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Spotify boycott: Artists leave ‘garbage hole’ platform after CEO invests in AI weapons

Daniel Ek's investments in AI dronemaker Helsing have unnerved artists. One called Spotify a "violent armageddon portal." ...

Spotify Rallies As Price Increases, Apple App Win Fuel Investor Optimism

Spotify (SPOT) announces price hike for premium subscription in multiple markets to support innovation and personalized user ...
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Spotify CEO faces artist backlash after AI military hardware investments

Spotify is facing a growing backlash after its CEO, Daniel Ek, renewed his investment in a German company developing AI ...

Spotify CEO defends slower price hikes: ‘A lot better to keep the customer around’

Spotify CEO Daniel Ek defended the company's measured approach to price increases, saying the strategy reflects a long-term ...

Spotify Hits 276 Million Paying Subs, Exceeding Forecasts, But Swings to Quarterly Loss

The audio streaming giant, led by CEO Daniel Ek, posts its second-quarter results, which were hit by higher expenses and ...
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King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard to pull music from Spotify over Daniel Ek’s A.I. investments

Australian band King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard will remove all 27 of its albums from Spotify in protest of CEO Daniel ...

Spotify CEO Ek says he's 'unhappy' with ads business as stock falls 10% on weak guidance

Spotify shares dropped after the music streaming platform fell short of Wall Street's revenue expectations and swung to a ...

'We don’t want our music killing people': Artists revolt against Spotify over AI warfare ties

Several artists, including King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, Deerhoof, and Xiu Xiu, are pulling their music from Spotify in ...