Introducing The Cinderblock Newsletter.. Again | 📺 Tuning In

If you’re just now Tuning In... Remember that phrase? Turn the dial on your parent’s old tv or that ‘98 used car radio… and jump right into a developing story. That’s what we’re here to do. A bi-weekly newsletter bringing you stories at the intersection of music and videos.

I’m Jake, founder and CEO of Cinderblock Tv, the video streaming app; built for music. More on that later.

Don’t touch that remote because today we’re covering:

• Barry Keoghan starring in a Sabrina Carpenter video

• Australia’s NewJupiter Sessions

• ICYMI: Zach Bryan + Matthew McConaughey

• Getting high at the Sphere in Vegas

WIDE RELEASE
Barry ❤️s Sabrina

Sabrina Carpenter's music video for “Please Please Please” dropped last Thursday, starring rumored beau Barry Keoghan. Directed by Bardia Zeinali, it follows Keoghan's bad boy life with Carpenter by his side. The essence of the video can be summed up by Tiktok’s favorite lyrics “Heartbreak is one thing, my ego is another, I beg you, don’t embarrass me, mother****er.” Produced by Jack Antonoff, it's a taste of her upcoming album, Short n Sweet, out August 23. At least Barry wasn’t drinking bathwater in this video.. iykyk.

NEW ON CINDERBLOCK
NewJupiter Sessions

🇦🇺 Straight from the land down under. Australia-based, NewJupiter, has just launched their "JupiterSession" live recordings on Cinderblock TV. It's where top artists like Dylan J and Billymaree shine in intimate live recordings, filmed across the country. You may have never heard of some of thee artists but buckle up for some Aussie magic 🎶

THE INDUSTRY
What’s Going On In Music World

💨 Don’t bring that smoke into the ‘Sphere’, says Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp, after banning and then unbanning a man who posted on instagram “First bong hit to ever be ripped in the @spherevegas @phish” along with a video of the incident. He was sent a letter from the company stating they had seen the viral video and that if he ever entered another MSG venue “law enforcement will be contacted to ensure your expulsion” they reversed that decision after some hilarious backlash. Lesson learned I guess?

🎵 Music streaming prices are changing, again. Spotify is getting most of the heat recently for their price hikes; specifically doing it twice in a short amount of time.. now from $10.99/mo to $11.99/mo for their individual plan. The less scrutinized music companies have also been shifting: Pandora from $9.99/mo to $10.99/mo and Twitch from $4.99/mo to $5.99/mo. Probably because you’re numb to it but Apple and Amazon music also increased by $1/mo last year. The only possible hero recently is Tidal who actually lowered their pricing from $19.99/mo to $10.99/mo by combining different tiers of subscriptions. Just in case you were wondering… the Cinderblock TV streaming app is $0/mo to watch music content.

DID YOU MISS IT?
Alright Alright Alright

🎱 Country artist Zach Bryan's music video, "Nine Ball," features Matthew McConaughey in a lead role, adding star power to Zach’s already massive song. Bryan posted about McConaughey, saying, "thank you for being so kind and open-hearted these past few days... you’ll always have a friend in me and for once it was an honor to meet a hero." Set in an Austin bar, the video beautifully captures family drama and the huge stakes in a small town pool hall. The video originally came out Feb 5, 2024.

New Tracks
No Reviews. Just Music.

This is my list of songs that came out recently. All genres. All streaming now.

1. The Man He Sees In Me - Luke Combs

2. Breathe - Mitchell Ferguson

3. Last Of My Kind - Shaboozey feat. Paul Cauthen

4. Close To You - Gracie Abrams

5. Ride - Alex Lambert

WHAT IS CINDERBLOCK TV?

We’re a media brand that cares passionately about music video content. Whether streaming our original interview series or live recordings, producing music videos and visualizers, or debuting new video releases on our app: Cinderblock TV.

Think of us as the the new MTV.

BUILDING IN PUBLIC
Message from me, Jake

I’m going to end each one of these newsletters with an update about Cinderblock and what we are up to. To be honest, it’s a little weird openly talking about what is going on in the background while we grow the company. So anyway… here it goes!

It’s been a little over a year since we launched our streaming apps on iOS, Apple TV, and web browsers. We’re seeing a little over 10,000 people watching every month! It feels great but our video library could definitely be bigger. We currently are working with over 1000 amazing artists but our EOY 2024 goal is 2000+.

While we produce a lot of original content for the platform working directly with artists, we also host a significant amount of music videos and concerts directly from artist teams. So if you or someone you know wants to join the Cinderblock artist community and create a profile, please reply to this email. My inbox is always open!

Founder & CEO of Cinderblock
Jake Ryan Hull