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Meta and Spotify blast EU decisions on AI
The firms along with several researchers and industry bodies signed an open letter claiming that Europe was already becoming less competitive and risked falling further behind in the age of AI.
Billie Eilish on topping Spotify’s monthly streaming charts
As of June 2024, the Grammy-winning artiste Billie Eilish became the most-streamed artiste on the platform, overtaking The Weeknd (real name Abel Tesfaye), who previously held the top position, Spotify revealed on Monday.
Taylor Swift’s new album breaks Spotify record
Taylor Swift's latest album, "The Tortured Poets Department" (TTPD), dropped on April 19, causing a frenzy amongst her millions of fans.
Barca to wear singer Karol G logo in Madrid Clasico showdown
As part of their sponsorship agreement with music streaming platform Spotify, Barcelona have worn logos of rock band the Rolling Stones, and artists Drake and Rosalia in previous Clasicos.
Spotify to let users craft playlists with text prompts
Spotify, the music streaming platform, is releasing its new AI playlists feature into beta. This new functionality allows users to generate custom playlists based on written prompts.
Dua Lipa makes history with most tracks in Spotify’s 2 billion club
Dua Lipa has carved her name in music history as the first female artiste to have four songs, each surpassing 2 billion streams on Spotify. The pop sensation's latest milestone comes as her hit track "Levitating" joins the elite "2 billion club" on the popular streaming platform.
Taylor Swift beats Arijit Singh, becomes second-most followed Spotify artist
In a surprising turn of events, Arijit Singh has beaten Taylor Swift on Spotify a couple of months back by earning her spot as the second most followed artist on Spotify.
Spotify to axe 1,500 jobs amidst cost-cutting measures
Spotify, the Swedish music-streaming giant, has declared a significant reduction in its workforce, slashing 1,500 jobs, which accounts for approximately 17% of its employees. The decision, termed "difficult" by CEO Daniel Ek, came from the company's aim to curtail expenses amidst a notable slowdown in economic growth.
Taylor Swift to earn more than $100 million from Spotify alone this year
“Shake it off” star Taylor Swift is ready to end the final year with a bang in Spotify as she might earn a whopping $100 million alone in Spotify in 2023.
Barcelona get ready to rock with Rolling Stones logo on shirt for Clasico
Barcelona and the Rolling Stones have joined forces and the club's kit will feature the band's famous tongue and lips logo for next week's Clasico against Real Madrid, the LaLiga club announced on Thursday.
Suga amasses over 100m Spotify streams
BTS’ Suga attained a new landmark on the largest music streaming platform, Spotify, recently. His solo song “The Last” crossed over 100 million streams to also become his ninth song that exceeded this mark.
Spotify removes hundreds of Bollywood songs from the platform
Numerous Bollywood songs have been taken off Spotify due to alleged disagreements with copyright holders.
BTS, Jungkook reign Spotify Global Top 5 chart
On March 14, the youngest member of the group, Jungkook conducted a live session on the fandom site Weverse. During the interaction, he entertained his fans by appearing in different costumes and also told his fans about the good news.
Coke Studio Bangla officially available on Spotify
One of the largest music streaming service providers in the world, Spotify has collaborated with Coke Studio Bangla, the Bangladesh edition of Coca-Cola’s international music property ‘Coke Studio’, as the official music streaming partner.
Miley Cyrus' new song 'Flowers' breaks Spotify record
Popular singer Miley Cyrus broke the Spotify record for her new energetic track on being single, "Flowers". The song became the most-streamed song over a single week on Spotify, the streaming service announced Friday, just seven days after the song was released.
What happened to Spotify Wrapped in Bangladesh?
The outrage following Spotify's inability to deliver has resonated with all its users in Bangladesh.
Spotify will let users get personalised messages from their favourite artists
The top fans, who have supported the artists throughout the year, will get the opportunity to receive the videos and offers as a part of Spotify’s Wrapped experience.
The Beatles to break music streaming boycott on Christmas eve
The Beatles will finally be available on streaming music services, from this Thursday, December 24, 2015.
Kendrick Lamar album breaks Spotify record
Rapper Kendrick Lamar's latest album has broken the first-day record on Spotify after its surprise early release