Last Thursday, at a West Hollywood mansion-turned-content house owned by social-media app Triller, Swae Lee contemplated his business strategy while eating buffalo chicken bites. Lee spent the evening alternating between snacking on the microwavable bites (catered by Frank’s Red Hot), livestreaming on Twitch (with several influencers and esports competitors surrounding …
Read More »Twitch Secures Exclusive Livestream Deal with Electronic Act Bob Moses
As Twitch continues its push into the music industry from gaming, it’s secured another partnership. The company has entered a deal with electronic duo Bob Moses and will be airing their livestream shows from now on exclusively through the company. Twitch has been bullish in recent months on the music …
Read More »Amanda Shires, Jason Isbell Cover Bon Iver, Derek and the Dominos
Amanda Shires has been hosting the livestream series Iso Lounging, often with her husband, Jason Isbell, from their home outside Nashville during quarantine. (Having a stained-glass backdrop at your disposal is pretty convenient if you’re a musician who wants to stage cool-looking shows in lockdown.) This past weekend, the couple …
Read More »Oprah Winfrey to Deliver Commencement Address for Facebook Event
Oprah Winfrey will be delivering the commencement address for#Graduation 2020: Facebook and Instagram Celebrate the Class of 2020, a multi-hour streaming event airing May 15th on both social media platforms. The virtual graduation event will honor this year’s seniors whose formal commencement ceremonies have been canceled due to the ongoing …
Read More »Pathway to Paris Announces Earth Day 50 Livestream Festival
UPDATE (4/23): Johnny Depp and Bill McKibben have joined the lineup of Pathway to Paris Earth Day 50: A Virtual Festival to Our Planet, an event organized by Jesse Paris Smith and Rebecca Foon. *** Pathway to Paris, a non-profit organization dedicated to addressing climate change, will be hosting a …
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