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Xiu Xiu Pulls Their Music From Spotify Following Deerhoof’s Lead—Is This the Start of a Bigger Pullout?

July 25, 2025

Xiu Xiu plans to pull their music from Spotify, taking a page from Deerhoof’s book. The bands’ exodus stems from Daniel Ek’s AI military investments. Experimental rock band Xiu Xiu (pronounced “Shoo Shoo”) h... Read More...

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard Pullout of Spotify

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Become Latest Band to Pull Albums From Spotify—’Can We Put Pressure On These Dr. Evil Tech Bros to Do Better?’

Ashley King

July 25, 2025

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard becomes the latest group to pull their albums from Spotify, publicly slamming the platform and its CEO’s investments. Aussie psych rock band King Gizzard & The Lizard... Read More...

Miley Cyrus & Spotify Team Up for Exclusive Release—Billions Club Live with Miley Cyrus: A Concert Film

Ashley King

July 23, 2025

Spotify’s intimate listening experience with Miley Cyrus, part of its Billions Club Live series, is now a concert film available only on Spotify. Last month, Spotify hosted an intimate listening experience a... Read More...

This Is Getting Worse: AI-Generated Track Briefly Appears on Toto’s Official Spotify Page

Ashley King

July 23, 2025

An AI-generated track recently surfaced on the official Spotify page for the iconic 80s band Toto. The appearance of AI tracks on official Artist Pages continues to raise questions in the industry about Spoti... Read More...

Spotify’s Latest AI Mess Exposes the Platform’s Lax Controls — With Deceased Artists and Estates the Latest Targets

Ashley King

July 22, 2025

Yesterday, Digital Music News reported on AI-generated tracks appearing on a long deceased singer-songwriter’s official Artist Page. A Spotify spokesperson reached out to state the song has been removed—but t... Read More...

Blaze Foley AI music appearing on Spotify

Spotify Posted AI-Generated Songs on Blaze Foley’s Artist Page Without Permission, Investigation Reveals

Ashley King

July 21, 2025

A recent investigation by 404 Media has revealed that Spotify is publishing AI-generated songs on official Artist Pages of lesser known and deceased musicians. The songs are published without consent from th... Read More...

Snoop Dogg beats Spotify CEO to soccer team purchase

Snoop Dogg Beats Spotify CEO to the Punch with Welsh Soccer Team Purchase

Ashley King

July 21, 2025

Snoop Dogg has purchased a stake in Welsh football club, Swansea City, becoming the latest celebrity to invest in a UK-based soccer team. Like Tom Brady and Ryan Reynolds before him, Snoop Dogg has become th... Read More...

Velvet Sundown Streaming Crackdown Begins: Spotify Pulls One Album and Several Singles Across Multiple Artist Profiles

Dylan Smith

July 14, 2025

At least four albums, millions of streams, and plenty of headlines later, is The Velvet Sundown facing a streaming crackdown? It looks that way, as Spotify has now pulled several uploads from the AI act and t... Read More...

Time to Start Tagging AI Uploads on DSPs? BPI Calls for Labels on Spotify and Others As The Velvet Sundown Drops Fourth Album in Six Weeks

Dylan Smith

July 14, 2025

Is it time for Spotify and others to begin labeling artificial intelligence music accordingly? British Phonographic Industry (BPI) chief strategy officer Sophie Jones believes so and is calling for “clear” di... Read More...

Spotify Reportedly Threatens Turkey Exit Amid Intensifying Government Dispute

Dylan Smith

July 11, 2025

Looks like the Spotify situation is souring in Turkey – so much so that the streaming platform is reportedly considering exiting the nation of 85 million. That’s according to a new round of regional coverag... Read More...

Love Island User Playlists Spike 6,300% on Spotify—Streams of Janelle Monae Hit From Official Playlist Jump by 2,000%

Ashley King

July 10, 2025

Peacock’s “Love Island” is defining the soundtracks of the summer as user-generated Spotify playlists see a 6,300% increase in streams. It seems like Peacock’s “Love Island” is everywhere this summer, and Sp... Read More...

Will The Velvet Sundown Soon Face a Streaming Crackdown? DSP Hiccups Raise Questions As Spotify Monthly Listeners Top 1.18 Million

Dylan Smith

July 10, 2025

Millions of streams – and an avalanche of publicity – later, is “synthetic music project” The Velvet Sundown facing a streaming crackdown? The question is front of mind following a few curious developments on... Read More...

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Xiu Xiu Pulls Their Music From Spotify Following Deerhoof’s Lead—Is This the Start of a Bigger Pullout?

Miley Cyrus & Spotify Team Up for Exclusive Release—Billions Club Live with Miley Cyrus: A Concert Film

This Is Getting Worse: AI-Generated Track Briefly Appears on Toto’s Official Spotify Page

Spotify’s Latest AI Mess Exposes the Platform’s Lax Controls — With Deceased Artists and Estates the Latest Targets

Spotify Posted AI-Generated Songs on Blaze Foley’s Artist Page Without Permission, Investigation Reveals

Snoop Dogg Beats Spotify CEO to the Punch with Welsh Soccer Team Purchase

Velvet Sundown Streaming Crackdown Begins: Spotify Pulls One Album and Several Singles Across Multiple Artist Profiles

Time to Start Tagging AI Uploads on DSPs? BPI Calls for Labels on Spotify and Others As The Velvet Sundown Drops Fourth Album in Six Weeks

Spotify Reportedly Threatens Turkey Exit Amid Intensifying Government Dispute

Love Island User Playlists Spike 6,300% on Spotify—Streams of Janelle Monae Hit From Official Playlist Jump by 2,000%

Will The Velvet Sundown Soon Face a Streaming Crackdown? DSP Hiccups Raise Questions As Spotify Monthly Listeners Top 1.18 Million