Taylor Swift has broken yet another record with her latest album The Tortured Poets Department. Since the album was released a week ago, it has topped the UK’s music chart with the biggest first-week sales in seven years. The BBC reports that the 31-track double album (including a second volume titled The Anthology, which Swift … Read more
EU antitrust regulators are checking if an Apple proposal would comply with their order to let Spotify and other music streaming services inform users of payment options outside its App Store, the European Commission said on Monday. The iPhone maker risks antitrust charges and fresh fines if its proposal announced last Friday fails to satisfy … Read more
As its public dispute with TikTok continues, Universal Music Group has set an expanded strategic relationship with Spotify. The new agreement will “further amplify music discovery and social interaction and enhance fan experiences,” the companies said in a joint announcement. Under the deal, Spotify will deploy new promotional and social features aimed at helping drive interest … Read more
Formula 1’s FORGOTTEN American World Champion Deadly Passions, Terrible Joys is a motorsport history podcast that delves into the forgotten scandals and tragedies in racing. There will be plenty of non-F1 topics in here, too, but Formula 1 is also jam-packed with so much chaos that it gets a prime place. Listen on Apple Podcasts, … Read more
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted March 23, 2024 3:28 pm Updated March 23, 2024 3:34 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Joni Mitchell’s music is back on Spotify more than two years after the songwriter pulled it off the platform in protest of other content available on … Read more
A man in Denmark was sentenced to 18 months in prison today for using fake accounts to trick music streaming services into paying him 2 million Danish kroner ($290,000) in royalties. The unusual case reveals a weak spot in the business model behind the world’s biggest music platforms. The 53-year-old consultant, who had pleaded not … Read more
Audi’s latest EV, the 2025 Q6 E-Tron SUV and its more powerful sibling the SQ6, will sit smack in the middle of Audi’s electric SUV lineup, nestled between the Q8 E-Tron and the petite Q4 E-Tron. The actual sale date of the car isn’t until the end of the year, and I was only allowed … Read more
Apple has a Spotify problem—and it just cost the iPhone maker a $2 billion fine from the European Commission. For years, the two companies have been at war as the streaming service lured users away from Apple’s iTunes and accused the tech giant of exploiting its dominance to stifle innovation. In their long-running conflict, each … Read more
LONDON (AP) — The European Union leveled its first antitrust penalty against Apple on Monday, fining the U.S. tech giant nearly $2 billion for unfairly favoring its own music streaming service by forbidding rivals like Spotify from telling users how they could pay for cheaper subscriptions outside of iPhone apps. Apple muzzled streaming services from … Read more
Apple has been fined €1.8B ($1.95B) for breaking antitrust rules in Europe over music streaming. The EU’s European Commission issued the heavy penalty, Apple’s first ever of its kind, after ruling the tech giant had prevented the likes of Spotify from informing consumers about “alternative and cheaper music subscription services” outside of the App Store. … Read more
