While Spotify denies it, Pelly claims Spotify commissions session musicians, playing under assumed names, to record very generic-sounding music, for playlists such as “chill instrumental beats”.

including Spotify, thinking about the season ahead. To kick things off, the music streaming giant released its predictions for the top songs of summer 2025, and it's an eclectic mix. The global ...

Spotify is testing "sub-genre chips" within its genre mix playlists for enhanced music discovery. These chips allow users to explore specific sub-genres (e.g., Alternative R&B, Neo Soul ...

Spotify’s team of global editors have revealed Spotify’s 2025 Songs of Summer Predictions. With tracks including Alex Warren’s chart-topping single Ordinary, Charli XCX’s Party 4 U ...

The country superstar’s fourth studio album, released Friday (May 16) through Big Loud/Mercury, is already breaking streaming records on Spotify, Amazon Music and Apple Music. On Friday ...

It’s already that time of the year again: Spotify has announced its 2025 Songs of Summer Predictions, laying out 30 tracks that the DSP sees as contenders for the upcoming season. Among the ...

Aimee Nolte Music The Quiet Reality of Playing Music in Public Posted: May 30, 2025 | Last updated: June 6, 2025 Just me - my board, my guitar, and the hum of the street. This isn’t a story of ...

The song, featuring pro-Nazi lyrics and a Hitler speech excerpt, has garnered nearly 10 million views on Twitter, after it was banned from other platforms, including Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube.

Spotify confirmed Wallen's fourth album is the platform's most-streamed country album of the year just over half a day after it released on Friday. By Ethan Millman Music Editor The record’s ...

He recalls his first impression of the music room. “I was like a kid in a candy store in there,” he says. “I was like, ‘When do I get to start playing?’ "Then on my first-ever day of ...