18 posts tagged ‘spotify’
Spotify’s Google Play Store Deal
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Adi Robertson and Sean Hollister (Hacker News): Music streaming service Spotify struck a seemingly unique and highly generous deal with Google for Android-based payments, according to new testimony in the Epic v. Google trial. On the stand, Google head of global partnerships Don Harrison confirmed Spotify paid a 0 percent commission when users chose to […]
Neil Young is boycotting Twitter/X
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Neil Young just wants to keep rockin’ in a free world. Last year, the prolific folk artist made headlines for pulling his music off Spotify in protest of the streamer platforming Joe Rogan and his anti-vaccination rhetoric. Now, Young is also retracting his business from Twitter/X in protest of (who else) Elon Musk. Read more...
Sam Altman Is So Back at OpenAI, but Its Board Is So Not Back
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Sam Altman was reinstated as OpenAI’s Chief Executive Officer late on Tuesday night. The board that fired Sam Altman due to a lack of confidence, just four days ago, was largely replaced with profiteering veterans Larry Summers and Bret Taylor. Co-founder Greg Brockman will return to OpenAI, minus his board seat, as… Read more...
Spotify Tackles Its Noise Problem
This week, Spotify shared an update on its policies, aiming to “better support those most dependent on streaming revenues as part of their livelihood,” according to a company post. The updates address “artificial streaming,” the number of plays required to monetize tracks, and new minimums for the length of noise… Read more...
Former OpenAI Exec Announces ChatGPT Voice Is Now Available to All
OpenAI’s former President and Chairman Greg Brockman announced that ChatGPT Voice is now available to all users Tuesday afternoon. Users can now speak with ChatGPT, and it will talk back, announced Brockman on X, just days after OpenAI’s leadership was ousted. Read more...
The Best Gifts for the Musician Who Has Everything (When Money Is No Object)
If the musicians in your life are anything like me, they’ve plunged headfirst into significant debt in their relentless pursuit of the gear to fuel their artistic aspirations. Read more...
Instafest now lets you create a music festival poster through a playlist link
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Instafest, the app which went viral last year before Spotify Wrapped was officially unveiled, now lets you create a music festival poster based on artists that you have in a particular playlist. The app’s developer, Anshay Saboo, has added more themes and customization options as well. Users can create a music festival poster through a […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
TikTok Gets a New Feature to Add Those Earworms to Your Music App
TikTok’s cultural dominance just gained another weapon, and it’s an awfully convenient one: a new feature that will easily allow users to add songs they hear on TikTok to a streaming service like Amazon Music, Apple Music, and Spotify. “Add to Music App” is available in the U.S. and the UK starting today, with plans… Read more...