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Photo Credit: Rachit TankSoundCloud is reportedly moving to direct artist payments from fans as its revenue model. It moves the service in close competition with Bandcamp.Currently, SoundCloud uses the ‘pro-rata’ model that is common for most music streaming services. All revenue is pooled and then partitioned out according to who earned the most streams in a given period. That method favors big earners who pull in millions of streams a month.SoundCloud Go+ is a $10/monthly subscription, but again, users don’t decide who to support. There’s also been no way to allow artists to receive tips on SoundCloud. But as British lawmakers are looking at regulating how much music streaming royalties should pay, SoundCloud is changing up its model.Billboard reports that SoundCloud is experimenting with allowing fans to pay artists directly. That would put SoundCloud in much closer competition with Bandcamp, where most indie artists get their start. The change in its streaming payout model is the first big move of SoundCloud’s new CEO, Michael Weissman.The lack of touring throughout 2020 and into 2021 has hurt independent artists immeasurably. Another streaming service with direct artist payments would help alleviate that. SoundCloud stepped up during the pandemic to partner with Twitch to…

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the popular Twitch streamer who goes by Jinnytty has decided to leave the United States and return to Korea. The streamer broke this sad news to her fans during a Just Chatting stream last February 5. The streamer started her Twitch channel back in 2017, and was able to grow her account up to over 500,000 followers since then just by streaming Just Chatting sessions on a regular basis. Both Jinnytty and another streamer known as Yugwha0901 came to the United States from Korea early last year with the plan to travel across the country. The two streamers were able to visit a couple of major cities in the US, including San Francisco and Austin, right before COVID-19 went full force and resulted in lockdown procedures. Since that time, though, Jinny has been living with EsfandTV, another Twitch streamer, in Austin, Texas. Jinny’s stay with Esfand has resulted in collaborations and amusingly chaotic content. Season 2 of @EsfandTV and Jinny in Texas KkonaW pic.twitter.com/wG0r7GK6KU — Jinnytty (@Jinnytty1) December 7, 2020 Things seemed to have been going great for Jinny, until February 5, when she revealed during a stream that she plans on returning to Korea…

You might know Rust because the MMO survival sport the place everyone seems to be stark bare the overwhelming majority of the time. You might also have heard by now that the sport’s January 2021 replace launched Twitch Drops into the sport, together with collaborations with numerous main streamers which reward you for watching their channels. Following the success of final month’s occasion, a second sequence of Twitch Drops have been made out there in Rust. All you’ll want with a purpose to declare some unique in-game gadgets are a Twitch account and a Steam account. There’s one catch although: these Twitch Drops are solely out there till Thursday eleventh February 2021 at 7:00pm UTC. (That’s UK time, so 2:00pm Eastern Time or 11:00am Pacific Time.) After that they’ll be gone — without end, so far as we know — so act quick in the event you’re trying to declare some unique Rust loot in collaboration with streamers together with kvetchingkrist, MisterFlak, and extra! Oh, and this time across the Drops embody a pair of trousers you get after watching simply two hours of streams, so your Rust character can lastly cowl up. (That is, in the event that they…

Banned League of Legends streamer IWillDominate has been allowed after seven months to resume co-streaming the League Championship Series by Riot. League of Legends streamer Christian Rivera, better known on Twitch as IWillDominate, will be permitted by Riot Games to co-stream the League Championship Series (LCS) again, after having been removed from the League Partnership Program back in July. Rivera has been appealing the decision since it came down the pipeline, and it looks as if his efforts have paid off. Rivera was once known as one of the most prolific content creators in the LoL community, particularly on Twitch, but he was not without controversy. He had been flagged by Riot for previous behavior and was on probation by the time of his expulsion. Riot explained in the email sent to Rivera detailing his removal that posts he'd made on social media accounts were against Riot's policies meant to foster an inclusive environment. But Riot, on the other hand, has been embroiled in its own fair share of controversy, particularly concerning the now-aborted LEC deal with NEOM, a city project in Saudi Arabia, a country with a blatantly wretched history of abuse against the LGBTQ+ community and women, and its current ongoing…

Space Yacht founders Henry Lu and Rami Perlman talk about their new label, Tech My House, Vol. 1, taking risks, and so much more. Southern California staple Space Yacht is a trailblazer in the growing dance music community. Since its inception, founders Henry Lu and Rami (LondonBridge) Perlman continue to invest their all in the brand. What started out as a weekly party turned into innovation over the last six years and they clearly don’t have their sights on slowing down anytime soon. Just like everyone else in the world, the pandemic flipped the switch on all their plans for 2020, but that didn’t stop Lu and Perlman from making magic. To keep Space Yacht connected with the community, they turned their attention to the internet. Platforms like Twitch provided a new space for them to try new things that included their Tune Reactor show, which led to the launch of their label as well. Back in January, Space Yacht hit a major milestone with their new label, releasing their first compilation, Tech My House Vol 1, which featured a number of artists selected through Tune Reactor. The compilation is a masterpiece that represents the brand at its core values – to…

