Yes, Animal Crossing ‘fashion shows’ are a thing now
As the world of fashion questions what the industry's future will look like, Animal Crossing: New Horizons has stepped up to the plate, giving users a chance to attend virtual runway shows during lockdown. At the moment, one of the biggest questions in fashion is: what will happen to the...
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Robot baristas help customers social distance in South Korea
South Korea is showing the rest of the world how to social distance in style. The lengths people go to for coffee... You know that awkward moment when you’re approached by a needy waiter at a local café and have to reassure them that your order is ‘delicious’ through a mouthful of...
The ‘new age’ of spiritual luxury fashion
While the world spins out of control, fashion designers have begun looking to New Age practices for some much-needed healing. ‘A lot of time we put our faith in material things, but those things won’t heal us,’ evangelised the choir leader at the last of Kanye West’s infamous Sunday Services...
#DrawFor: the new charity helping artists and key workers
Spun out of the coronavirus pandemic, DrawFor is a new non-profit organisation that’s giving back to NHS key workers through artist donations, and anyone can get involved. Do you fancy yourself as a bit of an up-and-coming artist? Have some work you’d like to share on social media? Would...
Could AI become a music artist?
AI’s place in the music industry is becoming a copyright minefield. AI can create music, but does this make AI an artist? Do AI algorithms create their own work, or are the humans behind these algorithms the real ‘artists’? If an algorithm is fed music by a certain artist, does...
Why Ditto makes distributing your music easier than ever
Music distributors such as Ditto are making it simpler than ever to get your music out to the masses, and it might be the best place to start if you’re a Gen Z artist. If, like me, you often find yourself going down odd Spotify rabbit holes, you've probably...
Is cross platform marketing the new key to owning the charts?
Call it sheer dumb luck or a stroke of marketing genius, either way Travis Scott may have given us a peak at the future of clout chasing in the music industry. With more registered players than the entire US population, it’s safe to say Fortnite was no flash in the pan. Developers Epic Games continue to grow the franchise into something of a mega conglomerate, and rapper Travis Scott is the latest beneficiary. The two joined...
How Cole Bennett became the Gen Z director of hip hop
Cole’s YouTube channel and home grown brand ‘Lyrical Lemonade’ has become synonymous with top tier music video quality – and he’s only 23. When Eminem first dropped the video to his recent single ‘Godzilla’, many were surprised to see it wasn’t posted by VEVO, the typical outlet for top tier pop stars. It was instead released by Lyrical Lemonade, the hip hop music video channel that’s celebrated by avid fans...
How alternative bedroom pop has changed the face of music
Billie Eilish isn’t the only one mixing up the charts. Pop’s newest wave of artists are blending authentic intimacy with accessible sounds to offer something wholly unique. Fame in 2019 seems to be an oddly attainable phenomenon. You no longer need an agent, a network of industry insiders, or financial backing to make it big. Thanks to platforms such as SoundCloud, YouTube, Spotify, and Facebook, getting yourself heard by the masses...
Little Simz ‘Drop 6’ – Review
One of London’s best artists is back with a quick EP to keep us going during lockdown, and it’s another solid entry in an already strong discography. Little Simz is up there with the best of them when it comes to UK rap and grime. Her last album ‘GREY Area’ was genuinely fantastic, a concise and tightly produced diary of relationship struggles, shifting priorities with new-found wealth, and bangers that...
