Spotify says active users up 11 percent in fourth quarter to 751 mn
Stockholm (AFP) - Music streaming giant Spotify said Tuesday that its number of monthly active users reached 751 million at ...
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Every cent you take: Sting, ex-Police band mates in royalty battle
London (AFP) - London's High Court on Wednesday began hearing a lawsuit brought against the singer Sting by his former ...
Beyonce declared a billionaire by Forbes magazine
New York (AFP) - US singer Beyonce is now a billionaire, Forbes magazine said Monday, becoming only the fifth musician ...
German court rules against OpenAI in copyright case
Munich (Germany) (AFP) - A German court ruled Tuesday that OpenAI has infringed copyright law by using song lyrics to ...
German court rules against OpenAI in copyright case
Munich (Germany) (AFP) - A German court ruled Tuesday that OpenAI has infringed copyright law by using song lyrics to ...
New lawsuit alleges Spotify allows streaming fraud
Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) - A new lawsuit alleges streaming giant Spotify turns a blind eye to vast networks ...
Don’t let the party stop: Berlin’s fight against ‘club death’
Berlin (AFP) - Berlin, long hailed as one of the world's great party cities, is fighting to keep its famed ...
Top music body says AI firms guilty of ‘wilful’ copyright theft
Paris (AFP) - AI companies have sucked up the world's entire music catalogue and are guilty of "wilful, commercial-scale copyright ...
Spotify sees 12% rise in paid subscribers
Stockholm (AFP) - Spotify saw paying subscribers rise 12 percent to 276 million customers in the second quarter of 2025, ...
BTS agency HYBE raided over alleged fraud trading
Seoul (AFP) - HYBE, the agency behind K-pop superstars BTS, was raided by police on Thursday in connection with alleged ...
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