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Issa Rae, Ashanti & Other Celebs Watch Giveon, SiR & More Soul Singers Shine At Spotify’s ‘House of Are & Be’ In New Orleans

While New Orleans was on fire this weekend, a number of celebs and industry insiders enjoyed an intimate one-of-a-kind music experience. Spotify hosted its “House of Are & B” with its largest lineup to date. Source: Ashanti at Spotify’s House Of Are & Be/ Hue Unlimited for Spotify As the third annual celebration of Black … Read moreIssa Rae, Ashanti & Other Celebs Watch Giveon, SiR & More Soul Singers Shine At Spotify’s ‘House of Are & Be’ In New Orleans

Neil Young Ain’t The Only One: India.Arie Says THIS Is Why She’s Pulling Her Songs Off Spotify

India.Arie is stepping out and speaking up after deciding to remove her music AND podcast from Spotify. Source: Courtesy Tamron Hall/ Tamron Hall In a conversation airing on the Friday February 4th broadcast of “Tamron Hall,” Grammy-winning artist India.Arie appears in a daytime exclusive interview where she reveals why she chose to pull her music … Read moreNeil Young Ain’t The Only One: India.Arie Says THIS Is Why She’s Pulling Her Songs Off Spotify

BOSSIP Exclusive: Danyel Smith Celebrates Culture Shaping Singers With “Black Girl Songbook” Podcast

March is Women’s History Month  and that makes it the perfect time to highlight Danyel Smith’s Spotify podcast “Black Girl Songbook.” Source: Carl Posey / Carl Posey The show features celebrated journalist Danyel Smith (former EIC of VIBE/editor at Billboard with bylines for ESPN, NPR, Rolling Stone and more!) as she celebrates and uplifts the … Read moreBOSSIP Exclusive: Danyel Smith Celebrates Culture Shaping Singers With “Black Girl Songbook” Podcast

Joe Budden Announces Podcast Deal & New Position At Patreon Months After Parting Ways With Spotify

Only a couple months after parting ways with Spotify and taking his podcast off the platform, Joe Budden has announced a new deal with Patreon. Source: Phillip Faraone / Getty The Love & Hip Hop star shared this news during the latest episode of The Joe Budden Podcast, confirming that his entire Joe Budden Network … Read moreJoe Budden Announces Podcast Deal & New Position At Patreon Months After Parting Ways With Spotify

Mariah Carey Breaks Spotify’s Single-Day Streaming Record With “All I Want For Christmas Is You”

Mariah Carey continues dominating the Christmas season by breaking Spotify’s single-day streaming record with “All I Want For Christmas Is You.” Source: Michael Loccisano / Getty It’s officially Mariah Carey season. The music icon is, without a doubt, the undisputed King and Queen of Christmas. At this point, even Santa Claus comes second to Mimi. … Read moreMariah Carey Breaks Spotify’s Single-Day Streaming Record With “All I Want For Christmas Is You”

New Web Tool Lets You Buy Songs from Spotify Playlists on Bandcamp

Bandcamp Friday just got a little sweeter. A new web-based app digs up Bandcamp purchase links for songs featured on any Spotify playlist. Launched by Hype Machine ahead of Bandcamp Friday, Merch Table is a simple and wildly useful tool to support artists on Bandcamp without having to manually search for individual tracks and albums. … Read moreNew Web Tool Lets You Buy Songs from Spotify Playlists on Bandcamp

Spotify Developing Technology to Scan Songs for Copyright Infringement

Spotify recently filed for a patent on the new anti-plagiarism technology. Spotify is reportedly in the market to protect songwriters with a new feature. On Tuesday, Music Business Worldwide reported the platform has filed for a patent on Plagiarism Risk Detection and Interface, which would detect plagiarism on its platform. The filing explains that the technology … Read moreSpotify Developing Technology to Scan Songs for Copyright Infringement

Is Spotify Trying To Bring Back Payola With Its New Feature?

The announcement arrives a week after 4,000 independent artists rolled out a campaign calling out Spotify with a list of demands including a guarantee of at least one cent per stream. Spotify is switching things up. On Monday, the streaming platform announced a new feature that will allegedly allow artists and labels an opportunity to … Read moreIs Spotify Trying To Bring Back Payola With Its New Feature?

Giveon Floats on Cover of D’Angelo’s Classic “Untitled (How Does It Feel)”

The cover released exclusively on Spotify arrives 20 years after the original track by D’Angelo dropped. Giveon has given us another reason to believe in the future of neo-soul. On Friday, he released a cover of D’Angelo’s classic “Untitled (How Does It Feel).” Exclusively on Spotify, the cover is accompanied by an acoustic version of … Read moreGiveon Floats on Cover of D’Angelo’s Classic “Untitled (How Does It Feel)”

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