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Spotify removes Zee Music songs owing to licensing dispute

March 22, 2023March 22, 2023cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

A still from ‘Gully Boy’ | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Music app Spotify has removed its entire catalogue of Hindi film songs from Zee Music Company after negotiations for a renewal of their licensing agreement fell through. Among the many songs that have been removed includes ‘Apna Bana Le’ from Bhediyawhich has been the number-one […]

Taylor Swift ‘Midnights’ album: Where to stream for free

October 21, 2022October 21, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

Taylor Swift is back with a new album. Titled ‘Midnights’, the album was announced back in August this year and has now launched with 13 tracks that reportedly tell the stories of as many sleepless nights that the artist has had over the years. The album also has 7 new bonus tracks. The tracks on […]

Thousands on Spotify report outage as Taylor Swift album drops

October 21, 2022October 21, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

Thousands of users reported problems accessing Spotify Technology SA, just minutes after popstar Taylor Swift’s latest album Midnights was released. As many as 7,844 outages were reported by users across the global monitoring service Downdetector at 1:10 a.m. in New York after Spotify tweeted about the new album. Phrases related to Swift’s release were trending […]

Spotify Outage: Music streaming service goes down for hundreds of users

August 30, 2022August 30, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

One of the world’s most popular music-streaming services, Spotify is currently facing issues with music playback for hundreds users in the US. Outage detection website DownDetector suggests that Spotify is not working for hundreds of users since about 4pm on the evening of August 30, 2022. The outage heatmap currently shows that users in the […]

Spotify results beat expectations, shuts down Car Thing

July 28, 2022July 28, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

Spotify reported second-quarter revenue above analysts’ estimates on Wednesday helped by a 14% jump in paying subscribers, and forecast an upbeat current quarter although it will stop production of its dashboard accessory, Car Thing. (Sign up to our Technology newsletter, Today’s Cache, for insights on emerging themes at the intersection of technology, business and policy. […]

EU likely to bolster Apple probe with new evidence, no new charges

July 21, 2022July 21, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

EU antitrust regulators are set to beef up an investigation into Apple, triggered by Spotify, with new evidence but not new charges, in the hope of speeding up the case, people familiar with the matter said. (Sign up to our Technology newsletter, Today’s Cache, for insights on emerging themes at the intersection of technology, business […]

Spotify buys interactive music trivia game Heardle

July 13, 2022July 13, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

Spotify said on Tuesday it acquired Heardle, a Wordle-inspired interactive music trivia game. The financial details of the firm’s first gaming deal were not available. (Sign up to our Technology newsletter, Today’s Cache, for insights on emerging themes at the intersection of technology, business and policy. Click here to subscribe for free.) The Sweden-based company said the […]

Spotify Supergrouper lets users mix and match favourite artists into a band

June 29, 2022June 29, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

Spotify has introduced the Supergrouper feature which will allow users to create and share their ultimate all-star assemblies of artists. The feature that has been introduced in the US, UK, Australia, New Zealand, and the Philippines will allow users to create a “supergroup” of artists across countries, generations and genres. It is not clear if […]