Stock Market Today: Stocks Slip to Start Jobs Week Coming off a fifth straight weekly win, the main indexes took a breather ahead of a busy week of jobs data. Kiplinger · Dec 4, 2023
Spotify cuts 1,500 jobs in another round of layoffs Spotify is not yet done laying off its employees, with another round of layoffs that cut 1,500 jobs. Android Central · Dec 4, 2023
Meet the Swifties who spent 244 days streaming Taylor Swift’s music this year The top tier of listeners of the top-streamed artist spent more than two-thirds of the year streaming Taylor Swift on Spotify, reports Sheila Flynn The Independent UK · Dec 4, 2023
Happy Holidays? Spotify Conducts TMT's Biggest Layoff of 2023 Despite 11% Q3 Revenue Grow Ho, ho ho, the stock is at a 12-month high, and the music streaming service just added 23 million subscribers, but 17% of the its workforce, over 1,500 employees, just lost their jobs anyway Broadcasting & Cable · Dec 4, 2023
Singer-songwriter India Naia releases debut EP inspired by 2000s R'n'B Singer-songwriter India Naia is of German-Algerian heritage and spent some of her childhood in France before moving to Florida, where she grew up listening to the "crème de la crème" of hip-hop and R'n'B. Several years ago she moved to Paris, where she began writing music. She popped by Arts… France 24 · Dec 4, 2023
Spotify Cuts Around 1,500 Jobs As Growth Slows Music streaming giant Spotify said Monday it would reduce its number of employees by around 17 percent in a bid to cut costs amid "dramatically" slower economic growth. International Business Times · Dec 4, 2023
Spotify to cut 17% of staff in the latest round of tech layoffs In a memo addressed to staff, CEO Daniel Ek said it was necessary for the company to "rightsize" after hiring too many people during 2020 and 2021. Roughly 1,500 workers are likely to be let go. WEKU · Dec 4, 2023
Spotify to slash headcount after CEO blasts staff for doing 'work around the work' The founder is billing the company's biggest ever headcount reduction as a strategic return to the resourcefulness that marked its early days as a startup. Fortune · Dec 4, 2023
Spotify axes 17% of workforce in third round of layoffs this year Spotify says it’s axing 17% of its global workforce in the music streaming service’s third round of layoffs this year The Independent UK · Dec 4, 2023
First Thing: Israel says its ground forces are operating across ‘all of Gaza’ IDF spokesperson says ‘troops coming face-to-face with terrorists and killing them’. Plus, how one New Yorker became a TikTok star at 97 The Guardian - UK · Dec 4, 2023
Spotify cuts more than 1,500 jobs amid rising costs Music streaming service axes 17% of workforce in latest round of redundancies at big tech companies The Guardian - UK · Dec 4, 2023
5 ways I improved headphone sound from my MacBook Want better audio performance from your headphones when using a MacBook? Try out these 5 tips to maximize the sound experience. Tom’s Guide · Dec 4, 2023
Spotify to axe one in six staff as CEO says the firm has become 'more productive but less efficient' Spotify is to axe around 1500 jobs or one in six of its workforce in a bid to cut costs, marking a major U-turn on CEO and founder Daniel Ek’s strategy of growth through operational expansion. Evening Standard · Dec 4, 2023
The 20 best songs of 2023 Voted on by over 30 Guardian music writers, we celebrate the year’s best tracks from Boygenius to Blur and beyond The Guardian - UK · Dec 4, 2023
TechRadar · Dec 2, 2023 ICYMI: the week's 7 biggest tech stories, from Spotify Wrapped to the best apps of 2023 Missed all the tech news while you were hunting for Cyber Monday bargains? Fear not, we're here to fill you in.
The Guardian - UK · Dec 1, 2023 Tell us your favourite music albums of 2023 We would like to hear about the best album you have heard this year and why
T3 · Dec 1, 2023 What is Spotify Wrapped and how can you get yours? The celebration of your year in music has become a cult icon – this is how you can find yours
Sports Illustrated · Dec 1, 2023 Al Michaels, Pete Carroll Call Out Relentless Ref Show The Seahawks-Cowboys game featured 19 penalties, and people were fed up.
Louder · Dec 1, 2023 The least popular songs by 10 legendary rock bands We’ve combed Spotify to find out the least popular songs by Led Zeppelin, Queen, The Beatles, AC/DC and more
MusicRadar · Dec 1, 2023 “It covers my utilities bill”: German electronic musician Hainbach reveals how much his 1 million Spotify streams earned him in 2023 “Bandcamp or coming to a live show is still the best way to support me and other artists,” he confirms
The Guardian - UK · Dec 1, 2023 ‘We can’t let Tesla get away with this’: why Swedish unions are fighting Elon Musk Billionaire is against the labour movement, and workers believe their country’s traditions are under threat
Tom’s Guide · Dec 1, 2023 How to get karaoke on every mobile music streaming service — Apple Music, Spotify and more Fancy a singalong? Of course you do. Here's how to get karaoke mode on every major music streaming platform.
Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 30, 2023 Chicago’s Spotify Wrapped: What was the city listening to this year? The Swifites have taken over Chicago once again.
The Independent UK · Nov 30, 2023 Taylor Swift’s biggest fans: Meet the Swifties in Spotify’s top .001% of listeners The top tier of listeners of the top-streamed artist spent more than two-thirds of the year streaming Taylor Swift on Spotify, reports Sheila Flynn
Android Central · Nov 30, 2023 YouTube Music 2023 Recap follows Spotify Wrapped with a look back at your year YouTube Music has just launched its 2023 Recap, which creates custom album art based on your top track, moods, and "energy score."