Spotify - News and Rumours
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Spotify Mashups – New Feature Coming: Artists Facing Copyright Disaster?
12 Mar · The upcoming Spotify Mashup feature raises questions about copyright and royalty distribution. Who actually makes money from AI-generated remixes?
Streaming 2.0: Revolution or Money-Making Machine for the Big Players?
11 Feb · It's streaming 2.0. With superfans charging more and premium subscriptions booming, will music soon be accessible only to the wealthy? Huh?
Spotify Payday 2024: $10 Billion for the Music Industry – Is This Really a Success for Everyone?
30 Jan · Spotify once again paid a record amount to the music industry in 2024. But many musicians still criticize the unfair distribution of streaming revenues.
Spotify Streaming Report 2024 Reveals: 50 Million Songs With No Listeners – 175 Million Under 1000 Streams
17 Jan · Over 202 million songs on the Spotify streaming service - but 87% of them have not even reached 1,000 streams. What does that mean for the music industry?
Spotify Ghost Artists: Are Musicians Being Scammed (Even More)?
20 Dec 2024 · This is a new level of Spotify ghost artists: a new report shows how the company is replacing artist's music with royalty-free production music on mood playlists.
FBI Takes Down Musician Behind $10m AI Streaming Fraud
06 Sep 2024 · The FBI has uncoverd a $10m AI Streaming Fraud involving a North Carolina musician and a yet-unnamed CEO of a music AI company. Here's what we know.
Spotify CEO Daniel Ek: More revenue than Taylor Swift and Drake together?
06 Aug 2024 · Daniel Ek has made more money from Spotify in the last twelve months than any other artist on the platform.
Samplette shows you the best samples and sounds on YouTube
30 Jul 2024 · Vinyl is so passé: Samplette turns your browser into an endless sample source. If only it weren't for the copyright.
Deadmau5: Enough is enough – artists need to fight Spotify!
24 Jun 2024 · EDM artist and producer Deadmau5 had some strong words for Spotify a few days ago after hearing CEO Ek say that music creation costs nothing these days.
Johan Röhr: The Secret King of Spotify Playlists
14 Jun 2024 · A Swedish musician you've probably never heard of has more plays on Spotify than Michael Jackson and Metallica. Who is Johan Röhr?
New Spotify Data Reveals: More than 25,000 EU Artists make more than €5,000
11 Jun 2024 · Spotify claims to offer musicians an opportunity to make a living. A new report now reveals current numbers for European artists.
Spotify’s CEO EK under fire: Artists are taking a stand!
05 Jun 2024 · Spotify is notorious for its low payments to artists. CEO Ek now claims that the cost of creation is “almost zero”.
GEMA AI study predicts a 30% drop in sales for producers by 2028
03 Feb 2024 · GEMA, combined with its French counterpart SACEM, has conducted a study on the expected economic impact of AI, with astounding results.
Artists Alert: 1M+ Manipulated Tracks on Streaming Sites like Spotify
22 Jan 2024 · Are artists losing royalties because of over one million manipulated tracks on DSPs like Spotify? A recent study has some alarming results.
Vinyl sales top 2m weekly units in sales: Is streaming in trouble?
08 Jan 2024 · Vinyl sales have topped 2 million units sold per week for the third year in a row in the week before Christmas. Should Spotify be worried?
Rokk: Is the new Rock & Metal streaming service better than Spotify?
29 Nov 2023 · Rokk is a new music streaming service that focuses on Rock and Heavy Metal. And it pays more per song than Spotify. Is it the fairer alternative?
Bandcamp sold to Songtradr – 50% of employees now laid off
17 Oct 2023 · After the sale of Bandcamp from Epic Games to Songtradr late last month, yesterday more than half of Bandcamp's employees were laid off.
Music Industry Monopolies: Are They Preventing Growth?
02 Oct 2023 · Music Industry Monopolies are a very real thing affecting artists at every level, from independents to major label acts. We find out more!
Hot Topic: Audiophiles vs Gen Z – Are you a vinyl head or a TikToker?
19 Mar 2023 · The Vinyl vs Digital debate. Opinions abound as Bob and Stefan discuss different music appreciation formats. Lend us your ears, folks!
Spotify DJ is your own personal OpenAI-assisted music curator
23 Feb 2023 · Introducing Spotify DJ, a new personal music curation tool for Android and iOS that uses OpenAI technology to seek out music you enjoy.
Will TikTok Music become the competition for Spotify and Apple Music?
02 Aug 2022 · According to patent filings, TikTok music streaming could well be on the horizon. There is no official statement from the parent company ByteDance, but the filing outlines a similar feature set to Resso, a ...
Are major labels aiming to reduce streaming revenue for DIY artists?
27 Jul 2022 · Believe (Tunecore) CEO Denis Ladegaillerie claimed that Major Labels are making moves to reduce streaming revenue for independent artists.