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Spotify May Soon Offer a Personalized Recommendations Toggle

Ashley King

November 27, 2023

Photo Credit: Christian Lambert Spotify appears to be prepping a way for personalized recommendations to be turned off—though we’re unclear how it would work. A toggle that turns off personalized recommendat... Read More...

Google sweetheart deal for Spotify was no fees on the Play Store

Google’s Sweetheart Deal With Spotify Included 4% Fees on the Play Store

Ashley King

November 21, 2023

Photo Credit: Mitchell Luo Last week Digital Music News reported on a ‘sweetheart deal’ between Google and Spotify. This week we get a peek at the terms of that deal—4% fees on payments processed with Google.... Read More...

Ringo Starr addresses now and then rumors

Did John Lennon Really Sing On The Beatles’ ‘Now And Then’? Ringo Starr Addresses ‘Terrible Rumors’

Ashley King

November 21, 2023

Photo Credit: Eva Rinaldi / CC by 2.0 Did John Lennon really sing on the Beatles’ new song? Ringo Starr addresses ‘terrible rumors’ and ‘bulls—t’ about John Lennon’s involvement in the new Beatles song, ‘Now ... Read More...

Olivia Rodrigo & Spotify Feature Heavily in New ‘The Hunger Games’ Rollout

Ashley King

November 19, 2023

Photo Credit: Spotify Olivia Rodrigo has created original music for the upcoming ‘The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes’ movie—joining Taylor Swift and Lorde in creating music for the series.... Read More...

Spotify Tattoos Play Your Favorite Song—Until They Don’t

Ashley King

November 16, 2023

Photo Credit: Dex Heine A new tattoo trend is to get inked with your favorite song’s Spotify barcode—but that doesn’t always work out like planned. Spotify tattoos have taken off as a form of party trick, al... Read More...

YouTube Shorts Now Has Top Music Charts

Ashley King

November 14, 2023

Photo Credit: YouTube YouTube says its Shorts service is pulling in 70 billion views each day, prompting the service to launch YouTube Shorts music charts. YouTube says the new charts are a way for artists t... Read More...

YouTube Cracking Down on AI Voice Cloning and ‘Synthetic’ Videos

Ashley King

November 14, 2023

Photo Credit: YouTube YouTube is taking steps to clarify its position on generative AI used to create content for the platform. The platform notes it is still in its ‘early stages’ of identifying content—but ... Read More...

Who Owns the Spotify Billions Club Playlist? — The Breakdown

Ashley King

November 13, 2023

Photo Credit: Spotify Who owns the Spotify ‘Billions Club’ playlist? Here’s a quick breakdown of ownership of these 500+ songs. Let’s take a peek. Spotify first launched the ‘Billions Club’ playlist in 2021 ... Read More...

Apple Music for Artists Now Displays Real-Time Listening Info

Ashley King

November 12, 2023

Photo Credit: KDMR Music / YouTube Apple Music for Artists now displays real-time listening information. Curious how it works? Here’s a quick overview of the feature. The Apple Music for Artists dashboard fe... Read More...

Google Doesn’t Want to Talk About Its Payment Deal with Spotify

Ashley King

November 9, 2023

Photo Credit: Alex Dudar In the Google v. Epic games case, it appears Google doesn’t want the world to know about its billing arrangement with Spotify. The Verge has been keeping track of this court case, wi... Read More...

Taylor Swift Breaks One of Apple Music’s Most Coveted Records

Ashley King

November 8, 2023

Photo Credit: Apple Music Among her many accolades in 2023, Taylor Swift has broken one of Apple Music’s most coveted records. It’s been 2023 (Taylor’s Version), with singer-songwriter Taylor Swift breaking ... Read More...

SiriusXM Stacks the Exclusives for a ‘Next-Gen’ Platform Launch — But This Is No ‘Spotify Killer’

Ashley King

November 8, 2023

Photo Credit: SiriusXM SiriusXM revealed its brand refresh today that includes a new logo, color palette, and mascot. More importantly, company is also partnering with more than 160 celebrities and DJs for ne... Read More...