Spotify is both a household name and an integral part of the music listening experience. Yet it has only existed for about ...

Many musicians don’t like what Spotify stands for, yet increasingly depend on it for earnings. Measures to support artists’ incomes could free music from the grip of the streaming giants. Liz Pelly, a ...

Critiques of technology often downplay, deny, or ignore the advantages that tech firms offer to their users. Take Mood Machine, Liz Pelly's book assailing the audio streaming giant Spotify. Some of ...

It sounds like a joke, or a bad episode of Black Mirror. A band of four guys with shaggy hair released two albums' worth of generic psych-rock songs back-to-back. The songs ended up on Spotify users' ...

Over the last week, you may have seen the term 'Death to Spotify' scattered across social media and online publications. It sounds like the chant of a disgruntled fan who's just cancelled their ...

For anyone caught in the streaming giant’s orbit, it’s a familiar devil’s bargain. Many Spotify users, listeners and musicians alike disapprove of the company’s practices, such as hosting Joe Rogan’s ...