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Spotify Confirms Massive Music Metadata Scrape As Pirate Archive Claims ‘Preservation’ Mission

Spotify has confirmed a massive unauthorised scrape of its music library after Anna’s Archive claimed it backed up metadata and audio files for millions of tracks.

Tagged as: artificial intelligence, copyright law, digital music, metadata, music piracy, Spotify, streaming industry

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Spotify Finds Itself At The Centre Of Payola And Fake Stream Storm, As Lawsuits Push For Transparency

by Paul Cashmere

Spotify has been hit with lawsuits alleging Discovery Mode functions like pay-for-play, and that fraudulent streaming inflates play counts. Our balanced review explains the issues and implications for artists and listeners

Tagged as: Artist Rights, Discovery Mode, lawsuit, music industry, Spotify, Streaming Fraud, Transparency

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Neil Young and Crazy Horse Greendale tour Melbourne photo by Ros O'Gorman

Neil Young Vows To Pull Music From Amazon, Urges Fans To “Buy Local”

by Paul Cashmere

Neil Young has announced plans to remove his music from Amazon and is calling on fans to “buy local” as part of a protest against corporate control.

Tagged as: Amazon, Big Crime, music boycott, Neil Young, protest, Spotify

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Justin Bieber Drops Surprise New Album ‘Swag II’ Weeks After ‘Swag’

by Noise11.com

Justin Bieber has wasted no time in keeping the music coming. Just weeks after releasing his chart-dominating album Swag, the Canadian pop star has unleashed a surprise follow-up, Swag II.

Tagged as: 2025 releases, Apple Music, Billboard charts, Camper, Carter Lang, Def Jam, Dijon, Eddie Benjamin, Justin Bieber, Mike Will, Mk.gee, new album, Spotify, Swag, Swag II

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Neil Young Withdraws from Facebook

by Noise11.com

On August 15, 2025, Neil Young officially severed his official Facebook presence. The move was a direct response to revelations that Meta’s AI chatbots were permitted to engage in “romantic or sensual” conversations with minors.

Tagged as: 70s, Canada, Facebook, Neil Young, rock, Spotify, USA

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Kate Bush Thanks Fans As ‘Running Up That Hill’ Hits One Billion Streams

by Music-News.com

Kate Bush has thanked her fans after ‘Running Up That Hill’ hit one billion streams on Spotify.

Tagged as: 80s, Kate Bush, pop, rock, Running Up That Hill, Spotify, UK

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Spotify Confirms It Won’t Remove Racist Kanye West

by Music-News.com

Spotify boss Daniel Ek has confirmed that Kanye West’s back catalogue won’t be removed from the music streaming service following his controversial behaviour.

Tagged as: 00s, Daniel Ek, Kanye West, pop, rap, Spotify, USA

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Clinton Kane photo by Thomas Falcone supplied by Frontier Touring

Perth’s Billion Viewed YouTube Star Clinton Kane To Tour Australia and New Zealand

by Paul Cashmere

23-year old YouTuber Clinton Kane, who has clocked up over one billion streams, will do his first tour of Australia and New Zealand in December.

Tagged as: 20s, Australia, Clinton Kane, pop, Spotify, YouTube

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Spotify Share-price Continues To Tank

by Paul Cashmere

The Spotify share-price has continued to crash ever since Neil Young accused the streaming giant of distributing anti-vaccine propaganda and called out podcaster Joe Rogan, whose anti-vaxx views were just part of the problem. Rogan was also a racist with more than one hundred of his racial slurs documented via distribution on the Spotify platform.

Tagged as: business, Daniel Ek, Joe Rogan, Spotify, Sweden, USA

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Spotify Shares Now Down 33.68% Since Jan 1

by Paul Cashmere

Spotify shares have continued to nose-dive, down 33.68% year to date or $82.23 as of close of business in New York on Friday (11 February).

