Deezer launches a remix tool that does not use AI and pays artists for every stream
Deezer launches a remix tool that does not use AI and pays artists for every stream

Deezer has launched Remix Lab, a feature that lets fans remix songs directly inside the app using in-app tools rather than artificial intelligence. The feature requires the explicit consent of the original artists and rights holders, and Deezer says ar…

Spotify launches Reserved, a ticketing feature that rewards superfans with early concert access
Spotify launches Reserved, a ticketing feature that rewards superfans with early concert access

Spotify on Wednesday launched Reserved by Spotify, turning the concert ticketing concept it unveiled last month into a live product. The feature automatically holds up to two concert tickets for Premium subscribers based on their listening habits, maki…

Spotify’s reserved ticket sales to music superfans are now going live

Spotify is launching “Reserved,” a new system that will hold two concert tickets for an artist’s superfans before they’re on sale to the public.

Spotify adds editor-led videos to New Music Friday so you can meet the people picking your music

Spotify is embedding editor-led videos inside its New Music Friday playlist for US listeners, giving the weekly discovery experience a more personal feel.

Spotify removed 57,000 fake podcast episodes promoting illegal drugs, but only after a senator forced its hand
Spotify removed 57,000 fake podcast episodes promoting illegal drugs, but only after a senator forced its hand

Spotify has removed more than 57,000 fake podcast episodes and banned 3,500 accounts tied to illegal drug promotion after a US Senate investigation exposed the scale of the problem. The episodes, spread across more than 3,000 shows, used AI-generated a…

Spotify removed tens of thousands of fake podcasts tied to online drug sales

A congressional report claims thousands of fake podcasts were used to boost illegal pharmacy websites, prompting Spotify to remove more than 57,000 episodes.

Deezer is fighting against slop with a tool that detects AI music on streaming platforms

Deezer’s free AI music detector checks playlists across major streaming platforms, but the bigger move is its push to license synthetic-song detection across the music industry.