Indonesia imposed a 10% value-added tax on sales by technology firms including Amazon, Netflix, Spotify and Google on Tuesday, as spending patterns shift with increased remote working as a result of the coronavirus crisis, which has hit state finances.

The EU's powerful antitrust authority opened a series of cases against Apple on Tuesday, including one brought by Spotify alleging the iPhone maker makes unfair use of its app store.

Music streaming service Spotify Wednesday reported a bigger net loss in 2019, driven by aggressive investing, but said it had more active users and paying subscribers.

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...