Spotify and Universal Music Group have a new multi-year agreement that lines up with UMG’s “Streaming 2.0” vision, which includes pricier subscriptions for “superfans.”

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17.01.2025

What Spotify took from us by giving us everything - The Verge

Spotify’s rise reshaped the music industry. Liz Pelly’s Mood Machine is an investigation of what it means to make music for playlists.

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16.01.2025

Drake sues his label, UMG, saying ‘Not Like Us’ is defamatory - The Verge

Drake’s lawsuit claims that Universal Music Group used bots and payola to promote Kendrick Lamar’s song ‘Not Like Us.’

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16.01.2025

Drake axes ‘Not Like Us’ diss track petition against UMG and Spotify - The Verge

Drake has withdrawn the petition he raised accusing Spotify and Universal Music Group (UMG) of illegally boosting Kendrick Lamar‘s diss track “Not Like Us.”

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04.01.2025

Anthropic reaches deal with music publishers over lyric dispute - The Verge

Anthropic has made a deal to settle parts of a copyright infringement lawsuit that alleged its Claude AI model distributed protected song lyrics.

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02.01.2025

Is Sleep’s Dopesmoker still the heaviest album of all time? - The Verge

I listened to 26 metal albums to find out if Dopesmoker is still the heaviest of all time. I was surprised to find something even heavier.

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05.12.2024

Spotify Wrapped 2024 adds an AI podcast to recap your listening habits - The Verge

Spotify Wrapped 2024 is now available, allowing you to check out all your listening data from this year and even create an AI podcast about it.

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04.12.2024

Apple Music’s yearly recap is finally available in the app - The Verge

This year’s Apple Music Replay is here, and now you can view insights on your favorite artists, songs, albums, and more directly within the app.

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26.11.2024

Nvidia claims a new AI audio generator can make sounds never heard before - The Verge

Nvidia announced a new AI audio tool it says can create sounds never heard before, like a trumpet meowing or a saxophone barking.

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15.11.2024

Not even Spotify is safe from AI slop - The Verge

Artists such as Standards, Health, Annie, and Swans have had AI-generated albums that aren’t theirs showing up on their Spotify pages. Why?

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13.11.2024

Apple Music’s $450 coffee table book celebrates its top 100 albums - The Verge

Apple Music: 100 Best Albums, a 208-page book produced by luxury print company Assouline, is available for $450, but only 1,500 copies are up for grabs.

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12.11.2024

Grammys CEO Harvey Mason Jr. on diversity, streaming, and AI - The Verge

The Recording Academy is facing massive change in the post-covid generative AI era, starting with its membership.

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06.11.2024

Reddit sleuths track down FEX, the band behind the internet’s most mysterious song - The Verge

Members of r/ThatMysteriousSong identified FEX as the band behind an 80s new wave-sounding song they’ve been trying to identify for the last five years.

The Verge

23.10.2024

Spotify’s new playlist art maker gets that design is your passion - The Verge

Spotify’s new cover art maker lets you create custom collages for playlists, using images you upload or colorful backgrounds, along with custom stickers and effects.

The Verge

18.10.2024

How Janet Jackson’s ‘wardrobe malfunction’ changed TV forever

It was Justin Timberlake’s fault. But after Jackson’s nipple was revealed at the Super Bowl, the broadcast industry and the internet each picked a different path for content.

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18.10.2024

The iPod Mini was a glimpse of the future of music

Apple’s iPod Mini didn’t last forever, and it wasn’t the biggest seller. But from the size to the price to the click wheel, the Mini was the one that got everything right.

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17.10.2024

How Grokster’s music piracy case changed the course of the internet forever

Nearly two decades ago, practically every music and movie company tried to sue piracy out of existence. One case, MGM v. Grokster, totally changed copyright law online.

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17.10.2024

Spotify’s music videos are coming to more subscribers — but not yet in the US - The Verge

Spotify is expanding music videos to 85 new markets. The feature lets Premium subscribers watch videos from artists like Charlie XCX, Doja Cat, and Ed Sheeran.

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04.10.2024

Spotify now automatically creates an offline playlist when you lose internet - The Verge

Spotify’s new Offline Backup compiles recently streamed and queued tracks that are already locally cached into a playlist that’s automatically available when a device goes offline.

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26.09.2024

Duolingo now offers a portable piano for its music course - The Verge

Duolingo has teamed up with beginner-focused instrument brand Loog to offer a portable piano that compliments Duolingo’s app-based music course.

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14.08.2024

Rivian is bringing Apple Music with spatial audio to its CarPlay-less EVs - The Verge

Rivian is pushing a new software update that includes Apple Music, but it requires a Connect Plus subscription to work on the go, while CarPlay is still not an option.

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03.08.2024

AI music startups say copyright violation is just rock and roll - The Verge

Suno and Udio admitted to training their music-generating AI models on copyrighted materials in separate legal filings, arguing that doing so is lawful under fair-use doctrine.

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01.08.2024

Spotify gives up on trying to charge for song lyrics - The Verge

Spotify has stopped trying to charge users to view song lyrics. The music streaming service says it will return lyrics to all users “over the coming week.”

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29.06.2024

The RIAA, Udio, Suno, and the fight over AI music - The Verge

Inside the fight over training data and AI-generated music, what’s next for Samsung, Google, and Motorola smartphones, and more on this episode of The Vergecast.

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26.06.2024

The MTV News archive has gone offline, taking 20 years of history with it - The Verge

The archive, which has been accessible since MTV News was shuttered in 2023, is now gone, taking over 20 years’ worth of music and culture reporting with it.

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22.06.2024

Tidal is revamping its lossless and immersive audio formats - The Verge

Starting July 24th, Tidal says it will drop the MQA format and go all in on Dolby Atmos for immersive sound.

