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Spotify vs King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard

AI “Artists” Thrive on Spotify’s Algorithms as the Platform Gets More Expensive and the CEO Pours Money Into Military Technology

It has now been over a month since many Spotify users pointed out that “Sienna Rose” is reportedly an AI-generated project, and many news outlets, including Rolling Stone, reported on the same. But despite the growing backlash, Spotify has yet to take any visible action. It’s not only a sham that this thing’s artist page […]

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Despite Being Exposed as AI Slop, Sienna Rose’s Monthly Listeners on Spotify Keeps Growing — Now Even Beating Paramore’s Hayley Williams

It has now been over a month since many Spotify users pointed out that “Sienna Rose” is reportedly an AI-generated project, and many news outlets, including Rolling Stone, reported on the same. But despite the growing backlash, Spotify has yet to take any visible action. It’s not only a sham that this thing’s artist page

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Bad Bunny’s ‘DtMF’ Beats Taylor Swift’s ‘Opalite’ to Take No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100

Bad Bunny has scored his second Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 — and his first as a solo artist — as “DtMF” goes from No. 10 to the top spot following his blockbuster Super Bowl LX halftime performance. The Spanish anthem, which was the biggest hit of the singer’s latest album, closed his Feb. 8

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Taylor Swift Opalite Music Video Chart Hack

Taylor Swift’s Latest Chart Manipulation Hack: Withholding Music Videos From YouTube, And Then Later Flooding Spotify With Multiple Extended Versions

Taylor Swift’s release strategies have hardly ever been subtle or accidental, and have always prioritized charting, and the release strategy surrounding her latest music video is in a similar vein. When the Love Story singer debuted the self-directed music video for her new single “Opalite,” she made an unusual choice: the clip premiered exclusively on

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Bad Bunny Halftime Show

Bad Bunny Was a Grocery Store Bagger, Now His Super Bowl Show is the Third Most-Watched Halftime Performance Ever

Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl LX halftime show, which fans have been affectionately dubbing as the “Benito Bowl”, averaged 128.2 million viewers on Sunday, according to Nielsen. That figure for Benito’s halftime show tops the game’s overall average U.S. audience of 124.9 million, and is the second-most-watched halftime show of the 21st century, only falling short

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An AI Artist Has Three Songs in Spotify’s Top 50, and Even Selena Gomez Used One of Its Songs for Her Golden Globes Post

As if we all have not been so sick and tired of seeing AI everywhere, an AI-generated artist named Sienna Rose has quietly slipped into the mainstream, with not one but three of its songs featuring on Spotify’s Top 50. Sienna Rose remains virtually invisible as an artist, with no online presence whatsoever. It does

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Pop Stars Like Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran Are Hoarding the Vinyl Ecosystem

Pop Stars Like Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran Are Hoarding the Vinyl Ecosystem for Charting Glory and Squeezing Out Independent Artists

A few years ago, the violinist Tasmin Little tweeted that she had earned £12.34 from Spotify for 6 months for around 5-6 million streams. For artists like her and smaller bands, if a record sells for about £20, they receive 10-15 percent of the sale price, which is often the difference between making a profit

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Olivia Rodrigo on Speaking Out About MAGA

Olivia Rodrigo’s Concert Initiative Helped Save the Life of a Fan’s Aunt in the Philippines

A fan of Olivia Rodrigo says her aunt’s life was saved thanks to the singer’s recent concert in the Philippines, which supported a nonprofit offering free cancer screenings. In a viral post, the fan explained that tickets for the concert were sold at a flat rate, with all proceeds donated to Jhpiego, a global health

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