Spotify

The music app's website says it does not pay royalties per stream.

The music streaming service revealed to fans this morning the price of its premium subscriber package will be increased from September, now costing users $13 per month.

Spotify is laying off 200 employees from its podcasting unit, amounting to 2 percent of the audio streaming company's global workforce.

Spotify said on Monday that it will cut 6 per cent of its workforce to reduce costs, joining tech companies including Amazon and Microsoft in slashing headcount as the global economy slows.

A Canadian website known for hosting right-wing content has offered US podcaster Joe Rogan $USD 100 million ($140 million) to switch his podcast from Spotify to their platform.

Spotify's CEO Rogan's racist language was "incredibly hurtful" and the host was behind the removal of dozens of episodes of The Joe Rogan Experience.

Anti-coronavirus vaccine comments and racial slurs on some episodes of Joe Rogan's popular podcast are forcing the streaming service to weigh difficult choices.

Spotify's stock has plunged in after-hours trading on the New York Stock Exchange, dropping up to a value-busting 22 per cent after posting its fourth quarter earnings.

Spotify has agreed to pull all of Neil Young's music from its platform after the 76-year-old took issue with COVID-19 misinformation being aired on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast.

Spotify has signed The Joe Rogan Experience for a multi-year exclusive licensing deal.

Large internet companies will have to pay value-added tax on sales of digital products and services from July, the Indonesian government says.

Spotify has announced plans to buy another popular podcast site as it looks to expand its market.

Think twice before you click any links if you receive an email from Spotify, with a new email phishing scam pretending to be the streaming service currently hitting Aussie inboxes.

Spotify has distanced itself from Cory Bernardi’s controversial alternative Australia Day playlist, stating it does not “endorse” the political party, however the playlist has not been banned despite claims to the contrary.

A refugee-themed playlist compiled by digital music service Spotify has received mixed responses, with some people labelling it  ‘disrespectful’ while others have praised it. 

Pop singer Ed Sheeran has broken all-time records on Spotify as fans rushed to hear two songs from his upcoming album. 

Music streaming service Spotify netted $3 billion revenue last year but is still in the red, according to its earnings report. 

An artist has filed a US$150 million (A$205 million) lawsuit against Spotify, alleging that the leader of the streaming sector has knowingly reproduced copyrighted songs.

Internet titan Google tried to buy streaming music service Spotify last year but backed off for reasons including a whopping price tag, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.