The man who sold the world: Spotify’s founder steps down
Spotify has always felt hollow to me. It gives you the world’s music in one place, yet somehow strips the…
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Spotify is not as cheap as it seems
And it’s making music worse.
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Spotify Wrapped can never trump the mixtape
Every Christmas, I make my own end-of-year playlist – a small act of resistance to outsourcing one’s taste to the…
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I hate Spotify Wrapped
We know Spotify exploits artists. We shouldn’t let it exploit music fans too.
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What Emily Maitlis did next
The News Agents sees former BBC presenters finding their voice – and also their feet – in the world of…
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Meghan Markle’s Archetypes podcast is toe-curlingly cringey – but insightful, too
The jaunty pep-talk style may irritate Brits, but it will surely appeal to the duchess’s liberal American fans.
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The “Running Up That Hill” revival proves the best songs are timeless
It’s no wonder Gen Z have fallen in love with Kate Bush’s empathy anthem.
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Joe Rogan captures the American mood, whether liberals like it or not
Rogan’s skill for channeling popular sentiment is one that his critics – notably Harry and Meghan – conspicuously lack.
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The Joe Rogan controversy isn’t about truth – it’s about control
The podcaster’s most virulent haters not only don’t listen to his show, but are militant in their determination not to…
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Spotify’s response to the Joe Rogan controversy is weak – but predictable
The platform is acting now because it has to, and its action is negligible.
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Joe Rogan is far from the most controversial act on Spotify
Neil Young says he doesn’t want to share a platform with the podcaster. He could have picked plenty of other…
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Thanks to Adele, Spotify will no longer shuffle albums by default. Music fans should be grateful
This may seem like a small technical tweak, but it may be a crucial victory in the battle for the…
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Is Spotify bad for the environment?
Music streaming has a lower carbon footprint than any physical format, but the huge growth in our music consumption more…
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Why I broke up with Spotify
After years of relying on the music streaming service, I found its endless playlists were eroding my love of music.
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Spotify’s new “tip jar” won’t save the industry – but it asks us to consider music’s value
For the first time, the streaming platform has given listeners the opportunity to pay artists directly for their music.
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