As if Spotify‘s bar couldn’t go any lower, the streaming giant are now offering labels and artists the chance to promote their music in users’ recommendations via radio and autoplay. The catch? Artists and labels won’t have to pay, but they will have to agree to “a promotional recording royalty rate”. “In this new experiment, […]
Love Letter To A Record: Ritt Momney On Corinne Bailey Rae’s ‘Put Your Records On’
Many of us can link a certain album to pivotal moments in our lives. Whether it’s the first record you bought with your own money, the chord you first learnt to play on guitar, the song that soundtracked your first kiss, the album that got you those awkward and painful pubescent years or the one […]
Donald Trump Slams Lady Gaga & Beyoncé At A Rally, Apparently Has Nothing Better To Do
President Donald Trump is busy doing the rounds at rallies trying to win votes in the forthcoming presidential election, and his latest rally has seen him slam Lady Gaga and Beyoncé, among others. Gaga, who is helping Democratic nominee Joe Biden campaign, got some serious barbs from Trump at his latest rally. Simply uttering her […]
CompTIA Offers Australian and New Zealand Citizens Free Online Training in the Foundations of Information Communications Technology
SYDNEY, Nov. 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Career changers, displaced workers, students or anyone interested in learning more about the fundamentals of information communications technology (ICT) are invited to take advantage of free online training offered by the ANZ Business Technology Community of CompTIA, the leading trade association for the global technology industry and workforce. CompTIA is […]
Bruce Springsteen Makes Chart History, Earning A Top 5 Album In Six Straight Decades
Bruce Springsteen has really doubled down on his nickname of The Boss, as he has just scored another top 5 album on the Billboard chart and thereby making chart history. Letter To You, Springsteen’s twentieth album, was released late last month and has hit #2 this week, with 96,000 equivalent album units sold. This latest […]
MphRx Commended by Frost & Sullivan for Enhancing Patient Care with Its Unified Data Aggregation Platform, Minerva
Minerva streamlines clinical workflows and enhances care quality by offering clinicians access to patients’ complete health data on a single, secure interface SANTA CLARA, California, Nov. 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Based on its recent analysis of the global digital transformation platform market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes MphRx, Inc. with the 2020 Global Enabling Technology Leadership Award […]
Ombudsman should explain refusal to release President’s SALN
IN the article on the accountability of public officers, Article 11, Section 17, the Constitution requires of every public officer and employee a verified declaration of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALN) upon assumption of office and as often as may be required by law. Further, the declaration shall be disclosed to the public in […]
De ja vu all over again for Trump; ‘evil genius,’ says critic
First wordEITHER I will miss a financial bonanza from the United States presidential election. Or I am spared from a financial setback that I could ill afford. I thought seriously about placing a bet (perhaps $1,000) in today’s election in America because my sustained monitoring and analysis of the campaign and the candidates overwhelmingly pointed during […]
Ambassador Marichu Mauro, devil in disguise?
A total of 44 immigration officers assigned to the Manila international airport have been suspended by the Office of the Ombudsman, pending the investigation into their alleged involvement in human trafficking and the filing of charges against them in court. The filing of charges and suspension of the airport immigration officers were welcome news to […]
Trump and suffering
BY the time this column comes out, the United States elections will be about to start. And, soon after, we will know if the polls are correct that Donald Trump, a Republican, will be swept out of power and replaced by Joseph Biden Jr., his Democratic challenger. We will also know if the US House […]