Vol 9 - That's just how I was raised, stuck in my industry ways
Your “Bedroom Softcore, Pink Pony Princess, Boujee Football & Mulled Cider Indie” wrap-up for the week
🎶 New albums and EPs from ROSÉ, Smino, Roy Woods, Carin Leon, TWICE, YoungBoy Never Broke Again, Peter McPoland, Rich Amiri…
♪ Notable singles from Bad Bunny, Hozier, Sam Fender, Peso Pluma, Lil Baby, David Kushner, Rebecca Black, Sawyer Hill, BossMan Dlow, Inhaler, Sadie Jean…
Each week, we go through Spotify’s New Music Friday playlists to highlight releases you should know about…
#1 - ROSÉ rounds out her album release cycle with ‘toxic till the end’.
#3 - Hozier drops ‘Hymn to Virgil,’ a never-before-heard track from Unreal Unearth: Unending, following his ‘Too Sweet’ success.
#4 - Quavo blends trap, country and soul on new single ‘Georgia Ways’ featuring Luke Bryan and Teddy Swims.
#23 - Quinn XCII rounds out his album with ‘Come Home,’ which he released as 3 EP's, each breakfast, lunch & dinner-themed.
#24 - Sharon Van Etten unveils her latest single and video, ‘Southern Life (What It Must Be Like),’ offering a glimpse into her upcoming self-titled debut album, set for release on Feb 7.
#25- Ashley McBryde drops ‘Ain’t Enough Cowboy Songs’ because apparently we could use a few more.
#31 - Rebecca Black has announced her second album ‘Salvation,’ set for release on Jan 17th, alongside new single ‘Sugar Water Cyanide.’
#52 - CHVRCHES lead singer Lauren Mayberry releases her debut solo album Vicious Creatures with single ‘Sunday Best’.
#60 - Toronto artist SadBoi has shared her new EP Dry Cry via LVRN Records including the song ‘L's’ featuring British rapper Blanco.
#65 - Nashville-based alternative pop band Nightly releases their new single ‘Gas Station Cowboy Hats.’
⭐ #83 - Progressive indie-folk artist M.Byrd drops his new EP In Breech with ‘One Way or the Other’ landing.
#86 - IDRIS (aka Idris Elba) is back with his first release on DIRTYBIRD with ‘No Long Talk.’
⭐ = our pick of the week. Usually an under the radar artist to keep an eye on.
The National, Snoop Dogg & Dr. Dre, Saint Etienne, Fiji Blue, Stray Kids, Mario & DMX all have new projects expected to come out next week.
Bleed From Within, ONE OK ROCK, MIKE & Spiritbox all announced new albums this week.
IT’S POPULAR 🎶 - The Wicked Soundtrack had the highest debut for a big-screen adaptation of a stage musical EVER, and the Broadway Cast Album hit the Billboard 200 Top 40 for the first time. HYBE-owned label Ador took legal action against K-pop group NewJeans over their contract. HYBE’s Bang Si-hyuk is under investigation from South Korea’s financial regulator over “secret” contracts with certain shareholders. Ultra Music Publishing sued Sony Music over copyright infringement.
Spotify Wrapped arrived and women truly dominated music in 2024. Bad Bunny was the top-streamed Latin Artist for the 5th year in a row. Amazon Music launched their new yearly recap 2024 Delivered and Apple Music’s Relay 2024 was also released this week.
Experts weighed in on Drake’s legal action vs. UMG.
Attorneys are working to get their producer clients paid for their work on Ye’s Vultures 1. A new Led Zeppelin doc is set to release in 2025. U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized over $18M in counterfeit Gibson guitars arriving from Asia. Voting fraud was uncovered in the 2024 Music Victoria Awards, affecting 5 categories. Check out the nominations for the 2025 International Folk Music Awards.
Live Nation acquired a majority stake in talent management firm, Timeline.
Goldstate Music purchased catalogs from CatchPoint Rights Partners and AMR songs for $200M
Sony acquired Greek indie label Cobalt Music
.Music unveiled new smartbadge and smartpage digital identity technology
14M people attended the in-game concert, Fortnite ‘Remix: The Finale’
BMG parent company partnered with AI startup ElevenLabs
Artist marketing platform un:hurd acquires Thailand-based IndieKnow
Reservoir acquired the rights to GRAMMY-winner and Lion King composer Lebo M.’s catalog
The ROSTR Group presents 12 Days of Stacking 🎁 including holiday gifts, reads for the season, merch retailers and more!
