Michael Smith was sentenced to 18 months in prison on October 6, 2026, for using thousands of bot accounts to stream hundreds ...

If you are an artist, getting featured on a popular Spotify playlist might feel like winning the lottery. But that is an ...

Following a beta launch in New Zealand, Spotify is expanding its new algorithm tweaking tools with the launch of “Taste Profile” in the US. On Wednesday, Spotify began rolling out its new “Taste ...

Spotify is giving listeners a new tool to shape the recommendations it delivers to their app’s Home feed. The music streaming giant on Wednesday began rolling out a feature called “Taste Profile” to ...

Apple Music has a lot going for it. The service offers lossless audio without charging extra for it, supports Dolby Atmos, and is deeply integrated into Apple's ecosystem, making it easy to use across ...

"Idol" quickly escaped the orbit of Oshi no Ko. With over 689 million views on YouTube and 588 million streams on Spotify, it became a dance, a cover, an edit, a challenge — the kind of song you could ...

Does Spotify think you absolutely love “Baby Shark” because your kids have listened to it hundreds of times — and as a result recommends similar stuff? If you’ve ever encountered this conundrum, ...

Technology companies have been “running real-time, unregulated product testing on Australians” for too long, communications minister says. By Laura Chung Reporting from Sydney, Australia The ...

Apple Music is one of the five Spotify alternatives that users swear by. It also happens to come preinstalled on Apple devices, including iPhones, and it's one of the rare Apple services that's also ...

One of the best things about using a music streaming service is getting to discover new artists, bands, and tracks while enjoying your old favorites. Services like Apple Music and Spotify can create ...

From playing classical masterpieces and jazz standards on his violin to singing folk and rock, Andrew Bird continues to cross over music and performance genres. Special correspondent Mike Cerre caught ...

Music streaming giant Spotify will soon introduce an AI Persona badge on profiles of artists that have been flagged, or self-identified, as not human. “True artist-fan connection can only be built on ...