But Spotify has also gained criticism over the years for filling playlists with its own licensed music, effectively excluding artists from one of the few revenue streams. Now, in an excerpt of her ...

After slogging through a controversial Spotify Wrapped season, Spotify is now being accused of filling playlists and recommendations with fake artists and cheap, generic music in a new report from ...

The PFC partners create music to be shared under hundreds of artist profiles, many of which are completely empty and generate inconclusive searches upon further inspection. The report includes ...

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In the modern music landscape, getting your track placed on an editorial playlist, curated by a streaming platform's in-house team can be all that is required to send it (and you) into the big leagues ...

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SEATAC, Washington (AP) — Background music is no longer an afterthought at many airports, which are hiring local musicians and carefully curating playlists to help lighten travelers’ moods.