Group Chat
The section that'll probably get us in trouble one of these days
↗ More Wrapped memes for your enjoyment
What was the biggest music moment of 2024?
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 brat Summer (47%)
What song lyric sums up 2024?
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Something has changed within me, something is not the same (28%)
Which song did you get most sick of this year?
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Espresso - Sabrina Carpenter (29%)
Festival you're most excited for in 2025?
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Primavera (26%)
Who would you vote for as Best New Artist at the 2025 GRAMMYs?
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Chappell Roan (48%)
HARDY, alongside Dallas Smith, Jake Worthington & McCoy Moore, joined Troy “Tracker” Johnson’s new co TRACK mgmt.
Australian electronic artist CYRIL signed with Warner Chappell for publishing.
After almost 20 years with RCA Nashville, Chris Young signed with Black River Entertainment for records.
Icelandic indie folk/rock band Of Monsters and Men joined the Red Light Management roster.
Returning with new music in 2025, punk cabaret duo The Dresden Dolls signed with ATC Live for touring in Europe.
Recent Latin GRAMMY Best New Artist winner Ela Taubert signed with Kobalt for publishing.
+200 signings on ROSTR this week
🎸 Biggest tours announced this week: Kendrick Lamar & SZA, AC/DC, Pearl Jam, Pierce The Veil, Flatland Cavalry, Kraftwerk
If you’ve been wanting to hear ‘Not Like Us’ live - here’s your chance. Kendrick Lamar & SZA announced a 19-date North American tour next year.
After a 30-show run last year at the Sphere, Dead & Co are returning for a 18-show residency in 2025 along with updated visuals to celebrate their 10th anniversary.
Reading & Leeds Festival has announced the first set of artists performing at next year’s festival including headliners Hozier, Travis Scott & Chappell Roan.
No, the Arctic Monkeys are not embarking on a 2025 world tour. It was recently revealed that scammers have been posing as the band’s agent to solicit bookings.
Kate Nash has joined OnlyFans to raise money for her tour and protest as part of her Butts for Tour Buses Campaign.
As a part of the Golden Gate Park Concert Summer Series, Zach Bryan has been announced as a headliner with Kings of Leon supporting.
Festival Boots In The Park is making its way to Las Vegas next year with performances by headliners Old Dominion, Jordan Davis & more.
Sony Music UK appoints former UMG Catalog Exec Azi Eftekhari as COO. Dan Rosen named Prez of Records & Publishing AUS at WMG. Katie Kerkhover will lead A&R Frontline Recordings across NA for BMG. Cara Donatto is named EVP of Media Strategy for AMG. ADA Worldwide expands making Rasti Sryantoro Head of ADA Indonesia and Arisa Maruekatat Head of ADA Thailand. Jeff Roberto joins Splice as SVP of Marketing. Bill Walshe is Sphere’s new EVP, Global Head of Venue Ops and Development.
Big Loud Rock names Jenn Essiembre new SVP of A&R. Live Performance Australia appoints Eric Lassen as CEO. Various Artists Management (VAM) has promoted Rebecca Dixon to Global Head of Marketing and GM, UK. Natasha Baldwin promoted to Prez, Global Classics, Jazz & Screen at UMG. VenuWorks names Scott Smith as National Director of Ops. Tommy Moore will exit ACM after 13 years. Goldenvoice names Lea Swanson as VP of Talent while SVP Susan Rosenbluth announces retirement after a career that spans six decades.
