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Spotify Pushes Back Against ‘False’ Claims About Its Terms of Service Update — As Artist Criticism and Exits Continue

September 25, 2025

Amid an avalanche of controversy – and some more artist exits – Spotify has responded to purported “misinformation” about its newest terms of service update. According to multiple X posts, said controversy r... Read More...

Is Streaming’s ‘AI Slop’ Problem Even Worse Than We Thought? Spotify Bolsters ‘AI Protections for Artists,’ Says It’s Booted ‘Over 75 Million Spammy Tracks’ During the Past Year

Dylan Smith

September 25, 2025

Is streaming’s “AI slop” problem even worse than we thought? It sure seems that way, as Spotify says it’s nuked a staggering “75 million spammy tracks” during the past 12 months. The DSP disclosed as much t... Read More...

Spotify Announces Rekordbox, Serato, and Djay Integrations in Latest Premium Expansion

Dylan Smith

September 24, 2025

Spotify has officially integrated with Rekordbox, Serato, and Djay, through which Premium users can now “access their entire libraries and playlists.” The streaming service confirmed the integrations this mo... Read More...

Sony Music Publishing Joins the Direct Deal Party Under New Spotify Agreement — Companies Say They’re ‘Working to Develop Futuristic Approaches’

Dylan Smith

September 18, 2025

Sony Music Publishing (SMP) has officially inked a direct deal with Spotify, joining Warner Chappell, Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG), and others. The streaming platform confirmed the pact – one com... Read More...

Massive Attack Is Removing Their Music From Spotify

Ashley King

September 18, 2025

Massive Attack joins King Gizzard, Deerhoof, Xiu Xiu, and others in protesting Spotify by pulling their music from the streaming platform. Progressive trip hop band Massive Attack has announced their intenti... Read More...

MusicInfra Announces $5 Million Funding Round, Adds Former Spotify Exec Jules Parker to Its Team

Dylan Smith

September 18, 2025

AI-powered rights management startup MusicInfra has announced a $5 million raise, an executive hire, and new expansion plans. New York City-headquartered MusicInfra, which was founded in 2023 and bills itse... Read More...

Spotify Loosens Free-Tier Restrictions — Ad-Supported Users Can Now ‘Pick and Play Any Song’

Dylan Smith

September 15, 2025

Following Spotify’s Q2 2025 advertising-revenue decrease – and free streaming's half-year recorded-revenue slip in the U.S. – the platform has loosened some restrictions for ad-supported users. Spotify annou... Read More...

Young Widows indie band removes music from Spotify

Young Widows Become Latest Indie Band to Remove Music From Spotify

Ashley King

September 11, 2025

Young Widows become the latest indie artists to remove their music from Spotify, joining the likes of King Gizzard, Xiu Xiu, and Deerhoof. Indie band Young Widows has removed their music from Spotify, joinin... Read More...

Spotify Finally Adds Lossless Audio for Paid Users — Is the ‘Super-Premium’ Tier Next?

Dylan Smith

September 10, 2025

Lossless listening is finally coming to Spotify, which has officially started rolling out the long-awaited audio upgrade across north of 50 markets. Technically, this gradual rollout is expected to run thro... Read More...

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Spotify’s ‘Radar’ Emerging Artist Program Crosses 1,000 Acts Since Starting Five Years Ago

Ashley King

September 9, 2025

Spotify’s RADAR program first launched in 2020 and now five years later, it has surpassed the milestone of 1,000 supported emerging artists. Since its inception, the emerging artists’ program has seen RADAR ... Read More...

Spotify boycott sees several Seattle artists leave the platform

Spotify Boycott Expands—More Than 30 Seattle Artists Sign Open Pledge to Leave Platform

Ashley King

September 8, 2025

A prominent collective of Seattle musicians—many from the jazz community—have issued a public open letter announcing their decision to withdraw their music from Spotify. Carolyn Brotherton, a musician and fo... Read More...

Uh-Oh: Spotify’s New DM Feature Has a Major Doxxing Vulnerability

Ashley King

September 4, 2025

Spotify’s new messaging feature can reveal your identity to complete strangers based on your Spotify link-sharing history. Spotify’s new messaging feature—which is actually the newest iteration of a social m... Read More...

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Spotify Pushes Back Against ‘False’ Claims About Its Terms of Service Update — As Artist Criticism and Exits Continue

Is Streaming’s ‘AI Slop’ Problem Even Worse Than We Thought? Spotify Bolsters ‘AI Protections for Artists,’ Says It’s Booted ‘Over 75 Million Spammy Tracks’ During the Past Year

Spotify Announces Rekordbox, Serato, and Djay Integrations in Latest Premium Expansion

Sony Music Publishing Joins the Direct Deal Party Under New Spotify Agreement — Companies Say They’re ‘Working to Develop Futuristic Approaches’

MusicInfra Announces $5 Million Funding Round, Adds Former Spotify Exec Jules Parker to Its Team

Spotify Loosens Free-Tier Restrictions — Ad-Supported Users Can Now ‘Pick and Play Any Song’

Young Widows Become Latest Indie Band to Remove Music From Spotify

Spotify Finally Adds Lossless Audio for Paid Users — Is the ‘Super-Premium’ Tier Next?

Spotify’s ‘Radar’ Emerging Artist Program Crosses 1,000 Acts Since Starting Five Years Ago

Uh-Oh: Spotify’s New DM Feature Has a Major Doxxing Vulnerability