Tagged as: music industry, Neil Young, Spotify

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Neil Young Tells Spotify Staff To “Get Out”

by Paul Cashmere

Neil Young has told Spotify staff they should quit their job or risk losing their soul.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Canada, Daniel Ek, Joe Rogan, Neil Young, Spotify, technology, USA

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NeilYoung at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl by Ros O'Gorman

Spotify Loses 19% of Subscribers Over Neil Young / Joe Rogan Controversy

by Paul Cashmere

Research company Forrester Research has found that Spotify has lost 19% of its subscribers over the past week because of the Neil Young / Joe Rogan controversy and is bound to lose more after Rogan’s racist podcasts were discovered and removed.

Tagged as: Joe Rogan, music industry, Neil Young, Spotify, USA

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Neil Young & Crazy Horse, The Plenary, Melbourne, Australia, Noise11,Ros O'Gorman, Photo

Neil Young Wiped $4 Billion Off Spotify’s Market Cap

by Paul Cashmere

Spotify’s showdown with Neil Young cost the streaming company $4 billion off its market value.

Tagged as: Joni Mitchell, music industry, Neil Young, Spotify, USA

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Joni Mitchell Joins Neil Young In The Big FU To Spotify

by Paul Cashmere

Nine-time Grammy Award winner, music legend Joni Mitchell has joined Neil Young in a major fuck you to Spotify.

Tagged as: Joni Mitchell, music industry, Neil Young, Spotify, USA

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Neil Young & Crazy Horse, The Plenary, Melbourne, 2013, Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, Photo

Neil Young Disappears Off Spotify

by Paul Cashmere

Spotify has responded to Neil Young’s threat to withdraw from the streaming service his content down immediately.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Canada, Joe Rogan, Neil Young, rock, Spotify

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Neil Young Wants His Music Removed From Spotify

by Music-News.com

Neil Young has demanded Spotify executives remove his music from the streaming service due to their partnership with podcaster Joe Rogan.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Canada, Joe Rogan, Neil Young, rock, Spotify

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President Barack Obama Reveals His Favourite Songs of 2020

by Paul Cashmere

President Barack Obama has continued his tradition of naming his favourite songs of the year.

Tagged as: 20/20, Barack Obama, Beyonce, Bob Dylan, Playlist, Spotify, USA

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Beyonce and H.E.R. Protest Songs In Spotify Songs of Summer

by Music-News.com

New tracks from Beyonce and H.E.R. reflecting the global Black Lives Matter protests have been selected by Spotify chiefs among those likely to dominate users’ summer playlists.

Tagged as: 00s, 90s, Beyonce, H.E.R., pop, R&B, Spotify, USA

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TISM’s Entire Catalogue Is Now On Spotify

by Tim Cashmere

TISM – arguably Australia’s most iconic slice of the alternative underground – are on Spotify and Australians aged 35 to 45 are rejoicing!

Tagged as: 00s, 80s, 90s, Australia, Melbourne, Spotify, this is serious mum, TISM

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Jay-Z Returns To Spotify On His 50th Birthday

by Tim Cashmere

Hip hop superstar Jay-Z has made his back catalogue available to Spotify after two years away from the streaming giant.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 90s, hip-hop, Jay-Z, rap, Spotify, Tidal

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Spotify Tells Cory Bernardi To Politely Go Fuck Himself

by Paul Cashmere

The backlash over extremist politician Cory Bernardi’s all-Australian Australia Day playlist continues. Even Spotify have washed their hands of it.

Tagged as: Australia, Australia Day, Cory Bernardi, Darren Hayes, Hilltop Hoods, Jimmy Barnes, Spotify

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Artists To Get Screwed Big Time In 2018 As Music Streaming Increases By 50% in 2017

by Paul Cashmere

Music streaming had a bumper year with listening increasing by 50% over 2016 in 2017 according to a report from BuzzAngle but don’t expect to see too many artists applauding it.