Music - Brand Partnerships Executive at CAA in LA
Strategic Partner Manager, Emerging Music Artist Partnerships at Meta in LA
Head of Sync at Ultra Publishing in LA
Digital Marketing Manager at The Darkroom in LA
Quality Assurance Specialist, Music at Prime Video & Amazon MGM Studios in Costa Rica
↗ Find these and 100+ open roles at Jobs by ROSTR
Too Long / Did Read
Interesting, often long, stuff to watch, read, or listen to
💻 Global economic study shows human creators’ future at risk from generative AI - CISAC
🎙️ What is Drake's Goal? - Trapital
🎧 How Shaboozey's "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" Made History and Became the Biggest Song in the World
🎶 New albums and EPs from ROSÉ, Smino, Roy Woods, Carin Leon, TWICE, YoungBoy Never Broke Again, Peter McPoland, Rich Amiri…
♪ Notable singles from Bad Bunny, Hozier, Sam Fender, Peso Pluma, Lil Baby, David Kushner, Rebecca Black, Sawyer Hill, BossMan Dlow, Inhaler, Sadie Jean…
Each week, we go through Spotify’s New Music Friday playlists to highlight releases you should know about…
#1 - ROSÉ rounds out her album release cycle with ‘toxic till the end’.
#3 - Hozier drops ‘Hymn to Virgil,’ a never-before-heard track from Unreal Unearth: Unending, following his ‘Too Sweet’ success.
#4 - Quavo blends trap, country and soul on new single ‘Georgia Ways’ featuring Luke Bryan and Teddy Swims.
#23 - Quinn XCII rounds out his album with ‘Come Home,’ which he released as 3 EP's, each breakfast, lunch & dinner-themed.
#24 - Sharon Van Etten unveils her latest single and video, ‘Southern Life (What It Must Be Like),’ offering a glimpse into her upcoming self-titled debut album, set for release on Feb 7.
#25- Ashley McBryde drops ‘Ain’t Enough Cowboy Songs’ because apparently we could use a few more.
#31 - Rebecca Black has announced her second album ‘Salvation,’ set for release on Jan 17th, alongside new single ‘Sugar Water Cyanide.’
#52 - CHVRCHES lead singer Lauren Mayberry releases her debut solo album Vicious Creatures with single ‘Sunday Best’.
#60 - Toronto artist SadBoi has shared her new EP Dry Cry via LVRN Records including the song ‘L's’ featuring British rapper Blanco.
#65 - Nashville-based alternative pop band Nightly releases their new single ‘Gas Station Cowboy Hats.’
⭐ #83 - Progressive indie-folk artist M.Byrd drops his new EP In Breech with ‘One Way or the Other’ landing.
#86 - IDRIS (aka Idris Elba) is back with his first release on DIRTYBIRD with ‘No Long Talk.’
⭐ = our pick of the week. Usually an under the radar artist to keep an eye on.
The National, Snoop Dogg & Dr. Dre, Saint Etienne, Fiji Blue, Stray Kids, Mario & DMX all have new projects expected to come out next week.
Bleed From Within, ONE OK ROCK, MIKE & Spiritbox all announced new albums this week.
IT’S POPULAR 🎶 - The Wicked Soundtrack had the highest debut for a big-screen adaptation of a stage musical EVER, and the Broadway Cast Album hit the Billboard 200 Top 40 for the first time. HYBE-owned label Ador took legal action against K-pop group NewJeans over their contract. HYBE’s Bang Si-hyuk is under investigation from South Korea’s financial regulator over “secret” contracts with certain shareholders. Ultra Music Publishing sued Sony Music over copyright infringement.
Spotify Wrapped arrived and women truly dominated music in 2024. Bad Bunny was the top-streamed Latin Artist for the 5th year in a row. Amazon Music launched their new yearly recap 2024 Delivered and Apple Music’s Relay 2024 was also released this week.
Experts weighed in on Drake’s legal action vs. UMG.
Attorneys are working to get their producer clients paid for their work on Ye’s Vultures 1. A new Led Zeppelin doc is set to release in 2025. U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized over $18M in counterfeit Gibson guitars arriving from Asia. Voting fraud was uncovered in the 2024 Music Victoria Awards, affecting 5 categories. Check out the nominations for the 2025 International Folk Music Awards.
Live Nation acquired a majority stake in talent management firm, Timeline.
Goldstate Music purchased catalogs from CatchPoint Rights Partners and AMR songs for $200M
Sony acquired Greek indie label Cobalt Music
.Music unveiled new smartbadge and smartpage digital identity technology
14M people attended the in-game concert, Fortnite ‘Remix: The Finale’
BMG parent company partnered with AI startup ElevenLabs
Artist marketing platform un:hurd acquires Thailand-based IndieKnow
Reservoir acquired the rights to GRAMMY-winner and Lion King composer Lebo M.’s catalog
The ROSTR Group presents 12 Days of Stacking 🎁 including holiday gifts, reads for the season, merch retailers and more!
