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Adtech exec Paul Roberts has been sentenced to prison time after admitting he carried out a scheme to artificially inflate Kubient’s revenue numbers.

After 19 years with the band, Frank Ferrer has parted ways with Guns N’ Roses, though his replacement boasts an impressive musical pedigree.

With their extensive European and UK tour on the horizon—including their debut collaborative performance at Roadburn Festival—Gnod & White Hills have unearthed Drop Out III, the definitive edition of their acclaimed Drop Out series. More than a reissue, this version reshapes and refines the original recordings, salvaged from a dead hard drive and reimagined without …

A federal judge has dismissed a copyright lawsuit against Mariah Carey and her Christmas hit, “All I Want For Christmas (Is You).” In June 2022, country singer Vince Vance (real name Andy Stone) filed a $20 million lawsuit against Carey. He later withdrew the lawsuit without prejudice. In November 2023, Vance re-filed the lawsuit along […]

HipHopCanada presents an exclusive interview with Anycia, conducted at SXSW 2025’s The Future of Music event.

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UMG labels and artists will be ‘the first to effectively distribute new tracks into gaming development tools and platforms’

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Last Saturday, March 15, during Consumer Week, Burger King launched an unexpected stunt: the brand distributed exclusive discount coupons in a hyper-targeted, geolocated way, strategically placed in search results for competitor locations on Google Maps. Photos were taken and posted locally on the pages of over 1,000 competitor restaurants across 24 Brazilian states. This organic initiative took place on World Consumers’ Day, one of the biggest retail dates in Brazil, aiming to grab consumers’ attention and drive engagement. 

  

The insight came from a simple fact: competitors tend to lead in Google searches. But this time, on Consumers’ Day, people searching for competitors ended up finding a reason to choose Burger King instead. 

  

Whenever consumers searched for competitor restaurants on Google, they would come across exclusive BK discount coupons embedded in the photos section of those locations on Google Maps—one of the most-used tools for deciding where to eat. 

  

Igor Puga, VP of Marketing, Zamp states, “The idea is quite simple: if you’re not the most searched brand on Google, aim to be the most purchased one.” 

  

The strategy was 100% organic, leveraging Google itself to spark engagement and conversation—using a free feature available to all users: Local Guides. The initiative reinforces Burger King®’s reputation for bold campaigns that cost less than the competition but create huge buzz and earned media impact. 

  

The campaign was developed in partnership with Almap, the agency behind the activation and recognized as the most effective in the world by the Effie Index. 

  

During Consumer Week, the message was clear: consumers might start their search looking for the competition, but they end up finding a reason to choose BK. 

Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” is easily one of her most recognizable and successful songs, but she has been dealing with a lawsuit over the iconic track for years. The copyright lawsuit against the 55-year-old songstress’s song was recently dismissed in court, according to a report by Billboard that was published […]

Tokyo’s Wildest Rockers Are Back – And They’re Louder Than Ever

Trusted copyright protection platform Cosynd has announced a new partnership with performance rights organization BMI. The partnership will benefit BMI’s new Spark program, designed to support BMI’s global community of music creators at every stage of their career. The following was created in collaboration with Cosynd, a proud partner of Digital Music News. The innovative […]