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Yesterday, we reported on the tone deaf and offensive AC100 playlist, which Cory Bernardi compiled and offered up as an alternative to the Hottest 100. Not surprisingly, a number of the artists…

Just days after a Twitter thread made headlines for its opposing views as to whether or not the music streaming service Spotify pays appropriate royalties, a lawsuit has been filed, seeking $1.6…

It seems now that whenever any young artist begins to emerge on the music scene that the advice they are given is to avoid Spotify. However, the frontman for Car Seat Headrest says that all of the…

Here's all the music industry news you need to know today. A lawsuit filed by independent musician Bryan Eich claims that Apple and Apple Music failed to obtain the required compulsory mechanical…

Mirroring the East Coast/West Coast hip hop battles of the mid '90s, Spotify and Deezer have teamed up against Apple, asking EU regulators to halt what they claim are anti-competitive practices.…

Let's say you own a fruit and veg store. One of those family-ran, stock-still-in-boxes stores that are being blotted out as the years trundle on. You're manning the counter, there's a few people in…

Spotify and Tencent Music Entertainment have confirmed reports that they are are entering into a stock-swap arrangement. Confirmed via Spotify's blog on Friday night (Dec 8), Sweden-based Spotify and…

Here's all the music industry news you need to know today. Global indie digital rights agency Merlin has announced results of its biennial board elections, including Dave Hansen, Epitaph’s SVP of…

Two Danish journalists from Vice outlet Noisey recorded what they deemed a terrible track, uploaded it to Spotify, then paid for plays in order to show how easy it is to game Spotify. "We started by…

A Spotify spokesperson has come forward to deny claims, originally made by Music Business Worldwide that they'd created over 50 fake artists for their playlists. The report was skeptical of the fact…