Spotify acquires online music guessing game, Heardle
Spotfiy has acquired the music guessing game, Heardle. A version of popular New York Times owned Wordle, Heardle challenges users to guess songs based on increasing snippets of mus
Copyright Royalty Board raises mechanical royalties rate while Spotify launches an industry guidance website for new musicians
The Copyright Royalty Board has voted to set new rates for mechanical royalties for publishers and songwriters, raising the rate to 15.1%, applicable from 2018 through 2022. The U.
New streaming platform Marine Snow is a place for ‘music connoisseurs’
A new streaming app, Marine Snow, has launched. Unlike other platforms, Marine Snow uses a 90-day rotation of songs, and urges users to interact with each other and the platform to
Daniel Ek plans to buy $50 million in Spotify shares
Daniel Ek, founder and CEO of Spotify, has announced he plans to buy $50 million in Spotify shares. In a recent Tweet, Ek said: “I’ve always been vocal about my strong belief i
Spotify experiences widespread technical issues
Streaming giant Spotify went down last night, according to multiple reports from users. The site experienced access issues and widespread technical problems. Users reported that th
Rogan’s Spotify deal actually worth $200 million, despite Spotify’s initial claims
A recent article published by Pitchfork has revealed that podcaster Joe Rogan’s exclusive content deal with streaming giant Spotify is worth $200 million. This is double than wha
Amazon and Spotify set to bid on London podcast group Audioboom
Amazon and Spotify are currently in the midst of a bidding war. The two streaming giants have reportedly both bid on London based podcast startup Audioboom. Both are currently expl
UK rock band announce album in protest of Spotify’s business model, while Daniel Ek does not believe “silencing Joe Rogan is the answer”
An independent rock band from the UK, The Pocket Gods, have announced plans to release an album that hacks Spotify’s royalties system. The album, called 1000×30 – Nobody Makes
Spotify under fire following Joe Rogan controversy and Neil Young protest
Spotify has one again been the source of much controversy following an episode of Joe Rogan’s Spotify exclusive podcast The Joe Rogan Experience, which is being blamed for spread
Skee Mask removes all music from Spotify
Bryan Müller has removed all of his music from streaming service Spotify. The German producer, known as Skee Mask, announced via social media on January 2nd that he made the decis
