradable assets made from blockchain technology that can’t replicated, sprung into popularity in late 2017. The invention of its pioneering standard ERC-721, led to NFTs being adopted in the ...
Sports cannot be without sports stadiums. Not only do they serve as a gathering place for sports fans everywhere, but they can also be a major economic center for a city. That said, like everything in a post-pandemic world, many sports stadiums have fallen into serious trouble. The main problem ...
Rooster Teeth, a long-running staple of digital content has been shut down by Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) after 21 years. Founded in 2003 by Burnie Burns, Matt Hullum, Geoff Ramsey, Jason Saldaña, Gus Sorola, and Joel Heyman, Rooster Teeth made a name for itself within online communities for its popular ...
Music Festivals, big and small, have been significant staples in the music industry globally, and just like many other events involving a large gathering of people, it was hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the National Library of Medicine (NLM), the music industry saw a decrease in consumer ...
Flashback Artist of the Month for March 2024 Instagram Youtube Bio Sexual Healing Bio Born in Washington D.C. in 1939, Marvin Pentz Gaye Jr. developed a talent for singing in church at the early age of four years old. Despite his troubled home life, Marvin grew to love music and ...
Female Model of the Month for March 2024 Instagram Bio Gallery Bio Karolina Spakowski is a rising German Model with work dating back to 2022. Spakowski officially debuted in the Valentino’s Spring 2023 showcase and it’s only been uphill from there. Spakowski has worked on a plethora brand campaigns despite it still being early in her ...
It’s to no one’s surprise that TikTok has grown to be a major influence in so many different industries. In particular, creative industries like Fashion have taken over the app, and with great success. That said, the influence that it has on the industry and the consumers that have tagged ...
Pricing in Wendy’s stores is likely to change as soon as next year thanks to dynamic pricing. In a conference call early this month, the popular fast-food chain announced it was beginning to test dynamic surge pricing in stores across the country according to Nation’s Restaurant News. Additionally, Wendy’s CEO ...
When Universal Music Group pulled their content off TikTok, the change was felt immediately. In its open letter to TikTok, UMG accused the popular social media app of not giving out appropriate compensation to its artists in comparison to TikTok’s competitors and poor protection of its clients against AI-generated songs. ...
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