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69% of Spotify Streams In the US Come from American Artists, Latest Data Reveals
Spotify releases some listening stats for America’s 250th birthday, revealing that 70% of the Spotify Top 50 in the US is made up of American music. The United States is turning 250, and Spotify has released some fun listening statistics to celebrate the occasion. According to the streamer...
Spotify Removes 500,000+ Malcolm Todd Plays Following ‘Suspicious’ Kalshi Wagers, Acknowledges Facing ‘Ever-Changing Stream Manipulation’ Tactics
We’ve heard plenty about streaming fraudsters gaming the system to pocket royalties. But what about using artificial plays to cash bets? Spotify has reportedly booted north of 500,000 fake streams from Malcolm Todd’s “Earrings” after learning of several curiously timed wagers tied to the song’s chart positioning...
Can Spotify Decommission Ticket Scalpers? DSP Launches ‘Reserved’ With Live Nation, Plans to Offer Pre-Sale Tickets to Artists’ ‘Most Dedicated Fans’
Is Spotify the key to ensuring that superfans, not scalpers, secure face-value tickets to high-demand tours? We’re about to find out, as the streaming platform has debuted “Reserved” to set aside passes for diehard supporters. Spotify unveiled Reserved during its Investor Day event and in a formal release...
How Spotify Really Pays in 2025
If you’re trying to turn streams into rent money, start here: there is no universal per-stream price. Spotify pays music rights-holders from a monthly revenue pool, and your cut depends on how much of all listening you captured that month,your stream share,not on a fixed penny rate...
Abandoned Spotify Car Thing revived by free firmware that restores original functionality and then some
Spotify Car Thing with Nocturne firmware on a desk. (Image source: Brandon Saldan on X) After Spotify mercilessly killed the Car Thing, an enthusiast modding community has revived the diminutive audio streaming device with a new firmware that has feature parity with the original Car Thing functionality. Nocturne V3 hopes to revive the Car Thing
Spotify Unwrapped — How Much Did You Pay Your Favorite Artist?
How much of your Spotify subscription did your favorite artist earn this year? The Spotify Unwrapped website will let you know. Spoiler alert—it’s gonna be pennies unless you were a mega-listener. This year’s Spotify Wrapped round-up has been criticized online for containing less information than years past...
Get a 10% Discount on Spotify Promotion Services from The Tunes Club
Reach out to The Tunes Club to get a flat 10% discount on Spotify promotion services. The offer is available from 4th to 15th December for Spotify artists.Dover, Delaware Dec 4, 2024 (Issuewire.com) - Spotify is the largest music streaming platform right now. Using this platform will allow one to reach out to global audiences in a
Russ Says Spotify Knows Which Artists Are Faking Streams
Image Image Credit Mauricio Santana / Contributor via Getty Images Image Size landscape-medium Russ is one of the most outspoken artists against the entertainment business. The independent recording artist has expressed his frustrations with the music industry. Considering Drake’s legal proceedings with Universal Music Group and Spotify, he shared his thoughts. On Friday (Dec. 20)
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AI is wiping out whole degrees in China — translation, photography, illustration and fashion design are going, while prompt engineering is the new job...
Chinese universities are cutting traditional courses because of AI Translation courses face pressure as universities reassess their employment value Photography programmes are being merged as AI changes creative production The Central Academy of Fine Arts has dropped courses in illustration, photography and translation, arguing that AI has made them poor value for money. Fashion design
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Microsoft’s Automatic Super Resolution upscaling now works on Intel Copilot+ PCs, too
Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. Pixels Matter: Microsoft wants to remind everyone that Windows has its own upscaling technology that can work with both older and brand-new games. Automatic Super Resolution is now rolling out to Intel-based Copilot+ machines, promising notable FPS gains within specific resolution
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China’s CXMT just entered mass production of memory chips that can rival Samsung’s
Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. Asia Matters: CXMT is once again trying to steal the spotlight from the world's largest chipmakers. The Chinese manufacturer is apparently entering mass production of its latest DRAM platform, potentially putting it on par with Samsung and other major players in
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Roundtables: The Deadly Failures of The Virtual Border Wall
The US has spent billions building a “virtual wall” of surveillance towers along its southern border over the past 25 years, promising they will help detect and apprehend border crossers and save lives. But a groundbreaking investigation by MIT Technology Review has documented over a thousand people who moved through areas watched by these towers
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Comics Creators And Readers Are Reeling After The News That Tapas Is Shutting Down
Tapas, a popular North American comic and web novel hosting site, is shutting down. According to a report on BigGo Finance, Tapas is “a drag on earnings” for parent company Kakao Entertainment, a South Korean media company which purchased the platform in 2021 for roughly $800 million. BigGo Finance reports that Tapas was home to