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Is Spotify’s AI ‘killing’ Australian music? What we found from analysing more than 2 million tracks

Last year, former Spotify chief economist Will Page compiled a report for the Australia Institute that concluded music streaming algorithms were “killing” Australian music.

The Conversation

Pop, smut and Swift: what Spotify Wrapped 2025 reveals about Australian tastes

Pop, smut and Swift: what Spotify Wrapped 2025 reveals about Australian tastes

Lack of local content is notable this year in the music platform’s analysis of users’ personal music, podcast and audiobook choices

The Guardian - AU

More money, less exposure: music acts' tricky conundrum

More money, less exposure: music acts' tricky conundrum

Australian recorded music is making more money than ever but Aussie acts are not reaping the rewards, prompting calls for support to help keep bands rocking.

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“There is a special place in hell for those people that went for this business model”: Are plugin subscription services really as bad as some people say?

“I think the dislike of subscriptions is almost universal”

“If you had suggested this in 2015, you would have been laughed out of the room”: Music is now reportedly bigger than cinema globally

Best of 2024: Former Spotify and PRS Chief Economist Will Page has run the numbers on music copyright, with some surprising results

Vinyl will soon overtake CDs, new report claims – and music is now bigger than cinema

A new report claims that vinyl sales will soon outstrip CDs, while music revenues are now higher than global box office receipts.

“If you had suggested this in 2015, you would have been laughed out of the room”: Music is now reportedly bigger than cinema globally

Former Spotify and PRS Chief Economist Will Page has run the numbers on music copyright, with some surprising results

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“All subscription models are from Satan and there is a special place in hell for those people in charge that went for this business model”: Are music software subscriptions really as bad as some people say?

“All subscription models are from Satan and there is a special place in hell for those people in charge that went for this business model”: Are music software subscriptions really as bad as some people say?

“I think the dislike of subscriptions is almost universal”

It’s the age of Swiftonomics – but will Taylor Swift’s phenomenal success trickle down?

It’s the age of Swiftonomics – but will Taylor Swift’s phenomenal success trickle down?

Can one record-breaking megastar make a difference for struggling musicians and new artists?

The Guardian - UK

‘This isn’t tennis’ – crowd split over fiery match between Kyrgios and Tsitsipas

‘This isn’t tennis’ – crowd split over fiery match between Kyrgios and Tsitsipas

Some spectators loved the drama, whereas others compared it to football and thought it was ’embarrassing’.

The Independent UK

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