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Singer Jessie J says she has been diagnosed with early breast cancer

The British pop star behind hit singles like 'Price Tag' and 'Domino' says she plans to undergo surgery for breast cancer this month.

04/06/2025

Culture news

Spotify celebrates Singles programme hitting 10bn streams

As the long-running recording sessions chalks up a major milestone, the Swedish music platform opens up its Stockholm studio to European artists.

19/02/2025

Business

Spotify faces the music with billion-dollar payouts

The Swedish giant recognises the 'loud and clear' criticism of its business model. Euronews business looks at Spotify's figures.

19/03/2024

Culture news

Spotify the difference: CEO Daniel Elk defends musician's pay policy

Daniel Ek, co-founder and CEO of Spotify, has hit back at claims the music streaming service doesn’t adequately pay artists. Is it fair to say that not every person that plays an instrument can make a living? Jonny Walfisz investigates.

04/03/2024

Culture news

Album anniversaries: Three records to celebrate in February 2024

From feverish indie soundscapes to 90s Californian alt-rock via melodic stadium anthems, here's our pick of the three albums celebrating a major anniversary this month.

07/02/2024

Culture news

What are the most streamed songs of Summer 2023?

The numbers are in. The most popular song of Summer 2023 is...

24/08/2023

Culture news

No seal of approval: Barack Obama branded 'war criminal' by singer

The former president of the US has been slammed by Boygenius singer-songwriter after including the band's song ‘Not Strong Enough’ on his summer playlist.

24/07/2023

Culture news

And the biggest song of 2023 (so far) is...

We’re halfway through the year and the results are in: Miley Cyrus's 'Flowers' is the biggest single of the year to date, and the Top 5 best–selling songs of the year are, for the first time in chart history, all by female artists.

07/07/2023

Culture news

Celebrated artist behind Nirvana and Offspring artwork dies at 61

You may not know the name, but you’ve loved his artwork.

11/05/2023

Culture news

Universal Music Group flotation: Five things you need to know

After the group's shares leapt up more than a third from their reference price, here are some facts to help you understand the group and the flotation.

21/09/2021

Green News

Is our addiction to Spotify ruining the planet?

We look into whether switching back to CDs and cassette tapes would improve our carbon footprint.

16/03/2020

World

EU Parliament approves controversial copyright law

In European Parliament yesterday, MEPs passed a copyright law that has critics saying it could spell the end of the internet as we know it. The law is intended to update current copyright law to keep up with the the digital age- But parts of the law are not so beloved by fans of online content.

13/09/2018