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A Tennessee judge ruled that while Spotify did not have the proper streaming license, as the rapper's publisher claimed, any imposed penalties would have fallen on Kobalt Music Group
From pop sensations to sibling duos to globetrotting bands
Discz recommends songs based on past listening preferences and plays TikTok-sized 15-second snippets of each. Its interactive component, though, has made it one of the most popular new apps
Spotify also announced Wednesday that its Russian offices will be closed indefinitely and discoverability of Russian state-owned media would be limited on the platform
Sony and UMG are not only major music rightsholders on the Spotify platform, they’re shareholders in the company
Frustrated with Joe Rogan’s “language around race,” the Grammy-winning R&B singer tried to get her albums scrubbed from Spotify. The fight is just beginning
“If you’re taking vaccine advice from me, is that really my fault?”
The CEO of the video-sharing platform favoured by those on the right offered to pay $100 million for exclusive rights to The Joe Rogan Experience over four years
Young and his Canadian compatriot Joni Mitchell saw streaming and sales numbers rise after pulling their music in protest of Covid misinformation on Joe Rogan’s podcast
“To the workers at Spotify, I say Daniel Ek is your problem,” he wrote, “not Joe Rogan”
