Spotify is trumpeting big paydays for artists – but only a tiny fraction of them are actually thriving https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/mar/12/spotify-is-trumpeting-big-paydays-for-artists-but-only-a-tiny-fraction-of-them-are-actually-thriving-loud-and-clear-report #Digitalmusicandaudio #Musicindustry #Internet #Business #Spotify #Culture #Music
Mood Machine by Liz Pelly review – a savage indictment of Spotify https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/mar/05/mood-machine-by-liz-pelly-review-a-savage-indictment-of-spotify #Digitalmusicandaudio #Musicindustry #Musicbooks #Spotify #Culture #Books #Music
Pay to get playlisted? The accusations against Spotify’s Discovery Mode https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/feb/19/spotify-discovery-mode-payola-playlist #Digitalmusicandaudio #Musicindustry #Technology #Popandrock #Culture #Spotify #Music #Media #Indie
The singles chart: my secret 75-song playlist for every man I’ve been with https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/feb/11/jeff-ingold-secret-musical-playlist-of-every-man-ive-been-with #Digitalmusicandaudio #WhitneyHouston #LGBTQ+rights #JanetJackson #MariahCarey #Popandrock #CélineDion #EltonJohn #Culture #Music
It’s Spotify Wrapped season: a reminder of how incredibly dull streaming services have made us | Jochan Embley https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/dec/06/spotify-wrapped-streaming-algorithm-music #Digitalmusicandaudio #Coronavirus #Popandrock #Spotify #Culture #UKnews #Music
The big idea: are we all beginning to have the same taste? https://www.theguardian.com/books/article/2024/aug/19/the-big-idea-are-we-all-beginning-to-have-the-same-taste #Digitalmusicandaudio #Glastonbury2024 #Culture #Books #Music
The music industry is engineering artist popularity – listeners are right to be angry https://www.theguardian.com/music/article/2024/jul/29/the-music-industry-is-engineering-artist-popularity-and-listeners-are-right-to-be-angry #Digitalmusicandaudio #SabrinaCarpenter #UniversalMusic #BillieEilish #TaylorSwift #Popandrock #Technology #Spotify #Culture #Music #Media
Taylor Swift hits 1bn Spotify streams in a week with Tortured Poets Department https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/apr/24/taylor-swift-breaks-spotify-record #Digitalmusicandaudio #TaylorSwift #Popandrock #Spotify #Culture #USnews #Music
How are musicians supposed to survive on $0.00173 per stream? | Damon Krukowski https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/mar/28/new-law-how-musicians-make-money-streaming #Digitalmusicandaudio #Musicstreaming #USpolitics #Spotify #USnews #Music
How are musicians supposed to survive on $0.00173 per stream? | Damon Krukowski https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/mar/28/new-law-how-musicians-make-money-streaming #Digitalmusicandaudio #Musicstreaming #USpolitics #Spotify #USnews #Music
Swedish composer becomes Spotify’s most-famous musician you’ve never heard of https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/mar/19/swedish-composer-johan-rohr-becomes-spotifys-most-famous-musician-youve-never-heard-of #Digitalmusicandaudio #Technology #Worldnews #Spotify #Sweden #Europe #Music
Neil Young to return music to Spotify as he attacks ‘disinformation’ across streaming services https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/mar/13/neil-young-to-return-music-to-spotify-as-he-attacks-disinformation-across-streaming-services #Digitalmusicandaudio #Technology #Popandrock #NeilYoung #JoeRogan #Podcasts #Americas #Spotify #Culture #Amazon #USnews #Canada #Apple #Media #Music
Neil Young to return music to Spotify as he attacks ‘disinformation’ across streaming services https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/mar/13/neil-young-to-return-music-to-spotify-as-he-attacks-disinformation-across-streaming-services #Digitalmusicandaudio #Technology #Popandrock #NeilYoung #JoeRogan #Podcasts #Americas #Spotify #Culture #Amazon #USnews #Canada #Apple #Media #Music
‘The internet is an alien life form’: how David Bowie created a market for digital music https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/mar/05/david-bowie-internet-alien-digital-music #Digitalmusicandaudio #DavidBowie #Popandrock #Technology #Downloads #Internet #Culture #Music #Books
Jazz composer Maria Schneider: ‘David Bowie cracked me – maybe not in a good way’ https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/feb/15/jazz-composer-maria-schneider-david-bowie-cracked-me-maybe-not-in-a-good-way #Digitalmusicandaudio #Musicstreaming #DavidBowie #Technology #Culture #Spotify #Music #Jazz
