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Music platforms have just released their annual summaries of what each user listens to most. A researcher of their algorithms explains the real impact

The British artist is competing with Taylor Swift for the top spots on Spotify and has been nominated for her first Grammy, having won over audiences with her charismatic, mellow sound and a strong personality that champions her fans and feminism

A complaint against the platform alleges that bots, VPNs, and impossible accounts have artificially boosted streams of the famous rapper’s music 23 hours a day — though the story isn’t really about him

The singer, who keeps dropping hints about her 12th studio release, has a busy schedule: she will release her songs on Friday, show a documentary about it, and appear on three television programs

The artist, 22, who took home two of the four awards for which she was nominated at the recent VMA Awards, describes herself as very hard-working, ambitious and ‘a bit clairvoyant’

On a recent visit to Barcelona, the author discussed how streaming saved the industry from piracy, but not the artists

Goldman Sachs predicts that revenue from the global market will reach $200 billion by 2035

Accusations from the United States Department of the Treasury reveal new forms of money laundering being used by organized crime

The singer bids farewell to her 20s with a consolidated musical career in the bag

This week, Rome welcomes 1,000 creators of religious content on social media. They are attending a Jubilee on July 28 and 29, part of a Holy Year that focuses on the digital environment

The artist reclaims his identity with a residency at the Coliseo arena in San Juan that he will share with more than half a million fans

From Sam Altman to Mark Zuckerberg, these are the key figures of the tech elite that rules the new global order

Cell phones have become a key element when it comes to maintaining and sharing experiences. However, they can be detrimental to natural memory and create excessive dependence

The Montreal-based researcher, a pioneer in the neuroscience of music, claims the role of this discipline as a tool with therapeutic potential for communication and expression of emotions

AI-generated songs have made their way onto streaming services and it’s not just ambient or electronic music: fake bands, be they rock, salsa, or jazz, are also abundant

Theorists and artists such as Paul B. Preciado, Cindy Sherman, and Samantha Hudson analyze the cultural phenomenon led by the singer

‘Pavements,’ by Alex Ross Perry, has just premiered in the US and recounts, in a very peculiar way, the singular career of a band that has spent decades running from success — only to keep stumbling into it

In April 2000, the band sued a website for copyright infringement. They won, but their popularity was seriously affected and they didn’t achieve much: Napster had already dictated how we would listen to music in the 21st century

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex signed a substantial contract with the platform in 2020, when they left England for California. The pair have already developed three programs, including the successful documentary about their life together

British fund Hipgnosis Song Management, with over 65,000 songs, has lost a quarter of its value due to a shareholder trust crisis and is now facing increased competition

The royalty payment system known as pro rata benefits the most popular artists like Taylor Swift, but leaves many others with millions of streams earning just a few dollars a year

The record giant is removing thousands of songs from the Chinese social network, which has become an essential channel to promote artists

As the World Trade Organization opens its latest biannual meeting of government ministers Monday, its longtime moratorium on duties on e-commerce products is coming under pressure as never before