Spotify
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Sabrina Carpenter and Spotify conspiracy theories
In the Spotlight Popularity of viral hit Espresso sparks accusations of modern 'payola' and algorithm hijacking by streaming platforms
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Taylor Swift's surprise double album: an event of 'world-shaking proportions'
Why Everyone's Talking About Fans are 'reeling' after The Tortured Poets Department is followed by The Anthology – 15 additional tracks
By Julia O'Driscoll, The Week UK Published
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The death of DVDs and the decline of ownership in digital age
Talking Point Physical media sales are still in freefall even as a backlash against streaming grows
By The Week Staff Published
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Meghan and Harry: the end of their $20m Spotify deal
Talking Point The axing of Archetypes isn’t just about the Duke and Duchess of Sussex
By The Week Staff Published
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Are streaming services helping or hurting musicians?
In Depth Streaming is on the up but MPs say most artists make ‘pitiful’ incomes from services
By Julia O'Driscoll Published
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The Week Unwrapped podcast: Cut-price music, Brexit fur and a presidential trio
Speed Read Why don’t artists make money from streaming? Will Britain ban fur post-Brexit? And how did Peru have three presidents in a week?
By The Week Staff Published
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Spotify aims for podcast dominance with The Ringer deal
In Depth The audio streaming giant wants to move with consumer tastes, and lessen its dependency on music
By William Gritten Last updated
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Music piracy in UK halves in five years
Speed Read Streaming services such as Spotify and Tidal have reversed illegal downloading trend
By The Week Staff Last updated
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Spotify hit with billion-dollar copyright lawsuit
Speed Read Online streaming service accused of infringing musicians’ rights in industry test case
By The Week Staff Last updated
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Who are the 'fake artists' on your Spotify playlists?
In Depth Streaming music company rejects accusations that it is padding out popular playlists with non-existent artists
By The Week Staff Published
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Sonos Playbase: The 'tonally expressive' speaker that's changing TV audio
In Depth Buyers will be 'immediately impressed' with the network speaker's 'natural' sound, say critics
By The Week Staff Last updated
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Electric Jukebox: Britain's answer to Spotify?
Speed Read New Internet of Things music appliance hopes to 'bring music streaming to the masses'
By The Week Staff Published
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Prime Music: Amazon enters music-streaming market
Speed Read Amazon's music streaming-service is cheaper than Apple Music or Spotify, but offers a far smaller library of songs
By The Week Staff Published
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Apple Music: what you need to know about the streaming service
In Depth The tech giant's long awaited music streaming service launches today – but how does it differ from its rivals?
By The Week Staff Last updated
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