British Government Set to Investigate Streaming Royalty Rates
This new initiative follows a 2021 report
You Can Now Add Spotify to Your iPhone Lock Screen
It's part of a semi-hidden iOS 16 feature that you should take advantage of
Is Spotify’s Discovery Mode Screwing Over Artists?
The Future of Music Coalition slammed Spotify for its Discovery Mode tool, which may lower royalty rates to algorithmically boosted songs
Advocacy Group Calls for Government Investigation of Music Streaming
Their paper makes a convincing argument
We Tried Spotify’s New DJ Feature, an AI-Crafted Radio Station with Commentary
It's essentially your favorites in a playlist with a chatty AI-generated disc jockey
The Top 10 Streaming Songs in the US Are Becoming Less Popular Every Year
2022's biggest hits were responsible for less than 0.5% of on-demand audio play in the U.S. (and that number may shrink in years to come)
Apple Music Is Raising Prices and Spotify May Be Next
Apple's price hike announcement could mark the end of the $9.99/month plan for other music streaming services
Spotify Might Actually Be Getting High Resolution Audio
Could Spotify HiFi be happening this time?
The Problem With Spotify’s New Audiobooks Service
The streaming service launches with 300,000+ titles, but it's not a user-friendly interface from the start
Following Boycott, Crosby, Stills & Nash Are Back on Spotify
They'll donate proceeds to COVID-19-related causes
Did Joe Rogan's Recent Controversies Actually Increase His Total Listeners?
Rogan and Spotify offer different explanations
This Podcast About Celebrity Memoirs Prepared Me for The Will Smith Slap
But more importantly, why you should be listening to “Celebrity Memoir Bookclub”
David Crosby Tells Young People “Don’t Become a Musician”
In a new interview, Crosby weighed in on Joe Rogan, Spotify and the future of the industry
Review: The Spotify Car Thing Is a Fun Little Device With One Big Blind Spot
Great design, slick functionality, but a bit myopic
Spotify Pledges to Offset the $100M They Gave Joe Rogan With Investments in "Historically Marginalized Groups"
In other words, a bunch of artists are being made to share the same amount of money paid to one white guy who has a history of using racial slurs