Spotify finally lets you pin more than four items in your library, and it only took a few years

Spotify’s library pin limit was stuck at four for years. Now it’s 20, which makes it the most generous pin limit among major music streamers.

Google, Meta, Spotify and Sony fight Belgium’s creator-pay law at the EU court
Google, Meta, Spotify and Sony fight Belgium’s creator-pay law at the EU court

Google, Meta, Spotify and Sony have taken Belgium to Europe’s top court. They say its copyright law forces platforms to pay creators far beyond what the EU intended. Four of the biggest names in tech asked the EU’s Court of Justice on Tuesday to rein i…

Spotify’s streaming fraud issue runs so deep that Kalshi traders are profiting from rigged charts

Spotify has removed more than half a million streams from Malcolm Todd’s song “Earrings” after finding suspected bot activity, according to a report by Financial Times. The track, first released in 2024, suddenly rose to No. 1 on Spotify’s daily U.S. c…

Spotify pushes back on Kalshi and Polymarket after a song’s chart run looked rigged
Spotify pushes back on Kalshi and Polymarket after a song’s chart run looked rigged

Spotify has removed roughly 500,000 streams from Malcolm Todd’s song “Earrings” after the track’s sudden rise to the top of its US daily chart lined up suspiciously well with a bet on the prediction market Kalshi. The company has also asked Kalshi and …

A Spotify user just found a way to make it look like Apple Music — but there’s something about it that doesn’t sit right with me
A Spotify user just found a way to make it look like Apple Music — but there’s something about it that doesn’t sit right with me

There’s a hidden smartphone setting that lets you view Spotify in light mode, but it’s a real eyesore.

Tidal lays down the rules for AI music. I wish Spotify and everyone else would follow

Starting July 15, Tidal will tag all 100% AI-generated music, strip its royalty eligibility, remove AI impersonation tracks, and let users filter AI content entirely.

TIDAL will strip royalties from AI-generated music and tag every track it catches
TIDAL will strip royalties from AI-generated music and tag every track it catches

TIDAL is cutting off the money supply for AI-generated music. The streaming service announced a new policy that will prevent fully AI-generated tracks from earning royalties, collecting revenue from direct-to-fan sales, or being monetised in any way on…

New website names and shames companies that still don’t offer passkeys to users

According to a new site, 24% of the most popular websites in the world don’t offer support for passkeys, which are considered the most secure way to log in to apps and services.