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Bandcamp doesn’t allow AI-generated music — but some streamers do

Bandcamp just banned AI-generated music. Where does your music streamer stack up?

culture / Technology

Deradoorian joins Spotify boycott

Deradoorian confirms she has joined the list of artists boycotting Spotify in protest over CEO Daniel Ek's investment in AI drone technology.

music / Rock

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard to pull music from Spotify over Daniel Ek’s A.I. investments

Australian band King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard will remove all 27 of its albums from Spotify in protest of CEO Daniel Ek's links to the defence industry.

music / Rock

TikTok’s “For Artists” platform sounds like bad news for music

With TikTok primed to launch "TikTok For Artists" worldwide, The FADER looks at how a very similar program at Spotify continues to impact music.

culture / Technology

Report: Spotify is populating its playlists with “ghost artists”

A Harper's Magazine report alleges that some of Spotify's biggest ambient, classical, jazz, and lo-fi-hip-hop playlists are populated with music by "ghost artists," reducing the number of musicians the company pays royalties to.

culture / Technology

Spotify to cut over 1,500 jobs as cost-cutting measure

17% of Spotify employees will be made redundant as CEO Daniel Ek announces lay-offs are required to "substantial action to rightsize costs" at the streaming company.

culture / Technology

Spotify to leave Uruguay following copyright law changes

Spotify will phase out its service in Uruguay starting in January due to newly enacted copyright restrictions in the country.

music / Pop

Billboard releases royalty calculator for Spotify and Apple Music

Billboard has created a royalty calculator so artists can see how much Spotify and Apple Music will pay.

music / Pop

Report: Spotify to demonetize lowest-streaming tracks

Spotify will change its financial model next year, establishing a streaming threshold songs must hit before earning royalties.

music / Pop

Spotify patents new way to send your crush a mixtape

Spotify has acquired a patent for the generation and distribution of a digital mixtape.

music / Pop

Report: Spotify is being used by criminal gangs to launder money in Sweden

Criminla gangs linked to contracy killings and a spate of bombings reportedly use fake Spotify streams to launder their money, according to a new report from the Scandinavian country.

culture / Technology

Universal Music Group is targeting AI-generated music on streaming platforms

The prevalence of AI-generated music on streaming platforms has caused UMG to ask the companies to help with a crackdown.

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