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Spotify prices to soar again, but there's still no sign of Hi-Res streaming

Prices are going up in some regions – and even more expensive streaming is incoming.

YouTube Music tests new Spotify-like lyrics sharing feature

YouTube Music is testing a new feature that allows users to share song lyrics on social media. It should likely enhance user engagement and provide a new way to interact with music.

Android Central

Spotify goes down: Widespread outage affects streaming service app and website

The Spotify app and website were down today. If you missed it, here's a look at what happened and the issues to watch out for.

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Spotify was down — what happened during the major outage

Spotify was down for thousands of users, leaving them to sit quietly with their thoughts.

Tom’s Guide

Spotify is down for users around the world – but a fix is on the way

It seems Spotify is having playback issues

What Hi-Fi?

Spotify finally has a feature I'm truly envious of as a Tidal user

The new feature is a blessing for gig-goers.

What Hi-Fi?

I did the unthinkable and subscribed to Paramount+

Hear me out: Paramount+ is worth paying for right now

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Spotify Premium to remain ad-free, despite rumours

Spotify has taken to X to reassure Premium users that adverts won't be introduced to the tier.

Spotify responds to rumours Spotify Premium will soon include adverts

Spotify Premium is a paid subscription of £11.99 per month that unlocks ad-free listening

The National (Scotland)

FCC to investigate Disney and ABC over potential violation in diversity practices

Federal Communications Commission says its DEI efforts may breach equal employment opportunity regulations

The Guardian - US

"The one-size-fits-all streaming model does not serve those seeking deeper connections with artists": Deezer makes a profit for the first time with big plans ahead

Following on from Spotify’s 2025 turnaround, it’s not the only streamer that's on the up

MusicRadar

Forget Spotify HiFi — I made a hi-res streaming service that's just for me

I became sick of waiting for Spotify HiFi, so I made my own with Roon.

Tom’s Guide

Qobuz reveals average payout per stream – and claims it is higher than rivals

Qobuz claims it's the first streaming platform to have its average payout rate per stream officially validated.

What Hi-Fi?

Disney in search of perhaps its greatest sequel, a successor to Bob Iger

Behind the red carpet movie premieres and new thrill-inducing rides for fans of its amusement parks, there is a quiet search underway to find the successor to Bob Iger, the face of Disney for most of the past two decades

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MusicRadar

"Thanks to streaming, more artists than ever before are generating royalties at every career stage, more than at any time in music history": Spotify is bigger and paying out more than ever with $10 billion heading to rights holders' pockets

Those are the figures from its latest Loud & Clear report and Spotify reckons that's great news for everyone

The Guardian - UK

Spotify is trumpeting big paydays for artists – but only a tiny fraction of them are actually thriving

The company’s latest Loud & Clear report – a relatively transparent look into a closed-off industry – shows just how skewed financial success is in music

The Guardian - UK

Mirror, Express and Star owner says its print titles will be loss-making from 2031

Chief executive of Reach says he is committed to print, and higher online income will keep business afloat

The Guardian - UK

Spotify’s biggest sin? Its algorithms have pushed artists to make joyless, toothless music

Most musicians can only make money on the platform by writing songs inoffensive enough to get on to one of its vapid playlists, says Guardian columnist John Harris

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Evening Standard

Spotify Premium users are hearing adverts between songs - but there is a fix

Frustrated customers are threatening to cancel their subscriptions or switch to rival streaming services.

The Independent UK

ABC News staffers ‘crying and upset’ amid sweeping layoffs that gutted GMA3 and shuttered FiveThirtyEight

‘It's a very somber scene in the building—people crying and upset,’ a network staffer said. ‘Lots of panicked phone calls between staffers trying to make sense of it’

The Independent UK

Hulu's first live Oscars stream cuts out in latest high-profile mishap for streaming platforms

Sunday night marked Hulu’s first time airing the Oscars live

MusicRadar

Spotify fights back: Think that artists aren’t getting enough cash? Spotify says there's a good reason for that

After a stream of anti-Spotify sentiment, the supersized streaming service wants to set the record straight

MusicRadar

“I owe it to my brethren in metal not to have a Spotify account because they don’t pay people”: Cradle Of Filth's Dani Filth amps up music’s increasingly anti-Spotify sentiment

Update – Spotify responds: "£20!? Spotify has paid out around a million dollars in revenue to Cradle of Filth’s rightsholders."

Creative Bloq

YouTube finally explains its subtle logo redesign

The brand has a new palette.

Android Central

Spotify could bring new $6 Music Pro add-on tier with HiFi and remix tools

Bloomberg reports that Spotify is currently working on a new subscription tier likely to be released later this year.

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