Digital music and audio
Neil Young to return music to Spotify as he attacks ‘disinformation’ across streaming services
Rock star left Spotify in 2022 in protest over podcaster Joe Rogan, but says he can’t keep up fight as Rogan broadens distribution to Apple, YouTube and Amazon
Ben Beaumont-Thomas
13, Mar, 2024 @11:01 AM
EU fines Apple €1.8bn over App Store restrictions on music streaming
Penalty for breaching competition law is four times higher than forecast as Brussels looks to send message to tech firms
Lisa O'Carroll and Dan Milmo
04, Mar, 2024 @3:51 PM
Apple says Spotify wants ‘limitless’ access to its tools without paying
US tech firm condemns streamer for seeking to overturn its App Store rules as EU judgment is expected
Nadeem Badshah
22, Feb, 2024 @10:58 PM
Why is Apple facing a €500m fine from EU over music streaming?
European Commission will reportedly hand down punishment after tech organisation imposed ‘unfair trading conditions’ in the music streaming market
Dan Milmo Global technology editor
19, Feb, 2024 @8:10 PM
Apple reportedly faces €500m fine from EU over music streaming access
Brussels to issue levy after Spotify complained about block on telling users about cheaper alternatives to app store, according to FT
Jasper Jolly
19, Feb, 2024 @8:39 AM
Jazz composer Maria Schneider: ‘David Bowie cracked me – maybe not in a good way’
The US musician has won star admirers and seven Grammys across three decades of lyrical and angry work – but you can’t stream it. She explains her fight against big tech, and her dismay at other artists’ apathy
Hugh Morris
15, Feb, 2024 @3:00 PM
Spotify swings to loss as it adds 200,000 audiobooks to paid service
Job cuts add to costs for streaming service but it gains 10m premium subscribers in fourth quarter
Mark Sweney
06, Feb, 2024 @3:45 PM
Spotify claims to have paid audiobook publishers ‘tens of millions’ in royalties
The streaming company says its payout model is competitive, but the Society of Authors has raised doubts about whether authors ultimately benefit
Ella Creamer
01, Feb, 2024 @4:08 PM
Spotify announces CFO to leave, days after he cashed in $9.3m in shares
Paul Vogel moved to sell stock as shares soared after it was revealed 1,500 jobs would be cut
Mark Sweney
08, Dec, 2023 @12:27 PM
Spotify CFO cashes in £7.2m in shares after value surges on news of job cuts
Price of shares in music streaming service leaped after announcement it was laying off almost a fifth of its workforce
Mark Sweney
07, Dec, 2023 @2:53 PM
Spotify Wrapped is creepy, meaningless – and shows just how much data big tech has on you
The annual summary of your listening habits has become a phenomenon – but aside from being a marketing wheeze, Wrapped doesn’t always reflect what we truly love
Alexis Petridis
30, Nov, 2023 @6:21 PM
Spotify made £56m profit, but has decided not to pay smaller artists like me. We need you to make some noise | Damon Krukowski
What its Wrapped campaign doesn’t say is that indie musicians and labels are treated terribly, and deserve a better deal, says Damon Krukowski
Damon Krukowski
30, Nov, 2023 @3:43 PM
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