The sinking of the Belgrano in the Falklands War, the true story of the Free Willy orca and a conspiracy theory surrounding Avril Lavigne also feature
Plus: How many Spotify streams did Taylor Swift accrue this year?
No surprises as the singer tops the streamer’s global charts after a savvy release strategy for her April album
Your Spotify Unwrapped for 2024 is due: Best to fess up to the Sabrina Carpenter
Drummer Benante discusses how the music industry rips off bands, rumours of a new Anthrax album and his love for U2
The popularity of ‘Diddy’ has been steady or even increased on Spotify and Apple Music
The music industry isn’t the biggest fan of the platform’s ad-supported tier. Might the labels push for a change?
After years of flying under the radar, the British soul-funk-electro-dance collective are riding on a wave of international success
If the makers of its new ad were trying to come up with a neat metaphor for Silicon Valley’s destructive presence in the culture industry, they could hardly have come up with anything better
Euronext Dublin up just over 1% at close of business on ‘strong day’ for the market, traders say
Her new album arrived on Friday and is currently being listened to by millions across the world
US singer is now on the Forbes list of the world’s richest people. Will that be enough to convince her sceptics that she’s a force to be reckoned with?
Large online platforms now have to comply with new EU regulations on competition. Too little too late, say some
Hugh Linehan: When it comes to Taylor Swift, for example, only the tinfoil-hat-wearers of the US extreme right have a bad word to say about her
Microsoft, eBay and PayPal have each cut thousands of jobs since the start of the year
Planet Business: Tech earnings takeaways, McDonald’s Middle East troubles and a former pop star at the Pop Con launch
Radio outperformed the Irish ad market in 2023, figures from Radiocentre Ireland show
Hugh Linehan: The dialogue between commercial success and theories of artistic quality has been broken in the era of data hogging
Streaming service says cuts will impact about 1,500 people
Unless musicians organise and build powerful union structures, they will remain at sea
Laura Slattery: Proposed minimum annual threshold of 1,000 plays before a track generates any payment is beyond dismal
Amid ‘cracking opportunities’ and post-pandemic resilience, stations are optimistic they can keep listeners in the age of the smart speaker
‘Vampire subscriptions’ to the likes of Netflix and Disney+ can suck the cash out of unwary consumers' accounts
You will not hear too many people complain about an extra €1 on the streamer’s individual premium plan
Streamer plans to hike prices in several countries as it slumps to loss
Couple and streaming platform sever links after making just 12 episodes of Archetypes podcast
Archewell Audio and the streaming giant ‘mutually agreed to part ways’, says joint statement
Spotify has announced 200 job losses in its global podcast business. Has the audio bubble burst?
The carmaker wants to block the iPhone maker’s software from taking over the dashboard display on new EVs, but will motorists adapt?
Karlin Lillington: I’d like to think we’ve reached a moment of reconsideration where people will opt for an open web model with more freedom, less surveillance, and greater user control
Planet Business: Dismal UK food bank statistics, the demise of Bed Bath & Beyond and Spotify’s ongoing pursuit of a profit
Fund had been set up in wake of hiring of controversial podcaster Joe Rogan
Rise in users of paid subscription services drives growth as industry figures call for higher prices
Case was triggered by Spotify, which complained Apple unfairly restricted rivals to its own music streaming service
Young Irish podcasters successfully finding their voice interviewing guests, reporting child-friendly news and teaching fun facts
Music streaming group adds subscribers but is hit by rise in operating expenses
Streaming firm becomes latest tech giant to cut jobs
Investor wariness creates first big test of continent’s tech scene since rise of start-ups Spotify and Revolut
Taylor Swift was the most-streamed artist, Harry Styles’s As It Was the most-streamed song. Only two Irish acts got a look-in
If you want to support musicians starved by puny per-stream payouts, buy their T-shirt for Christmas
Chokepoint Capitalism authors Cory Doctorow and Rebecca Giblin say it’s time to fight back against firms that siphon money from artists and their audiences
Latest accounts at media start-up show loss of €711,593 last year compared with just over €1m in 2020
With hit songs hanging around charts for longer, streaming services have slowed down the consumption of new music
Founded by Mark Little, Áine Kerr and Paul Watson, Kinzen will identify ‘emerging threats’ for the audio streamer
Super Bowl’s half-time show becomes thin end of the wedge as events conspire to make two worlds intertwine
Media giants shed billions of dollars in value as downturn bites
Planet Business: Twitter’s 62-page lawsuit against Elon Musk is a blockbuster beach read
Pandemic favourites have collapsed amid recession fears and what’s next may be rough
It was a time of flowery aprons, hairnets and rhubarb tarts, writes Áine Ryan
Extensive research, both before and during the pandemic has shown that good management pays off
Further trouble for US tech giant arising from Spotify compaint
When media companies rely too heavily on hardcore users, it can suggest a problem
Co-founder John Foley admits business scaled up too fast during pandemic
Music platform would also sponsor the Catalan club’s men’s and women’s team
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices
