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Spotify CEO: We are now the R&D Department of the music industry

AI is going to benefit everyone, rich man tells his increasingly impoverished suppliers and customers.

The price of streaming music is going up

Apple announced a 10% to 12% increase, effective immediately. Spotify is going up in 2023, CEO Daniel Ek said less than 24 hours later.

Spotify is Now Adding 40,000 NEW Tracks Per Day

It's even bigger than you think: beneath the surface of curated playlists, Spotify is a mess, adding an estimated 40,000 NEW tracks every single day.

There Are Now 11 MILLION Records on Discogs

The database is now adding 1 million records every 9 months, but is unlikely to catch up to the torrent of digital music being released every day.

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Mike Dunn: Chicago Honors a Native Son

"It’s a beautiful thing to come from nothing and be something" - Chicago house music pioneer Mike Dunn on being honored by the City of Chicago.