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Spotify’s transformation into an AI slop factory commences as it announces Universal “superfan” remix gimmick and Live Nation ticketing wheeze public
Spotify • 4 min read

Spotify’s transformation into an AI slop factory commences as it announces Universal “superfan” remix gimmick and Live Nation ticketing wheeze

Spotify has announced partnerships with Universal and Live Nation to get two new features off the ground. Universal is partnering on an AI-powered covers and remixes tool, while Live Nation is involved in a pre-sale tickets scheme. It remains to be seen if Spotify users want either of those things…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
Boycotts aren’t always an option for artists “beholden” to corporations that “prioritise profit over ethics”, Alexis Krauss explains public
Spotify • 4 min read

Boycotts aren’t always an option for artists “beholden” to corporations that “prioritise profit over ethics”, Alexis Krauss explains

Alexis Krauss from Sleigh Bells has provided a frank explanation for why it’s tricky for many artists to boycott music companies whose practices may cause concern, like Spotify and Live Nation. The truth is, she says, “I find myself often beholden to corporations that prioritise profit over ethics”…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
Spotify made €17.2 billion last year, with profits of €2.2 billion - and paid just €12 million in tax. Here’s what else we learned from today’s earnings call public
Spotify • 13 min read

Spotify made €17.2 billion last year, with profits of €2.2 billion - and paid just €12 million in tax. Here’s what else we learned from today’s earnings call

Spotify reported its Q4 2025 numbers today and held its first analyst call with its new co-CEO double-act of Gustav Söderström and Alex Norström. The company is calling 2026 its “Year Of Raising Ambition”. Whether that ambition includes the music industry is another story…
Sam Taylor •
Music industry sues Anna’s Archive over Spotify hack public
Anna's Archive • 4 min read

Music industry sues Anna’s Archive over Spotify hack

Just before Christmas pirate activist group Anna’s Archive announced it had hacked Spotify and grabbed 86 million music files which it planned to make available in ‘bulk torrents’. Unsurprisingly, the majors and Spotify have gone legal, filing a lawsuit and getting the group’s .org domain blocked…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
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