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Spotify fights back: Think that artists aren’t getting enough cash? Spotify says there's a good reason for that
By Daniel Griffiths published
After a stream of anti-Spotify sentiment, the supersized streaming service wants to set the record straight

“I owe it to my brethren in metal not to have a Spotify account”: Dani Filth’s anti-Spotify sentiment
By Daniel Griffiths last updated
Update – Spotify responds: "£20!? Spotify has paid out around a million dollars in revenue to Cradle of Filth’s rightsholders."

"I’m not sure that journey is fully understood. And frankly, we probably haven’t done a very good job of explaining it": Spotify just posted their first-ever year of profit
By Daniel Griffiths published
All those subscriptions, all those ads, all those penny payouts and they still couldn’t make a buck?

Spotify wins major court case, over controversial 'bundling' that lowered artist payments
By Daniel Griffiths published
The bundling in of audiobooks – triggering new, even more advantageous payment terms – has been ruled legal

A marketing expert breaks down how to get more people listening to your music than ever before
By Mark Knight published
"If you were surprised by the 'Top' songs in your Spotify Wrapped, it might be because the difference between your top 5 and top 100 streamed songs is just a tiny number of plays"

“Spotify and UMG have never had any such arrangement”: Spotify responds to Drake’s claims of collusion
By Will Simpson published
They maintain Spotify is a “stranger” in the Drake – Lamar feud

Is Spotify creating fake artists to flood its editorial playlists?
By Andy Price published
An investigation in a new book sheds light on the alarming rise of dubious real 'artists' peppering Spotify's editorial playlists

Spotify says streams of drum 'n' bass are up 94% over the last three years
By Matt Mullen published
The streaming service has released a mini-documentary, DnB: In for Life, that explores the history of the genre and its impact on the wider music scene
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