The French-Canadian streamer xQC, who isn't afraid to say what's on his mind, has some thoughts about folks who held onto GameStop stock. The GameStop stock situation continues to change and evolve day-to-day, hour-to-hour. After reaching some extraordinary highs, GameStop's stock price fell dramatically this week. Today, the stock rallied, but it is still a volatile situation. The big push on GameStop stock was initiated by the subreddit r/wallstreetbets, but as it pulled more people in, knowing when to cash out or stop treating the market like a game became harder to figure out. As a result, Twitch streamer xQc took some shots at folks who held on too long. The controversial French-Canadian streamer isn't afraid to speak his mind. Instead of steering clear of hot button topics, like many streamers tend to do, xQc welcomes the opportunity to give his opinion on an issue. After fellow streamer C9 Ziqo was banned from Twitch, xQc had something to say. His outspokenness is part of his persona, and it seems to be something that draws his fans in. In his latest stream, xQc weighed in on the GameStop situation, saying that he told people to sell when the stock was riding…

Josh Allen takes part in the Fortnite Streamer Bowl II playing as... Josh Allen.After just missing out on Super Bowl LV, Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen took on gamers in the Streamer Bowl II. The game of choice? Fortnite.Allen was part of a 30-team tournament featuring NFL players on Thursday night. Playing alongside Allen were two Twitch streamers considered to be among the best of the best at Fortnite. At stake was $1 million for charity that would be divided up among the teams.The quarterback streamed for fans on Twitch and provided plenty of entertainment for the Bills Mafia. Miss the stream? Here’s are some of the most entertaining moments from the stream.His signature wink made an appearance after he slammed a Labatt Blue LightAt one point in the stream, Allen quickly grabbed his beer, a Labatt Blue Light, and chugged the contents with ease. After finishing it off, Allen looked at the camera and gave his signature wink.According to Allen, he was caught holding his beer in the wrong hand. It’s part of a game that he has played--likely with teammates--where if you are caught holding a beer in the wrong hand someone can say “Buffalo” which forces you…

Published February 05, 2021 3:03PM Letter Re: Govt invites backlash over wards move, February 3. On May 25, 2020 The Herald published a letter from a contributor with this opening paragraph: “The political collywobbles of regular columnist Clive Bibby are to be expected, but a reality check is sorely needed.” His alarming twitch at the words “wards” and “racism” linked to the Government's new policy to nullify existing unjust, unfair legislation in order to give tangata whenua an equal say in council matters is baseless scaremongering better suited to extremist right-wing conspiracy groups driving deep divisions in other countries. Why should this Government be concerned when they absolutely thrashed the opposition? In hindsight, the “Nats” have finally woken up to the fact they need to widen their voter base well beyond their habitual privileged, middle/upper-class Pakeha supporters. Standing in the Maori seats in 2023 is a wise move on their part towards recognising that the political landscape has changed dramatically. It is also gratifying to see Mr B's affirmation of and support for the emerging Maori economy, but incredulous to hear him say that affirmative action is no longer needed. Rubbish! If anything we need affirmative action and collaboration now…

Tonight on the Shacknews Twitch channel, skankcore64 goes on hiatus to present a special once-in-a-lifetime event featuring the long lost XBLA remake of GoldenEye 007. The remake we were never supposed to play, live at 9 p.m PT/12 a.m ET! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a Bond, James Bond. Wait, something's not right. skankcore64 drops the cape and dons the iconic tux to show off a special look at the completely canceled and fantastically fabled Xbox Live Arcade remake of GoldenEye 007! Live at 9 p.m. PT/12 a.m. ET on Shacknews Twitch! Look, we all know Superman 64 is a terrible game, but I really didn't have that bad of a time with it last time on skankcore64! I only went out-of-bounds twice, jeopardizing the annoyingly long missions. I only had to restart the game a couple times due to bone-headed Controller Pak management. Really though, it wasn't all bad! It was fun to revisit my troubled teenage purchase live with all of you. However tonight, I'm backing out of the deal. I'm calling an audible. I have acquired and tested the long desired GoldenEye 007 remake from the Xbox Live Arcade service. The game so mired in…

Top Twitch streamer and longstanding Red Bull spokesperson Tyler ‘Ninja’ Blevins is set to headline a new AR game series from the energy drinks brand titled Discover Your Wiiings. A total of five games will live on the Red Bull AR app, featuring five of its sponsored athletes. Blevins’ game is an esports experience titled Target Take Down, in which players must kill as many enemies as possible before being hit five times, per The Hollywood Reporter. The winner will receive a gaming session with Ninja himself, with the second and third place players recieving Red Bull-branded swag. Other games in the Discover Your Wiiings series, per the Reporter, include: motorsports pro Travis Pastrana‘s rallycross game Conquer The Track, Zion Wright‘s skateboarding game Grind The Rails, Kate Courtney‘s mountain biking title Climb The Trail, and Carissa Moore‘s surfing-themed Ride The Wave. In order to play any of the Discover Your Wiiings games, which will bow on March 31, users must scan a can or pack of Red Bull drinks. Blevins signed an endorsement deal with Red Bull in 2018, and saw his face appear on the brand’s famed cans the following year. The 29-year-old, who returned to Twitch in an exclusive streaming deal…