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Spotify Confirms ICE Recruitment Ads Are No Longer Running on Platform
Indivisible, the organization behind the No Kings protests, is escalating its pressure campaign against Spotify with an argument that has become increasingly difficult to dismiss. For months, the world’s most powerful music platform has functioned as a delivery system for Immigration and Customs Enforcement recruitment propaganda. And after the murder of Renee Nicole Macklin Good by ICE agents in Minneapolis yesterday, it’s all the harder to pretend that this arrangement belo
Kris Avalon
Jan 82 min read


Lawsuit Against Spotify Claims ‘Billions’ of Drake Streams Were ‘Fraudulent’
Drake can’t seem to get enough of a legal battle lately. Just weeks after his defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group (UMG) was dismissed, the rapper now finds himself on the receiving end of a fresh legal dispute. via: Rolling Stone A new class action lawsuit against Spotify alleges the company has “turned a blind eye” to “mass-scale fraudulent streaming” on its platform and that one musician in particular has been the beneficiary of “billions” of fake streams: Drak
Kris Avalon
Nov 3, 20257 min read


Drake’s Lawyers Double Down As They Call Out Spotify’s ‘Manipulative Practices’ Alleged In Legal Filing
The team of lawyers behind the court battle Drake waged with Spotify and Universal Music Group (UMG) is not backing down from requests...
Kris Avalon
Dec 23, 20242 min read


Russ Says Spotify Knows Which Artists Are Faking Streams
The Drake petition against Universal Music Group and Spotify for allegedly boosting Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" streams artificially...
Kris Avalon
Dec 22, 20242 min read


Spotify Fires Back At Drake’s “Legally Deficient” Complaint Over Kendrick Lamar Diss
Spotify has fired back at Drake‘s claim that they conspired with Universal Music Group to turn Kendrick Lamar‘s “Not Like Us” into a mega...
Kris Avalon
Dec 20, 20243 min read


Spotify Planning To Cut 1,500 More Jobs In Third Round Of Layoffs This Year
Spotify said on Monday that it would cut nearly a fifth of its work force, its third round of layoffs so far this year, as it has...
Kris Avalon
Dec 4, 20232 min read


Spotify's New Royalty Scheme Declares Unpopular Songs Won’t Earn Royalties Anymore
A few weeks ago, Music Business Worldwide broke the news that Spotify is revamping its revenue model, which includes demonetizing the...
Kris Avalon
Nov 22, 20231 min read


Spotify Raising U.S. Subscription Prices
Attention Spotify fans. Be prepared to spend a little more coin on your U.S. subscription plan, despite recent price hikes at rivals...
Kris Avalon
Apr 26, 20231 min read


Spotify Barely Spent Coin From $100 Million Diversity Fund In Lieu Of Joe Rogan Covid Misinformation
Remember that one time at band camp when Spotify created a $100 million fund specifically for underepresented creators in order to kill...
Kris Avalon
Mar 24, 20232 min read


India.Arie Drags Spotify For Placing A White Woman On Cover Art Of Neo-Soul Playlist
India Arie is calling out Spotify yet again, this time for placing a white woman on the cover art of their Neo-Soul playlist she's...
Kris Avalon
Dec 15, 20221 min read
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