Spotify

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  Spotify CEO Daniel Ek Claims the "Cost of Creating Content" Is "Close to Zero"

  PUBLISHED Jun 2, 2024

  Spotify CEO Daniel Ek has once again put his foot in his mouth, this time by claiming that "the cost of creating content [is] close to zero...

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  Spotify Gets Cease-and-Desist from Music Publishers over Unlicensed Content Following Royalty Rate Changes

  PUBLISHED May 15, 2024

  When Spotify recently upped prices for its subscriptions by a dollar in the US, nobody really anticipated that it would be to the immense...

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  Spotify Will Pay Songwriters About $150 Million Less in 2025

  PUBLISHED May 9, 2024

  Well, it looks like Spotify has done it again! Despite the fact that the streaming giant is already notorious for its measly royalty payout...

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  Those Spotify Scannable Tattoos Aren't Always a Good Idea

  PUBLISHED Feb 5, 2024

  Those of us with tattoos expect them to look a little different once they've healed up. Lines becoming thicker and colours settling are all...

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  Spotify Slams Apple's 27 Percent Commission Rate on App Sales

  PUBLISHED Jan 18, 2024

  A Spotify vs. Apple Music Verzuz rap battle isn't as far-fetched as you might think. The rival streaming services have competed for users s...

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  The Weeknd's "Blinding Lights" Becomes First Song to Surpass Four Billion Spotify Streams

  PUBLISHED Jan 15, 2024

  A little over a year ago, the Weeknd's "Blinding Lights" ended "Shape of You" by Ed Sheeran's reign of terror as Spotify's most streamed so...

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  Dee Snider Says Spotify CEO "Should Be Taken Out and Shot"

  PUBLISHED Dec 21, 2023

  Dee Snider has never been one to mince words. The Twisted Sister frontperson is now the latest musician to take aim at Spotify for its well...

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  Spotify Lays Off 17 Percent of Workforce

  PUBLISHED Dec 4, 2023

  We got to have some fun with Wrapped last week, but Spotify has now returned to business as usual: the company has laid off 17 percent of i...