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As Spotify struggles to explain itself to investors, musicians are fleeing the platform due to controversial investments in AI weapons tech.
Artificial Intelligence

Spotify Made a Huge Mistake With AI

By Joe Wilkins

Spotify is populating the profiles of dead artists with AI-generated songs without the permission of their families or record labels.
Artificial Intelligence

Spotify Caught Doing Something Unbelievably Ghoulish With AI

By Joe Wilkins

Music genres once dominated by independent artists are becoming wastelands of unchecked beatspam thanks to the rise of generative AI bots.
Artificial Intelligence

AI-Generated Music Is Starting to Crowd Out the Real Stuff on Streaming Platforms

By Joe Wilkins

The person behind a "band" that sparked a heated debate for heavily relying on generative AI has finally admitted the truth.
Artificial Intelligence

Creator of “Indie Band” Who Insisted It Wasn’t AI-Generated Just Admitted the Truth

By Victor Tangermann

An "indie rock band" called The Velvet Sundown is now claiming that "we never use AI" after being accused of not existing.
Artificial Intelligence

“Indie Rock Band” That’s Clearly Using AI Claims That “We Never Use AI”

By Victor Tangermann

While real artists struggle to earn money on Spotify, a seemingly AI-generated band has garnered enough streams to actually make a buck. 
Artificial Intelligence

An “Indie Rock Band” That Appears to Be Entirely AI-Generated Is Making Alarming Amounts of Money on Spotify

By Noor Al-Sibai

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

Christmas queen Mariah Carey has released her latest yuletide dispatch — and it looks a whole lot like it was made with AI.
Artificial Intelligence

Mariah Carey Denies That Her Holiday Video Is AI Slop, But We’re Not Convinced, for Obvious Reasons

By Noor Al-Sibai

The age of AI music is upon us — and already, hucksters seem to be gaming Spotify to profit from their crappy wares.
Artificial Intelligence

Spotify Is Filling Up With AI-Generated Music to Scam Revenue From Real Bands

By Noor Al-Sibai

After receiving backlash that it is making its car music player obsolete, Spotify has reversed course somewhat and is now offering a refund.
Future Society

After Facing Major Backlash Over Bricking Music Player, Spotify Gives in and Will Refund Customers

By Sharon Adarlo

The Car Thing will no longer be supported by Spotify, turning this perfectly capable piece of hardware into more needless e-waste.
Future Society

Spotify Says the Hardware Player It Sold You Two Years Ago Will Stop Working and the Only Thing You Can Do Is Throw It in the Trash

By Frank Landymore

Spotify CEO Daniel Ek recently discovered that firing 17 percent of a company's workforce might have a big impact on said company.
Future Society

CEO Alarmed to Discover That Laying Off 1,500 Workers Had Consequences

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Tattoos of Spotify codes don't always hold up after a few years of natural wear and tear, as many music fans are beginning to discover.
Future Society

Music Fans Horrified When Their Spotify Tattoos Stop Scanning

By Frank Landymore

White noise podcasts have found a huge footing on Spotify, amounting to tens of millions of dollars in lost profit.
Future Society

Spotify Annoyed by People Uploading Hours of White Noise

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 just announced that it will soon be leveraging OpenAI-made artificial intelligence users with an "AI DJ in your pocket."
OpenAI

Spotify Launching OpenAI-Powered “DJ” That Talks About Songs Between Tracks

By Maggie Harrison Dupré