Online music giant Spotify on Wednesday launched a podcast for dogs left home alone in Britain after its polling suggested most owners believe audio recordings help calm their canines. The Swedish streaming service has created a "soothing mix" of music, speech and sounds to de-stress dogs home during the day. "Game of Thrones" actor Ralph…

As we cross the last leg of a decade, music streaming platform, Spotify has reviewed the global music choice of the last 10 years. Based on the global listening habit on the platform, Canadian rapper Drake has been named the most-streamed artist of the decade with over 28 billion streams. On the other hand, Ed…

Eminem's publisher Eight Mile Style filed a suit in federal court Wednesday alleging that Spotify has streamed the artist's songs without having properly licensed them. In re-producing the song "Lose Yourself," and hundreds of others by the rapper, the lawsuit claims the music streamer infringed on copyright laws. The Music Modernization Act, which is meant to simplify…

Global Music streaming platform Spotify recently announced that it had teamed up with Afrobeat sensation Burna Boy to launch ‘Burna Bank’ in New York City. The announcement was made via Instagram with a caption that read; "Peak #AfricanGiant levels: having your own currency 🔥. Check out #BurnaBoy’s ATM this week in NYC and RSVP to…

Dele Kadiri is the General Manager Boomplay, Africa’s largest music streaming website. In this interview with CHUKS NWANNE, he talks about music distribution in Africa, its challenges as well as the prospects.

Barack and Michelle Obama's production company Higher Ground has signed a deal with Spotify to create a series of podcasts for the music streaming service, which is seeking to diversify its content. "We're excited... because podcasts offer an extraordinary opportunity to foster productive dialogue, make people smile and make people think, and, hopefully, bring us…

Swedish music streaming giant Spotify said Wednesday it had filed a complaint with the EU Commission against Apple, accusing its US rival of stifling competition in the online music market. "In recent years, Apple has introduced rules to the App Store that purposely limit choice and stifle innovation at the expense of the user experience…

Hundreds of songs get released everyday but only a handful go on to become hits. To get, perhaps, the clearest picture of which songs were the biggest in 2018, we combed through 5,000+ songs released last year. We then compared their numbers on streaming platforms like Music+, YouTube and Spotify and compiled a list of…

The average Nigerian music consumer is buying less CDs and streaming more. These days, there’s no better reflection of how well an EP has performed in the marketplace...

Nigerian songstress, Niniola in a recent interview with Off-The-Top reality TV has dished that her hit song, "Maradona" changed her life. The singer who has some hit songs to her name and is the elder sister to the fellow singer, Teni the Entertainer revealed that the hit song represents a radical turning point in her…

Scream Halleluya yet? Tired of seeing some artists on your Spotify? Well, you can now breathe. Spotify is set to introduce a mute and block feature which will allow you to steer clear of all the artists you don't want to see anymore. Already, the Verge reports that Spotify is currently testing the “don’t play…

Multiple Grammy award-winning songstress, Taylor Swift has taken to Instagram today to announce that she has a "new home". The 28-year-old who released her debut album 12 years ago under Big Machine Records has signed a new record deal with Universal Music Group. As part of her pact, Swift is working to reshape how artists…