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According to a shocking new book, Spotify has been promoting "ghost artists" so it can avoid paying piddling royalties to real artists.

Artificial Intelligence

Spotify Employees Say It’s Promoting Fake Artists to Reduce Royalty Payments to Real Ones

By Noor Al-Sibai

A scammer claims to have made thousands of dollars by selling "leaked" tracks by Frank Ocean that were actually generated by an AI.

Artificial Intelligence

Leaked Frank Ocean Tracks Were Actually AI-Generated Fakes

By Victor Tangermann

Spotify has taken down "tens of thousands," or roughly seven percent of songs uploaded by AI music startup Boomy.

Artificial Intelligence

Spotify Busts Network of Bots Listening to Bot-Generated Music

By Noor Al-Sibai

Spotify is launching a playlist generator today that can line up some killer tunes for you and your hamster, bird, iguana, dog or cat.

New Spotify Feature Will Generate a Playlist For Your Iguana

By Victor Tangermann

A hacker allegedly stole an entire MiniDisc archive and demanded a ransom. Radiohead called the bluff and put the archive of demos on sale for charity.

Hackers Stole Old Radiohead Demos — Then Got Owned

By Victor Tangermann

The emissions produced by streaming music far exceed the environmental cost of listening to music via physical mediums, according to a new study.

Science & Energy

Here’s How Streaming Music Is Killing the Planet

By Kristin Houser

Elon Musk Responds to Tesla Music Streaming Service Speculation

Elon Musk Responds to Tesla Music Streaming Service Speculation

By Patrick Caughill

Elon Musk’s Move Into Streaming Could Make Tesla This Generation’s Monopoly

By Christianna Reedy