"This kind of initiative crosses important boundaries between personal and professional life," an expert told Newsweek.

In Pelly’s investigation, she found that Spotify had been working with stock-music companies like Epidemic, which offer music that tends to be played in the background rather than music that is wholly focused on.

Spotify's stock surge is driven by growth, but concerns remain. Learn why SPOT stock is rated Hold, with limited upside despite operational improvements.

Success these days is instead dictated by the frequency with which Spotify or Apple Music’s algorithms repeat the songs, the number of dedicated Christmas playlists that include the tracks, and our insatiable desire for nostalgia when it comes to ...

“As set forth in the accompanying affirmation, the predicate of [Drake’s] entire request for discovery from Spotify is false: there is no such agreement,” a new Spotify filing states. “In any event, however, the Petition is legally deficient and should be denied.”

Drake’s attorneys challenge Spotify’s denial of bot-driven streams, accusing the platform and UMG of inflating numbers

As of Dec. 12, Spotify’s offering a limited-time deal where you can score three months of Spotify Premium for free. That’s a savings of $11.99/month, or $35.97 total. Once the three months are up, you’ll need to decide whether to continue your subscription or revert to the free plan.

Spotify has made an official statement denying Drake's claims in a legal filing last month that the streaming numbers for Kendrick Lamar's song "Not Like Us," which took powerful verbal shots at the Canadian rapper,

That's good for Spotify's bottom line, because it means even less money is going to musicians; many music production companies pay a small flat fee without major future royalty payments going to the musicians. But as the Harper's report argues, "it raises worrying questions for all of us who listen to music."

Unless you haven't been online lately, you've likely seen — or received — a Spotify Wrapped. This is a beloved annual tradition (and marketing ploy) by the music streaming giant, which aggregates listener data at the end of each year to present a quirky and customized list of each user's listening habits.

Spotify responded to the first suit. According to Billboard, the streaming corporation made a filing in Manhattan this morning, denying there was any deal made between them and UMG to inflate Lamar’s numbers with bots,