After pulling their music from Spotify following CEO Daniel Ek’s investment in AI military drone technology, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard have successfully taken over the entire Top 25 of Bandcamp’s best-selling albums and are letting fans “name your price.” While Bandcamp’s default pricing for albums is set at …
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Over the past few months, a groundswell of indie artists have chosen to cut ties with Spotify in protest of CEO and co-founder Daniel Ek’s ties to the defense company Helsing. Well-known indie acts like Deerhoof and Xiu Xiu have led the exodus, while Australian psych rockers King Gizzard and …
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Shoegaze-influenced band Hotline TNT has become the latest in a series of musicians to pull their music from Spotify. In a statement posted to the group’s Instagram, founder Will Anderson wrote: “We are leaving the Spotify streaming service. The company that bills itself as the steward of all recorded music …
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Deerhoof announced they are leaving Spotify after its CEO, Daniel Ek, invested nearly $700 million in defense company Helsing, which makes military drones and AI defense software. “We don’t want our music killing people,” the band said in a statement, explaining why they’re planning on taking all of their music …
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Bailey Zimmerman had a special announcement during his Spotify House set Thursday night: His new album, Different Night Same Rodeo, drops Aug. 8. During the CMA Fest performance, the singer also debuted a new track from the project, “Comin’ in Cold.” “For the last two years, I’ve been working really …
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Spotify House at CMA Fest has earned a reputation as the go-to spot for unexpected duets and surprise performances — and now it’s returning for a major milestone. On Wednesday, Spotify announced it will celebrate the 10-year anniversary of its Hot Country playlist with the 2025 edition of Spotify House …
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Morgan Wallen’s I’m the Problem hasn’t even been out for 24 hours, and it’s already the most-streamed country album of 2025. On Friday, Spotify confirmed the news on social media, celebrating the milestone. “Morgan Wallen just made country history—again,” Spotify wrote on X with the statistic. The service did not …
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The 33 ⅓ audiobook series is coming to Spotify. Rolling Stone can exclusively announce that the streaming platform will add more than 50 music books to the platform from the series, with some featuring additional commentary and introductions from Spotify editors. The titles arrive tomorrow, May 13. Among the books …
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After Sunday’s Super Bowl halftime show, Kendrick Lamar’s music saw a significant jump in streams on Spotify. On Monday, the streaming service announced that the rapper’s music saw a 175 percent spike in the U.S. in the three immediate hours after the game wrapped. After the performance, Lamar’s streaming numbers …
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Spotify has come out victorious in a lawsuit filed against the company last year over a controversial bundling strategy it adopted that led to decreased royalty payments to songwriters. A federal judge dismissed the suit Wednesday, a significant win in a dispute between Spotify and much of the music publishing …
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