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"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

MusicRadar · Mar 12, 2025

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 · Mar 12, 2025

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 · Mar 10, 2025

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 · Feb 24, 2025

“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."

MusicRadar · Feb 19, 2025

YouTube finally explains its subtle logo redesign

The brand has a new palette.

Creative Bloq · Feb 18, 2025

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.

Android Central · Feb 18, 2025

Spotify Music Pro will reportedly release this year – and here's how much it could cost

Spotify hi-fi is absolutely, definitely, really happening this year. Probably.

T3 · Feb 18, 2025

Paramount and YouTube TV finalize deal keeping CBS, CBS Sports available

YouTube and Paramount were struggling to reach "a fair deal," potentially causing all 30+ Paramount channels to disappear. That crisis was avoided.

Android Central · Feb 17, 2025

Spotify may charge £5.99 extra for better audio and VIP concert perks

Subscribers could also be able to remix songs using artificial intelligence

Evening Standard · Feb 17, 2025