Spotify Paid $100 Million to Podcasters as Creator Wars Heat Up

The audio platform has branched out to video and has paid more than $100 million to podcast publishers this year as the war for creator talent heats up.

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Spotify Sells Itself to Advertisers as an Alternative to ‘Doom Scrolling’

After finally achieving profitability, the streaming platform wants to be a healthy alternative to “doom scrolling.”

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The Musketeers Take Washington + Spotify’s Ghost Music + Tool Time

“The way to control government is to control the computers”

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YoungBoy Never Broke Again Sentenced to 23 Months in Prison For Gun Possession

The rapper, whose real name is Kentrell Gaulden, admitted to possessing guns as a felon in Louisiana. He faced a maximum sentence of 25 years.

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Josh Gottheimer Fakes Spotify Wrapped to Resemble Springsteen Super Fan

Representative Josh Gottheimer, a Democrat who is running for governor, may well be a huge fan of the Boss. But his Spotify Wrapped was not real.

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‘Cinnamon Softcore Art Deco’? Spotify Wrapped Falls Flat for Some

The Sound Towns of 2023 have been replaced with features such as an A.I.-driven podcast about users’ listening habits and word-salad-like genre summaries.

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