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'We don’t want our music killing people': Artists revolt against Spotify over AI warfare ties

Several artists, including King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, Deerhoof, and Xiu Xiu, are pulling their music from Spotify in protest of CEO Daniel Ek’s investment in an AI-powered military tech firm.

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Four alternatives to Spotify: swapping is easier than you think

Artists and listeners are leaving the platform after its CEO invested in defence technology. Here are your options – along with how to keep your playlists

The Guardian - AU

"Can we put pressure on these Dr. Evil tech bros to do better?" King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard become most high-profile band to pull music from Spotify over CEO’s investments in military technology

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard remove music from Spotify as a protest against its CEO's involvment in the 'defence industry'

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King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard join Spotify exodus over arms industry link

Australian psychedelic rock group announces it will pull its music from streaming service in protest against CEO Daniel Ek

The Guardian - AU

Robots on the charts — will AI be a fatal blow to the music industry, or be an unlikely shot in the arm?

Scary as the threat is, AI might never quite steal the human soul of music, reports Will Rogers-Coltman

Evening Standard

9 Tech CEOs Who Were Fined But Still Run Their Companies

In the world of technology, innovation and disruption often go hand-in-hand with regulatory battles. Some of the most powerful CEOs in tech have found themselves at odds with governments, financial watchdogs, or even their own users—facing hefty fines for everything from data misuse to market manipulation. But what’s striking is…

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Netflix hidden gem with perfect Rotten Tomatoes score unearthed

’Near-perfect’ series is buried deep within streaming service’s library

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“We don’t want our music killing people”: Deerhoof just quit Spotify in protest against CEO Daniel Ek’s multi-million dollar investment in AI weapons tech

“Spotify is flushing itself down the toilet. Eventually artists will want to leave this already widely hated data-mining scam masquerading as a ‘music company”

MusicRadar

Spotify's $694M Bet On AI War Tech: What Daniel Ek's Helsing Move Signals For Investors Watching The Defense Boom

European artificial intelligence defense startup Helsing announced a €600 million ($694 million) funding round on Tuesday, led by Prima Materia, the investment firm founded by Spotify (NYSE:SPOT) CEO Daniel Ek and Shakil Khan, an earlier investor in Spotify.

Benzinga

Can Spotify Stock Hit $900 in 2025?

Spotify stock has delivered game-changing returns to its shareholders since its initial public offering (IPO) in 2018. Is SPOT stock still a good buy?

Barchart

Spotify's Daniel Ek Leads $690 Million Bet On Defense AI Startup Helsing, Valued At $13.8 Billion As Europe Ramps Up Military Spending

Spotify Technology SA (NYSE:SPOT) CEO Daniel Ek has positioned his investment firm at the forefront of Europe’s defense tech boom, leading a €600 million ($690 million) Series D funding round in AI-powered military startup Helsing.

Benzinga

Spotify says it got your Wrapped 2024 wrong. But this year it's going to fix it

Hot topics such as Wrapped, possible price increases, a new ‘Pro’ tier and AI music just got aired at their Open House event

MusicRadar

Spotify continues to change music. What’s next – will AI musicians replace music made by humans?

Spotify was started, according to its official claims, because its founders “love music and piracy was killing it”. In Mood Machine, music journalist Liz Pelly argues this is rewriting history.

The Conversation

Why Spotify Stock Still Has Room to Run in 2025

Spotify stock has recovered almost all of its post-earnings drop; analysts are lowering their price targets but still have a bullish outlook for SPOT stock

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TechRadar

'Our existing subscriptions are plenty enough for us': Spotify CEO seems to pour water on mooted 'Superfan' subscription arriving any time soon

Why has Spotify suddenly gone cold on this "huge opportunity"?

Fortune

Spotify HR chief says remote staff aren’t ‘children,’ resisting RTO mandates

Spotify isn’t planning to follow Amazon and scrap its “work from anywhere” policy, but its HR chief admitted remote work isn’t ideal.

The Guardian - UK

Spotify is trumpeting big paydays for artists – but only a tiny fraction of them are actually thriving

The company’s latest Loud & Clear report – a relatively transparent look into a closed-off industry – shows just how skewed financial success is in music

The Guardian - UK

Spotify’s biggest sin? Its algorithms have pushed artists to make joyless, toothless music

Most musicians can only make money on the platform by writing songs inoffensive enough to get on to one of its vapid playlists, says Guardian columnist John Harris

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The Guardian - UK

Mood Machine by Liz Pelly review – a savage indictment of Spotify

The global streaming behemoth has made music blander and life harder for artists, according to this enraging portrait

TechRadar

Spotify will 'double down' on music in 2025, but does that mean Hi-Fi or AI?

Spotify has big plans for 2025 after its first full-year profit, and maybe we'll get the new music tier we've wanted for years.

MusicRadar

"I’m not sure that journey is fully understood. And frankly, we probably haven’t done a very good job of explaining it": Spotify just posted their first-ever year of profit

All those subscriptions, all those ads, all those penny payouts and they still couldn’t make a buck?

Fortune

Daniel Ek's body scanning startup with 100k waitlist hits £1.4bn valuation

The Spotify co-founder's startup, dubbed the Apple of healthcare, aims to identify health issues for a price of £299.

Fortune

Spotify HR chief says remote staff aren’t ‘children,’ resisting RTO mandates

Spotify isn’t planning to follow Amazon and scrap its “work from anywhere” policy, but its HR chief admitted remote work isn’t ideal.

MusicRadar

What the Ek? Spotify founder is richer than any musical artist, ever

And Spotify nuke Spotify Unwrapped, the protest site that worked out just how little they’re paying artists

Pedestrian.tv

We Asked Spotify Why This Year’s Wrapped Felt So Off, Here’s What They Said

This year's Spotify Wrapped hit different, and not in a good way. So, we decided to ask Spotify why they made so many changes.

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