Group Chat
The section that'll probably get us in trouble one of these days
↗ More Wrapped memes for your enjoyment
What was the biggest music moment of 2024?
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 brat Summer (47%)
What song lyric sums up 2024?
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Something has changed within me, something is not the same (28%)
Which song did you get most sick of this year?
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Espresso - Sabrina Carpenter (29%)
Festival you're most excited for in 2025?
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Primavera (26%)
Who would you vote for as Best New Artist at the 2025 GRAMMYs?
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Chappell Roan (48%)
HARDY, alongside Dallas Smith, Jake Worthington & McCoy Moore, joined Troy “Tracker” Johnson’s new co TRACK mgmt.
Australian electronic artist CYRIL signed with Warner Chappell for publishing.
After almost 20 years with RCA Nashville, Chris Young signed with Black River Entertainment for records.
Icelandic indie folk/rock band Of Monsters and Men joined the Red Light Management roster.
Returning with new music in 2025, punk cabaret duo The Dresden Dolls signed with ATC Live for touring in Europe.
Recent Latin GRAMMY Best New Artist winner Ela Taubert signed with Kobalt for publishing.
+200 signings on ROSTR this week
🎸 Biggest tours announced this week: Kendrick Lamar & SZA, AC/DC, Pearl Jam, Pierce The Veil, Flatland Cavalry, Kraftwerk
If you’ve been wanting to hear ‘Not Like Us’ live - here’s your chance. Kendrick Lamar & SZA announced a 19-date North American tour next year.
After a 30-show run last year at the Sphere, Dead & Co are returning for a 18-show residency in 2025 along with updated visuals to celebrate their 10th anniversary.
Reading & Leeds Festival has announced the first set of artists performing at next year’s festival including headliners Hozier, Travis Scott & Chappell Roan.
No, the Arctic Monkeys are not embarking on a 2025 world tour. It was recently revealed that scammers have been posing as the band’s agent to solicit bookings.
Kate Nash has joined OnlyFans to raise money for her tour and protest as part of her Butts for Tour Buses Campaign.
As a part of the Golden Gate Park Concert Summer Series, Zach Bryan has been announced as a headliner with Kings of Leon supporting.
Festival Boots In The Park is making its way to Las Vegas next year with performances by headliners Old Dominion, Jordan Davis & more.
Sony Music UK appoints former UMG Catalog Exec Azi Eftekhari as COO. Dan Rosen named Prez of Records & Publishing AUS at WMG. Katie Kerkhover will lead A&R Frontline Recordings across NA for BMG. Cara Donatto is named EVP of Media Strategy for AMG. ADA Worldwide expands making Rasti Sryantoro Head of ADA Indonesia and Arisa Maruekatat Head of ADA Thailand. Jeff Roberto joins Splice as SVP of Marketing. Bill Walshe is Sphere’s new EVP, Global Head of Venue Ops and Development.
Big Loud Rock names Jenn Essiembre new SVP of A&R. Live Performance Australia appoints Eric Lassen as CEO. Various Artists Management (VAM) has promoted Rebecca Dixon to Global Head of Marketing and GM, UK. Natasha Baldwin promoted to Prez, Global Classics, Jazz & Screen at UMG. VenuWorks names Scott Smith as National Director of Ops. Tommy Moore will exit ACM after 13 years. Goldenvoice names Lea Swanson as VP of Talent while SVP Susan Rosenbluth announces retirement after a career that spans six decades.
