Tag: relaunches
Sony Music has marked the 70th anniversary of the Epic Records label by announcing a relaunch of the brand in the UK. The revived Epic Records UK will be overseen by Sarah Lockhart, who will officially take up the role of President at the beginning of next month. “The pioneering global artists signed to Epic […]
Rinse FM acquires Bristol’s SWU FM as it formally relaunches Kool FM
Rinse FM has announced that it has acquired Bristol-based SWU FM, a community radio station which launched in October 2020, but was forced off air last September due to rising costs. At the time, the team behind the Bristol station said: “SWU launched in the middle of the COVID-19 outbreak and took heavy financial losses […]
LetTheMusicMove campaign relaunches to put spotlight on proposed increases in US visa costs for artists
The UK’s Music Managers Forum and Featured Artists Coalition have reignited their #LetTheMusicMove campaign – originally focused on tackling the challenges Brexit created for artists touring Europe – to raise awareness of proposals in the US to significantly increase the costs for performers seeking visas to perform in the country. The two trade groups say: “#LetTheMusicMove was […]
London’s Oval Space relaunches as Oval Studios following licensing issues
East London clubbing venue Oval Space has relaunched as Oval Studios and is now positioned as primarily a location for TV and film productions, exhibitions and “immersive experiences”. It follows the decision last year of Tower Hamlets Council to revoke the licence that covered the venue’s former operations. That licence was revoked following a shooting […]
Polygon’s merch store relaunches to celebrate our first 10 years
New shirts and more, everything you need to show the Polygon love
Twitter relaunches $8 p/m Twitter Blue service, costs $11 p/m on iOS
It took just two days after launching the updated Twitter Blue subscription service for the company to suspend its paid-account verification, a response to the hundreds of users taking advantage of the verification system to impersonate public entities, something that owner Elon Musk warned would lead to a permaban. One…
Lyft relaunches monthly subscription plan at half the price
Ride-hail giant Lyft has relaunched Lyft Pink, its monthly subscription plan, at half of its previous price. At $9.99 per month or $99 per year, the new membership offers perks like free priority pickups and a discount of “at least” 5% on Preferred, Lux and XL rides, the company said Tuesday. Members will also receive […]
Lyft relaunches monthly subscription plan at half the price by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch
Kanye West relaunches his political ambitions and vows to CURE cancer
Kanye West has given a wide-ranging interview to ABC News, saying he may return to politics, and was spending time with Jared Kushner. The rapper also discussed co-parenting with Kim Kardashian.
Once-hacked for $77M, Beanstalk’s algo stablecoin protocol relaunches
Beanstalk Farms stablecoin protocol was relaunched on Aug. 6 with the team working to hopefully reclaim the $100 million market cap of its BEAN stablecoin prior to the hack in April.