NEW YORK (AP) — Streaming numbers for R. Kelly have remained intact a week after Spotify announced it had removed the R&B singer’s music from its playlists, citing its new policy on hate content and hateful conduct. Spotify made the bold declaration on May 10, but R. Kelly’s streaming numbers are relatively the same with […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Spotify has removed R. Kelly‘s music from its playlists, citing its new policy on hate content and hateful conduct. A spokesperson said Thursday that Kelly’s music is no longer available on the streaming service’s owned and operated playlists and algorithmic recommendations. His music will still be available, but Spotify will not […]
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Spotify is about to find out whether investors view its music streaming service as a budding superstar or a flash in the pan. The Swedish company will make its stock market debut Tuesday, casting a spotlight on its early lead in music streaming — a still-evolving field trying to hook people […]
After teasing the collaboration on Instagram Thursday morning, Ed Sheeran dropped his remix of Perfect on Friday, with the addition of Beyonce on the second verse. After Sheeran sings the first verse and chorus, Beyonce comes in with the same lyrics – only changing the gender to a female perspective. “Well I found a man/ Stronger […]
Jay Z, the co-owner of streaming music site Tidal, has made the inevitable move of taking his music off of rival service Spotify, reports Billboard. As of April 7, a search showed only two collaborative albums with R Kelly listed: “Unfinished Business” (2004) and “Best of Both Worlds” (2002). There are now also only five […]
Jay Z, the co-owner of streaming music site Tidal, has made the inevitable move of taking his music off of rival service Spotify, reports Billboard. As of April 7, a search showed only two collaborative albums with R Kelly listed: “Unfinished Business” (2004) and “Best of Both Worlds” (2002). There are now also only five […]
NEW YORK (AP) — If President Barack Obama is looking for a new job after Jan. 20, Spotify has a position that seems made just for him. The streaming music service has posted a “President of Playlists” position on its career opportunities webpage. Requirements for the position include “at least eight years experience running a […]
The White House has released President Obama’s two Spotify playlists for the summer — one for daytime and one for after dark. When the @POTUS drops his summer mix and it’s 💯 pic.twitter.com/MM5YWwxGHr — The GRAMMYs (@TheGRAMMYs) August 11, 2016 The president’s wide variety of musical tastes are on full display through his selections, […]
David Lowery has become one of Spotify's most outspoken critics and now, he's ready for the music streaming service to pay up.
NEW YORK (AP) — Spotify users are clearly listening to Drake. The rapper was the most streamed artist of the year globally. Spotify announced its end-of-the-year list Tuesday and said Drake earned 1.8 billion streams in 2015. Rihanna was the year’s most streamed female performer with 1 billion streams, while Major Lazer’s ubiquitous hit, “Lean […]
CHILMARK, Mass. (AP) — The White House is launching an official channel on the popular music streaming service Spotify with a pair of playlists it says President Barack Obama created himself. Obama was announcing his daytime and evening summer music lists Friday on his @POTUS official Twitter account. The president’s daytime list includes tracks from […]
Prince just keeps the good news coming. Last week, he announced that he has an album with his band 3RDEYEGIRL in the works, and now he’s debuting…
