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Spotify tells you what artists, songs, and genres you played most in 2018
The 2018 edition of ‘Spotify Wrapped’ is out, which tells you your top 5 most played artists, songs, and genres of 2018, and gives you a playlist of your 100 most played songs.
Spotify reveals 2018's most streamed artists, albums, tracks, playlists, more
Drake, Drake, and more Drake.
Joan Jett's music is now on Spotify & Apple Music (and she has a new song)
Joan is also releasing a soundtrack for the new ‘Bad Reputation’ film, including a new Joan Jett & the Blackhearts song, her version of The Replacements’ ”Androgynous” with Laura Jane Grace and Miley Cyrus, and more.
Listen to 20 hours of NPG-era Prince on Spotify
Or just check out the new 37-track “Anthology,” which is a good starting point for the part of Prince’s catalog which is now finally available to stream.
Jay-Z adds some of his music back to Spotify (update: removed again)
The Tidal co-owner’s ‘American Gangster’ and ‘The Hits Collection’ were added to Spotify… but it was quickly removed again.
Florence + the Machine playing free NYC show this Sunday for Spotify users
While they haven’t said where the show is, specifically, it will be a “candle-lit garden.” Sounds nice!
Beyonce & Jay-Z's 'Everything Is Love' is now on Spotify, Apple Music, Pandora
The Carters’ collaborative album is no longer a Tidal exclusive.
Spotify removes hate content policy: "the language was too vague"
This news comes a few days after Spotify CEO Daniel Ek said Spotify ”rolled this out wrong” and that ”it was never about punishing one individual artist.”
R Kelly's team fires back at Spotify: "R Kelly never has been accused of hate"
R Kelly’s management fired back at Spotify’s decision to remove R Kelly from its playlists, saying, ”R. Kelly never has been accused of hate, and the lyrics he writes express love and desire. Mr. Kelly for 30 years has sung songs about his love and passion for women. He is innocent of the false and hurtful accusations in the ongoing smear campaign against him.”
Spotify removes R Kelly & XXXTentacion from playlists
Spotify has a new Hate Content & Hateful Conduct policy, which states, ”When an artist or creator does something that is especially harmful or hateful (for example, violence against children and sexual violence), it may affect the ways we work with or support that artist or creator.”