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Spotify Wrapped 2025: Bad Bunny dethrones Taylor Swift as most-streamed global artist

Spotify Wrapped has launched for 2025, showing music fans their most listened to artists, songs, albums and more. It also provides global trends for music listening and has revealed that Bad Bunny has broken Taylor Swift's two-year winning streak.

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Bristol to launch world-first ‘clean power hub’ for festivals and film crews

City council and regional authority collaborate to guarantee renewable mobile energy for next summer’s festival season

The Guardian - UK

Ryuichi Sakamoto estate joins ‘No Music For Genocide’ campaign

The estate of legendary Japanese composer joins the likes of Björk, Massive Attack and Fontaines D.C. in the boycott initiative, in response to the genocide in Gaza.

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Daniel Ek steps down as Spotify CEO: Are artist protests responsible for the leadership shake-up?

Daniel Ek stepping down as CEO of the company he founded comes during much backlash aimed at Spotify, ranging from issues regarding artist payment and Ek’s investments in weapons.

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Björk becomes latest artist to join ‘No Music For Genocide’ Israel boycott

Björk is the latest artist to join the ‘No Music For Genocide’ Israel boycott, making her catalog of music unavailable on Israeli streaming services. The singer now stands alongside Massive Attack, Paramore and Fontaines D.C. and hundreds more artists who are geo-blocking their music in Israel.

Euronews

Paramore and Hayley Williams join No Music For Genocide initiative, removing their music from streaming services in Israel

The likes of Massive Attack and Fontaines D.C. have already signed up for the campaign, protesting Israel’s military actions in Palestinian territories

Louder

Dua Lipa denies firing agent over campaign against pro-Palestine band Kneecap

Dua Lipa's alleged split with her agent David Levy comes after it was claimed in media reports that Levy was involved in a campaign to remove Kneecap from this year's Glastonbury line-up, due to the band's pro-Palestine beliefs.

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“The creative endeavours of musicians is ultimately funding lethal, dystopian technologies. Enough is more than enough. Another way is possible”: Massive Attack exit Spotify in protest at Daniel Ek’s military AI investments

They’re the first major label act to quit platform

MusicRadar

400 artists pull their music from streaming platforms in Israel – see full list

MORE than 400 artists and labels have backed a campaign to pull their music from streaming platforms in Israel over the ongoing genocide in Gaza ...

The National (Scotland)

Massive Attack to remove their music from Spotify in protest against CEO’s AI military investments

The trip-hop pioneers are also joining the No Music For Genocide campaign, blocking their songs from all streaming services in Israel

Louder

Massive Attack remove music from Spotify in protest

Massive Attack have pulled their music from Spotify as artists boycott the streaming platform over the founder's links to military investments.

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Massive Attack pull their music from Spotify and platforms in Israel

The band has asked their label, UMG, to remove their music not just from Spotify but all streaming platforms in Israel.

Euronews

Kneecap turn fire on Trump and raise Jeffrey Epstein scandal at rousing Wembley gig: 'Release the f****** files'

One of the band members could be heard saying: ‘Is Donald Trump in f****** England? For f**** sake’

Evening Standard

Popular band used facial recognition at their concert — now AI ethics are taking the spotlight

Massive Attack turned facial recognition AI into a live spectacle — scanning audience faces in real time.

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400 artists pull their music from streaming platforms in Israel over Gaza genocide

MASSIVE Attack, Kneecap and Primal Scream are among 400 artists and labels who have backed a campaign to pull their music from streaming platforms…

The Guardian - UK

Massive Attack remove music from Spotify to protest against CEO Daniel Ek’s investment in AI military

The band cited a ‘moral and ethical burden’ placed on artists by revenue from their work ultimately funding lethal technologies

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"We’re honoured to collaborate with Iggor & Max": Massive Attack team up with Sepultura co-founders Max and Iggor Cavalera for special South American show

The trip-hop trailblazers will perform Sepultura's classic Chaos A.D. with the pair to shine a light on the plight of the indigenous people of Brazil

MusicRadar

“The title came up as a joke at first, but it fitted the song so perfectly – we just had to use it”: How Massive Attack created the groundbreaking ’90s hit that propelled Bristol’s unique music scene into the global spotlight

“We were trying to create dance music for the head rather than the feet"

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Garbage join growing artist coalition against pro-Palestine censorship

SCOTTISH rock band Garbage have joined a growing coalition of artists standing against what they describe as censorship of pro-Palestine views in…

Louder

Police confirm that their much-publicised investigation into Kneecap's Glastonbury set is closed, the band have no case to answer, and no further action will be taken

"One element of the political policing intimidation attempt is over", Kneecap say in social media post

The Independent UK

Kneecap and Massive Attack launch pro-Palestine music alliance

Artists are joining together due to claims of ‘attempted censorship’ over Gaza war

MusicRadar

“We won’t stand by and allow other artists be threatened into silence or career cancellation”: Massive Attack and Brian Eno announce grouping of pro-Palestinian artists

They aim to confront “aggressive, vexatious” campaigns of pro-Israeli lawyers

The Guardian - UK

Massive Attack announce alliance of musicians speaking out over Gaza

Brian Eno, Fontaines DC and Kneecap say group will support those subject to ‘aggressive, vexatious campaigns’ by pro-Israel advocates

Louder

"Shirley Manson sings like a pissed-off angel and has attitude to spare": Garbage's classic electro-grunge-goth-pop debut, revisited

Combining Massive Attack with Nine Inch Nails and the Smashing Pumpkins was always a great elevator pitch

Louder

Here’s the line-up of every major festival in 1995… and it actually isn’t very different to how they’ve shaped up 30 years later

Britpop was thriving, Pumpkins were Pumpkinsing, and Skunk Anansie tried to get on every bill going…

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