iPhone users prefer ad-supported streaming platforms over Apple Music. According to Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP), 15% of iPhone consumers pay for Apple Music. Around 48% prefer using Pandora’s ad-supported service to stream their fav…
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Azealia Banks takes down RuPaul’s newest album. Embattled rapper Azealia Banks has claimed reality show host RuPaul ripped off her song ‘This Big Big Beat’ with his song, ‘Call Me Mother.’ She also alleges that to have reported the show host’s latest …
Spotify Slammed By Women’s Group For Reversing ‘Hateful Conduct’
A Women’s Advocacy Group is slamming Spotify for reversing their “Hateful Conduct,” saying it “normalizes violence against women.” Women’s advocacy group, UltraViolet, are not agreeing with Spotify’s decision to roll back its “hateful conduct” policy t…
Sony/ATV owns a stake in Tencent Music Entertainment
Universal-owned EMI Group and Sony-owned EMI Music Publishing also have stakes
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Official: Spotify’s Tuma Basa joins YouTube as Director of Urban Music
Exec joined Spotify in 2015 and grew RapCaviar to more than 9m followers
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Spotify Radically Revamps Their ‘Hate Conduct Policy’ After a Huge Industry Backlash
Today, Spotify announced that its “hate conduct” policy will be revamped after an industry backlash. Spotify’s controversial policy to reduce “hate content and hateful conduct” on the streaming platform was short-lived as the company announced that whi…
Spotify officially scraps ‘hateful conduct’ policy
‘Across all genres, our role is not to regulate artists. Therefore, we are moving away from implementing a policy around artist conduct.’
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Spotify’s Traffic Was Totally Unaffected by the ‘Hate Conduct Policy’ Fallout
Despite the massive outcry against Spotify over its Hate Content and Hateful Conduct policy, web traffic and app installs remained the same. During a Q&A at the Code Conference in California, Spotify CEO Daniel Ek made a stunning confession. He adm…
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“Okay, so maybe the Hate Content policy wasn’t such a good idea.” In a keynote Q&A at the Code Conference in California, Spotify CEO Daniel Ek admitted that the company mismanaged its Hate Conduct policy that took down certain controversial artists…
Spotify and Apple Music are both searching for New York’s smartest hip-hop head
Both streaming companies are hiring for senior hip-hop roles in the Big Apple
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