Music - Brand Partnerships Executive at CAA in LA
Strategic Partner Manager, Emerging Music Artist Partnerships at Meta in LA
Head of Sync at Ultra Publishing in LA
Digital Marketing Manager at The Darkroom in LA
Quality Assurance Specialist, Music at Prime Video & Amazon MGM Studios in Costa Rica
↗ Find these and 100+ open roles at Jobs by ROSTR
Too Long / Did Read
Interesting, often long, stuff to watch, read, or listen to
💻 Global economic study shows human creators’ future at risk from generative AI - CISAC
🎙️ What is Drake's Goal? - Trapital
🎧 How Shaboozey's "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" Made History and Became the Biggest Song in the World
🎶 New albums and EPs from ROSÉ, Smino, Roy Woods, Carin Leon, TWICE, YoungBoy Never Broke Again, Peter McPoland, Rich Amiri…
♪ Notable singles from Bad Bunny, Hozier, Sam Fender, Peso Pluma, Lil Baby, David Kushner, Rebecca Black, Sawyer Hill, BossMan Dlow, Inhaler, Sadie Jean…
Each week, we go through Spotify’s New Music Friday playlists to highlight releases you should know about…
#1 - ROSÉ rounds out her album release cycle with ‘toxic till the end’.
#3 - Hozier drops ‘Hymn to Virgil,’ a never-before-heard track from Unreal Unearth: Unending, following his ‘Too Sweet’ success.
#4 - Quavo blends trap, country and soul on new single ‘Georgia Ways’ featuring Luke Bryan and Teddy Swims.
#23 - Quinn XCII rounds out his album with ‘Come Home,’ which he released as 3 EP's, each breakfast, lunch & dinner-themed.
#24 - Sharon Van Etten unveils her latest single and video, ‘Southern Life (What It Must Be Like),’ offering a glimpse into her upcoming self-titled debut album, set for release on Feb 7.
#25- Ashley McBryde drops ‘Ain’t Enough Cowboy Songs’ because apparently we could use a few more.
#31 - Rebecca Black has announced her second album ‘Salvation,’ set for release on Jan 17th, alongside new single ‘Sugar Water Cyanide.’
#52 - CHVRCHES lead singer Lauren Mayberry releases her debut solo album Vicious Creatures with single ‘Sunday Best’.
#60 - Toronto artist SadBoi has shared her new EP Dry Cry via LVRN Records including the song ‘L's’ featuring British rapper Blanco.
#65 - Nashville-based alternative pop band Nightly releases their new single ‘Gas Station Cowboy Hats.’
⭐ #83 - Progressive indie-folk artist M.Byrd drops his new EP In Breech with ‘One Way or the Other’ landing.
#86 - IDRIS (aka Idris Elba) is back with his first release on DIRTYBIRD with ‘No Long Talk.’
⭐ = our pick of the week. Usually an under the radar artist to keep an eye on.
The National, Snoop Dogg & Dr. Dre, Saint Etienne, Fiji Blue, Stray Kids, Mario & DMX all have new projects expected to come out next week.
Bleed From Within, ONE OK ROCK, MIKE & Spiritbox all announced new albums this week.
IT’S POPULAR 🎶 - The Wicked Soundtrack had the highest debut for a big-screen adaptation of a stage musical EVER, and the Broadway Cast Album hit the Billboard 200 Top 40 for the first time. HYBE-owned label Ador took legal action against K-pop group NewJeans over their contract. HYBE’s Bang Si-hyuk is under investigation from South Korea’s financial regulator over “secret” contracts with certain shareholders. Ultra Music Publishing sued Sony Music over copyright infringement.
Spotify Wrapped arrived and women truly dominated music in 2024. Bad Bunny was the top-streamed Latin Artist for the 5th year in a row. Amazon Music launched their new yearly recap 2024 Delivered and Apple Music’s Relay 2024 was also released this week.
Experts weighed in on Drake’s legal action vs. UMG.
Attorneys are working to get their producer clients paid for their work on Ye’s Vultures 1. A new Led Zeppelin doc is set to release in 2025. U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized over $18M in counterfeit Gibson guitars arriving from Asia. Voting fraud was uncovered in the 2024 Music Victoria Awards, affecting 5 categories. Check out the nominations for the 2025 International Folk Music Awards.
Live Nation acquired a majority stake in talent management firm, Timeline.
Goldstate Music purchased catalogs from CatchPoint Rights Partners and AMR songs for $200M
Sony acquired Greek indie label Cobalt Music
.Music unveiled new smartbadge and smartpage digital identity technology
14M people attended the in-game concert, Fortnite ‘Remix: The Finale’
BMG parent company partnered with AI startup ElevenLabs
Artist marketing platform un:hurd acquires Thailand-based IndieKnow
Reservoir acquired the rights to GRAMMY-winner and Lion King composer Lebo M.’s catalog
The ROSTR Group presents 12 Days of Stacking 🎁 including holiday gifts, reads for the season, merch retailers and more!
