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Spotify's new rules mean that over half of all songs on the platform won't be eligible for royalty payouts, according to reports
By Matt Mullen published
Tracks racking up less than 1000 streams annually won't earn a single cent in royalties under the new model

Universal and Deezer launch new "artist-centric" streaming royalty model that rewards popular artists: "This is the most ambitious change to the economic model since the creation of music streaming"
By Matt Mullen published
The new model awards higher payouts to so-called 'professional artists' with an established fanbase

Groovifi is a free app that promises a better way to create Spotify playlists by letting you decide the mood, BPM, key, rhythm and genre of your songs
By Ben Rogerson published
If the algorithm isn’t cutting it, maybe it’s time for you to take control

Spotify now has an AI DJ feature, but it might not be the one you actually wanted
By Ben Rogerson published
Artificial announcer will choose your music and talk to you between songs

Inside the fight to fix streaming: “It's absolutely, fundamentally broken. Some people are getting paid an awful lot of money, and no one else is getting anything”
By Matt Mullen published
Has streaming saved the music industry, or broken it? We speak with two prominent voices on either side of the debate

Create your own Spotify Playlist in a Bottle time capsule - here's how
By Will Groves published
Sending out a digital SOS (by 31 Jan, please)

Harry Styles dominates as UK music streams double in five years, breaking 150 billion in 2022
By Will Groves published
Vinyl also grew last year, gaining on CD sales again

Apple Music reboots its Replay experience and steals a march on Spotify Wrapped
By Ben Rogerson published
Most played song and album also revealed
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