Tagged as: BuzzAngle, music industry, Spotify, streaming

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U.S. Senate Passes Legislation To Increase Artist Streaming Royalties

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Senate Judiciary Committee Member Orrin Hatch of Utah and Congressman Doug Collins (R-Ga.) of Georgia, the Vice Chair of the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Courts and the Internet, introduced legislation to apply free market principles to music licensing and ensure songwriters are fairly compensated for their work.

Tagged as: music industry, Spotify, streaming, USA

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Australian Charts: James Arthur Spends Fourth Week On Top Of ARIA Singles Chart

by Gavin Ryan

“Say You Won’t Let Go” for James Arthur is atop the ARIA Singles Chart for a fourth straight week, becoming the equal fourth longest run at No.1 for 2016 (“Love Yourself” by Justin Bieber also spent the first four weeks of the year at the top).

Tagged as: 10s, Australian Charts: James Arthur Spends Fourth Week On Top Of ARIA Singles Chart, James Arthur, pop, Spotify, UK

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Australian Charts: The Weeknd Has The Most Streamed Song This Week

by Paul Cashmere

The Weeknd ‘Starboy’ remains the most streamed song in Australia this week.

Tagged as: 10s, Australian Charts: The Weeknd Has The Most Streamed Song This Week, James Arthur, pop, Spotify, The Weeknd, UK

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Australian Streams: The Chainsmokers Manages To Say Ahead Of New Competition

by Paul Cashmere

The Chainsmokers and Halsey ‘Closer’ still have the most streamed song n Australia but expect completion next week from Niall Horan and James Arthur.

Tagged as: 2016, Australia, Australian Streams: The Chainsmokers Manages To Say Ahead Of New Competition, Halsey, James Arthur, Niall Horan, pop, Spotify, streaming, The Chainsmokers

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Camper Van Beethoven and Cracker Sue Spotify For $150 Million

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Camper Van Beethoven and David Lowery of Cracker have brought a class action lawsuit against Spotify, alleging that they broadcast their music without obtaining mechanical licenses to broadcast the music.

Tagged as: Camper Van Beethoven, Cracker, music news, Spotify

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The Beatles Top 10 Streaming Hits

by Paul Cashmere

The Beatles allowed fans to hear their music via streaming services for the first time on Christmas Eve 2015 and already the first Beatles Streaming Top 10 has been compiled.

Tagged as: music news, Spotify, The Beatles

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Drake Is Spotify’s Most Streamed Artist Of 2015

by Music-News.com

Drake is Spotify’s most streamed artist of 2015.

Tagged as: Drake, Ed Sheeran, music news, Music News Drake is Spotify's most streamed artist of 2015, Spotify

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U2’s Larry Mullen Jr Says Streaming Services Need To Pay Artists More

by Paul Cashmere

U2’s Larry Mullen, Jr. may not have too much to worry about when it comes to the group’s income from streaming but he certainly sees it as a problem for younger and lesser known artists.

Tagged as: Apple, Larry Mullan Jr, music news, Spotify, streaming, U2

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The Beatles Restore Original ‘Let It Be’ Movie for Disney+ … Confirmed

As teased yesterday, The Beatles original 1970 Michael Lindsay-Hogg 'Let It Be' movie has been restored by Peter Jackson and will stream on Disney+ from May 8, 2024.

April 16, 2024

The Beatles Tease Upcoming Announcement

There is more movement in The Beatles camp with a cryptic tease added to The Beatles official website over the past few hours.

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Apple+ have announced a new documentary series ‘John Lennon: Murder Without A Trail’ will be produced for the streaming service and hosted by Kiefer Sutherland.

November 1, 2023

Apple Take Over The Super Bowl Entertainment And Product Place IN Rihanna

Well hello product placement. The NFL has sold out to Apple and ROC Nation and the Super Bowl entertainment has now been renamed Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show.

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Loot Is A Hoot and Maya Rudolph Is Hilarious So Lets Talk About Minnie Riperton

Maya Rudolph is fronting one of the surprise hit shows of 2022. ‘Loot’ on Apple+ is great stuff … so enough about that. Let’s talk about Minnie Riperton instead.

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