Group Chat
The section that'll probably get us in trouble one of these days
↗ More Wrapped memes for your enjoyment
What was the biggest music moment of 2024?
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 brat Summer (47%)
What song lyric sums up 2024?
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Something has changed within me, something is not the same (28%)
Which song did you get most sick of this year?
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Espresso - Sabrina Carpenter (29%)
Festival you're most excited for in 2025?
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Primavera (26%)
Who would you vote for as Best New Artist at the 2025 GRAMMYs?
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Chappell Roan (48%)
HARDY, alongside Dallas Smith, Jake Worthington & McCoy Moore, joined Troy “Tracker” Johnson’s new co TRACK mgmt.
Australian electronic artist CYRIL signed with Warner Chappell for publishing.
After almost 20 years with RCA Nashville, Chris Young signed with Black River Entertainment for records.
Icelandic indie folk/rock band Of Monsters and Men joined the Red Light Management roster.
Returning with new music in 2025, punk cabaret duo The Dresden Dolls signed with ATC Live for touring in Europe.
Recent Latin GRAMMY Best New Artist winner Ela Taubert signed with Kobalt for publishing.
+200 signings on ROSTR this week
🎸 Biggest tours announced this week: Kendrick Lamar & SZA, AC/DC, Pearl Jam, Pierce The Veil, Flatland Cavalry, Kraftwerk
If you’ve been wanting to hear ‘Not Like Us’ live - here’s your chance. Kendrick Lamar & SZA announced a 19-date North American tour next year.
After a 30-show run last year at the Sphere, Dead & Co are returning for a 18-show residency in 2025 along with updated visuals to celebrate their 10th anniversary.
Reading & Leeds Festival has announced the first set of artists performing at next year’s festival including headliners Hozier, Travis Scott & Chappell Roan.
No, the Arctic Monkeys are not embarking on a 2025 world tour. It was recently revealed that scammers have been posing as the band’s agent to solicit bookings.
Kate Nash has joined OnlyFans to raise money for her tour and protest as part of her Butts for Tour Buses Campaign.
As a part of the Golden Gate Park Concert Summer Series, Zach Bryan has been announced as a headliner with Kings of Leon supporting.
Festival Boots In The Park is making its way to Las Vegas next year with performances by headliners Old Dominion, Jordan Davis & more.
Sony Music UK appoints former UMG Catalog Exec Azi Eftekhari as COO. Dan Rosen named Prez of Records & Publishing AUS at WMG. Katie Kerkhover will lead A&R Frontline Recordings across NA for BMG. Cara Donatto is named EVP of Media Strategy for AMG. ADA Worldwide expands making Rasti Sryantoro Head of ADA Indonesia and Arisa Maruekatat Head of ADA Thailand. Jeff Roberto joins Splice as SVP of Marketing. Bill Walshe is Sphere’s new EVP, Global Head of Venue Ops and Development.
Big Loud Rock names Jenn Essiembre new SVP of A&R. Live Performance Australia appoints Eric Lassen as CEO. Various Artists Management (VAM) has promoted Rebecca Dixon to Global Head of Marketing and GM, UK. Natasha Baldwin promoted to Prez, Global Classics, Jazz & Screen at UMG. VenuWorks names Scott Smith as National Director of Ops. Tommy Moore will exit ACM after 13 years. Goldenvoice names Lea Swanson as VP of Talent while SVP Susan Rosenbluth announces retirement after a career that spans six decades.
Music - Brand Partnerships Executive at CAA in LA
Strategic Partner Manager, Emerging Music Artist Partnerships at Meta in LA
Head of Sync at Ultra Publishing in LA
Digital Marketing Manager at The Darkroom in LA
Quality Assurance Specialist, Music at Prime Video & Amazon MGM Studios in Costa Rica
↗ Find these and 100+ open roles at Jobs by ROSTR
Too Long / Did Read
Interesting, often long, stuff to watch, read, or listen to
💻 Global economic study shows human creators’ future at risk from generative AI - CISAC
🎙️ What is Drake's Goal? - Trapital
🎧 How Shaboozey's "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" Made History and Became the Biggest Song in the World
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