Who Really Owns Spotify?
Posted in: Music News
According to a flurry of new SEC filings, financial giants now claim big chunks of the streaming service
Spotify’s New Tool Wants to Make Liner Notes Cool Again
Posted in: Music News“Growing up, I looked at the back of my favorite albums to see who was involved in making them,” says Shawn Mendes collaborator Teddy Geiger. “Those credits inspired me to explore making music”
DZ Deathrays Under Fire from Fans for Supporting Powerball Promotion
Posted in: Music NewsDZ Deathrays recently partnered with Powerball, BRING, and Spotify as part of a search for Australia's favourite "Powerballad", but fans are not impressed.
‘We Can’t Stop These Kids At All’: The Curious Case of a Leaked Hit
Posted in: Music FeaturesLil Mosey’s “Blueberry Faygo” has never been officially released. That hasn’t stopped a series of impostors from uploading it to Spotify, and making money in the process
The Curious Case of ‘Wonderwall’ and What It Might Say About the Future of Streaming
Posted in: Music FeaturesOlder music has been losing market share on audio streaming services in the U.S. Is Oasis’ 1995 hit proof that the trend could reverse itself?
The $1.6 Billion Spotify Lawsuit: What You Need to Know
Posted in: Music NewsWhat's behind the Tom Petty and Neil Young publisher's massive suit against the streaming giant?
Napster, Spotify and the Fall of the ‘Middle-Class Musician’
Posted in: Culture NewsAn excerpt from Jonathan Taplin's 'Move Fast and Break Things: How Facebook, Google and Amazon Cornered Culture and Undermined Democracy'.
How Apple Music, Tidal Exclusives Are Reshaping Music Industry
Posted in: Culture NewsStreaming services have changed the way superstars put out music, but fans are getting left in the cold. Will this new reality last?