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12.06.2024

Discord’s Rythm music bot returns with a mission to overhaul shared listening - The Verge

The Discord Rythm music bot is back. After Google forced the bot offline three years ago, Rythm has been working on a new experience that’s launching today.

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15.05.2024

Watch this screaming, rainbow-clad musician demo Google’s AI DJ - The Verge

Improvisational artist Marc Rebillet kicked off Google’s I/O event this year by crawling out of a giant coffee mug and hosting a live mini-gig using the MusicFX DJ tool.

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10.05.2024

WiiM announces two new wireless audiophile streamers — one with a touchscreen - The Verge

WiiM adds two new hi-fi wireless streaming boxes to its lineup, the Ultra and the Amp Pro, both with support for streaming standards like AirPlay 2 and Chromecast.

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24.04.2024

Spotify launches quiz to discover your K-pop persona - The Verge

The streaming service has launched a quiz to celebrate K-pop fans and commemorate the genre’s global success.

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17.04.2024

How to improve the quality of the audio in your streaming apps - The Verge

Instructions on how to optimize your audio quality for four well-known music streaming services.

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12.04.2024

In Chechnya, the rhythm does indeed stop - The Verge

The Russian republic of Chechnya is banning all music in the region that doesn’t fall between a new 80–116bpm limit, effectively criminalizing anything too fast or too slow.

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14.03.2024

Spotify now has music videos - The Verge

Spotify is getting support for music videos in 11 markets with a limited selection of artists. Supported artists include Ed Sheeran, Doja Cat, Ice Spice, Aluna, and Asake.

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08.03.2024

How to collaborate on playlists in Apple Music - The Verge

Apple has finally brought collaborative playlists to macOS and iOS; here’s how to create them and share them with your friends.

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28.02.2024

The best alternatives to Spotify for listening to music - The Verge

If you’re looking for a Spotify alternative, here are some possibilities, including from Google, Apple, Amazon, and a few less-known options as well.

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18.01.2024

EU targets music streaming platforms to ensure fair pay and visibility - The Verge

Parliament members in the EU are trying to introduce music streaming laws that promote diversity and ensure underpaid artists are being fairly compensated.

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13.01.2024

This high-tech sex toy syncs its vibes with music - The Verge

The Oh! by Ohdoki is a unique vibrator that’s powered by sound waves and can be synced with various content.

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11.01.2024

Victrola’s Sonos-compatible turntables are down to their best prices to date - The Verge

Victrola’s Stream Onyx and Stream Carbon are up to 40 percent off right now. Amazon’s Fire TV Stick 4K Max is also on sale.

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10.01.2024

Mercedes-Benz taps Will.i.am to create an ‘interactive musical experience’ for its cars - The Verge

Mercedes-Benz and Will.i.am are joining forces to create bespoke musical compositions for specific driving functions, creating an interactive musical experience for the automaker’s cars.

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Amazon Music Unlimited is getting a price hike | The Verge

New Spotify and UMG deal could create pricier ‘superfan’ subscription - The Verge

What Spotify took from us by giving us everything - The Verge

Drake sues his label, UMG, saying ‘Not Like Us’ is defamatory - The Verge

Drake axes ‘Not Like Us’ diss track petition against UMG and Spotify - The Verge

Anthropic reaches deal with music publishers over lyric dispute - The Verge

Is Sleep’s Dopesmoker still the heaviest album of all time? - The Verge

Spotify Wrapped 2024 adds an AI podcast to recap your listening habits - The Verge

Apple Music’s yearly recap is finally available in the app - The Verge

Nvidia claims a new AI audio generator can make sounds never heard before - The Verge

Not even Spotify is safe from AI slop - The Verge

Apple Music’s $450 coffee table book celebrates its top 100 albums - The Verge

Grammys CEO Harvey Mason Jr. on diversity, streaming, and AI - The Verge

Reddit sleuths track down FEX, the band behind the internet’s most mysterious song - The Verge

Spotify’s new playlist art maker gets that design is your passion - The Verge

How Janet Jackson’s ‘wardrobe malfunction’ changed TV forever

The iPod Mini was a glimpse of the future of music

How Grokster’s music piracy case changed the course of the internet forever

Spotify’s music videos are coming to more subscribers — but not yet in the US - The Verge

Spotify now automatically creates an offline playlist when you lose internet - The Verge

Duolingo now offers a portable piano for its music course - The Verge

Rivian is bringing Apple Music with spatial audio to its CarPlay-less EVs - The Verge

AI music startups say copyright violation is just rock and roll - The Verge

Spotify gives up on trying to charge for song lyrics - The Verge

The RIAA, Udio, Suno, and the fight over AI music - The Verge

The MTV News archive has gone offline, taking 20 years of history with it - The Verge

Tidal is revamping its lossless and immersive audio formats - The Verge

Discord’s Rythm music bot returns with a mission to overhaul shared listening - The Verge

Watch this screaming, rainbow-clad musician demo Google’s AI DJ - The Verge

WiiM announces two new wireless audiophile streamers — one with a touchscreen - The Verge

Spotify launches quiz to discover your K-pop persona - The Verge

How to improve the quality of the audio in your streaming apps - The Verge

In Chechnya, the rhythm does indeed stop - The Verge

Spotify now has music videos - The Verge

How to collaborate on playlists in Apple Music - The Verge

The best alternatives to Spotify for listening to music - The Verge

EU targets music streaming platforms to ensure fair pay and visibility - The Verge

This high-tech sex toy syncs its vibes with music - The Verge

Victrola’s Sonos-compatible turntables are down to their best prices to date - The Verge

Mercedes-Benz taps Will.i.am to create an ‘interactive musical experience’ for its cars - The Verge

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