Spotify

• Weekly survey: Is inflation making you rethink all your streaming subscriptions?

  COVID was a good time for streaming services. Amidst all the lockdowns, we accumulated a lot of streaming services to keep us from going insane. Time to cull?

  Entertainment

  Jun 6
  
• Spotify suspends streaming service in Russia amid Ukraine war

  Russia's new media law makes it illegal to report any event that could discredit the Russian military, which Spotify cites as the reason it's cancelling its service in the country.

  World

  Mar 25
  
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• Gilles Vigneault joins Young, Mitchell in protest by pulling music from Spotify

  The 93-year-old Vigneault, who penned Quebec's unofficial anthem "Les gens du pays," says he supports Young and Mitchell's approach.

  Canada

  Jan 31
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• Joe Rogan responds to Spotify COVID protests: ‘I’m not trying to be controversial’

  Rogan responded to the fallout on Sunday, saying in a video on Instagram that he was only seeking to have conversations on his podcast with people who have "differing opinions."

  Entertainment

  Jan 31
• Spotify to add advisories to podcasts talking about COVID-19, CEO says

  Spotify chief executive Daniel Ek laid out more transparent platform rules given the backlash stirred by Neil Young, who on Wednesday had his music removed.

  World

  Jan 30
• Joni Mitchell joins Neil Young, pulls music from Spotify over Joe Rogan podcast

  Mitchell and Young have accused Rogan of spreading misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccine on his podcast "The Joe Rogan Experience."

  Entertainment

  Jan 29
• Spotify taking down Neil Young’s music after his Joe Rogan ultimatum

  Neil Young said earlier this week that Joe Rogan spreads misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines on his Spotify podcast, and demanded that Spotify no longer carry his music.

  Entertainment

  Jan 26
• Alan Cross: 11 predictions for music in 2022

  With a new year dawning, it's time for a little prognostication on what the music industry and fans will face/endure/enjoy in 2022.

  Entertainment

  Jan 2
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• Weekly survey: Do you listen to songs on an album in the prescribed order or do you shuffle them up?

  Over the weekend, Adele got Spotify to change a specific default setting that allows users to shuffle the order of songs when listening to an album. Thoughts?

  Entertainment

  Nov 22, 2021
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• The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 932: Things you may not realize about streaming, part 2

  Not too long ago, the technology that goes into streaming music on demand was considered science fiction. Today, though, we take this for granted. Perhaps we shouldn't.

  Entertainment

  Nov 12, 2021