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Rosalía's 'Lux' tops Taylor Swift as the world's most-streamed album

Rosalía's rise and rise continues apace with her latest album LUX breaking yet another significant and sizeable digital landmark for the biggest number of streams in a week.

17/11/2025

Culture news

Rosalía breaks Spotify record for streams by a Spanish female artist

Released last Friday, Rosalía’s fourth album 'LUX' is already one of our favourite albums of 2025. It has shattered a record previously held by Karol G.

10/11/2025

Culture news

Spotify users boycott streaming platform over ICE recruitment ads

Spotify has been running a series of recruitment ads for ICE and said that the ads referring to “dangerous illegals” do not violate their advertising policy. This has prompted more and more subscribers to (further) boycott the streaming giant.

22/10/2025

Culture news

Which records has Taylor Swift's 'The Life of a Showgirl' shattered?

The numbers are in and Taylor Swift’s ‘The Life Of A Showgirl’ has broken all records. It sold 2.7million copies in 24 hours, surpassing Swift’s own 2024 record. The album has also broken several Spotify records and the companion cinema outing topped the weekend box office.

06/10/2025

Culture news

Are artist protests responsible for Spotify's leadership shake-up?

Daniel Ek stepping down as CEO of the company he founded comes during much backlash aimed at Spotify, ranging from issues regarding artist payment and Ek’s investments in weapons.

01/10/2025

Business

Spotify founder Daniel Ek steps down as CEO, sending shares lower

Spotify said in a press release that the move “formalises" how Spotify has been operating since 2023, with the new co-CEOs largely leading strategic development and operational execution.

30/09/2025

Culture news

Massive Attack pull their music from Spotify and platforms in Israel

The band has asked their label, UMG, to remove their music not just from Spotify but all streaming platforms in Israel.

19/09/2025

Culture news

Taylor Swift already breaks Spotify record before release of new album

The pop star's 12th album is out next month but calendar release dates don't seem to apply when it comes to Taylor Swift...

02/09/2025

Business

Spotify announces 9% price hike for individual plan subscribers

The music streaming platform announced a €1 price increase for customers on its individual plan starting from September.

04/08/2025

Culture news

Explained: What's the ‘Panama Playlists’ leak and what does it expose?

Offshore bank accounts again? No – “onshore vibes” this time. An anonymous sleuth claims they have been ‘scraping’ Spotify accounts of celebrities, politicians and journalists since the summer of 2024. The results may surprise you.

31/07/2025

Culture news

Artists revolt against Spotify over CEO’s investment in AI warfare

Several artists, including King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, Deerhoof, and Xiu Xiu, are pulling their music from Spotify in protest of CEO Daniel Ek’s investment in an AI-powered military tech firm.

30/07/2025

Tech News

Turkey investigates Spotify over 'insensitive' playlist names

Turkey has launched an investigation into Spotify following a social media backlash over playlist names deemed politically or religiously 'insensitive'.

11/07/2025

Culture news

Fake AI band scandal: The Velvet Sundown controversy explained

Explaining the controversy surrounding The Velvet Sundown - the rock band that lied about being generated by artificial intelligence. How has this empty 'provocation' highlighted Spotify’s alleged dubious practices – chiefly, avoiding paying royalties - and confirmed fears about generative AI?

08/07/2025

Culture news

Is Denmark killing the tradition of EU playlists?

As Denmark takes over the rotating EU Council presidency from Poland, it’s hitting pause on one beloved tradition: the national Spotify playlist.

04/07/2025

Culture news

Death of French rapper Werenoi sparks debate about music and Islam

The recent death of beloved French rapper Werenoi has created a dilemma for some of his fans: should they stop listening to his music, out of respect for his Muslim faith?

19/06/2025

Business

Sweden’s PM says Europe needs to do more to retain tech companies

European companies such as Spotify, Smurfit Kappa and Flutter Entertainment have left the continent to list in the US in recent years, with Klarna revealing plans to do the same soon too.

31/03/2025

The Big Question

The Big Question: Where is the biggest music market in the world?

The music recording industry is seeing growth that ‘many other sectors would be incredibly envious of’, but what’s driving it?

24/03/2025

Culture news

Is the $10bn Spotify gave artists enough to silence its critics?

Spotify paid out more money into the music industry last year than any other retailer in history.

12/03/2025

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

Culture news

UMG and Spotify sign new deal as Björk slams streaming economy

“Spotify is probably the worst thing that has happened to musicians.” Despite new agreements between the world’s largest music label and one of the largest providers of music streaming services, the Icelandic artist’s words continue to ring true.

27/01/2025