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Heartbreak is terrible. Why do Taylor Swift, Adele, Olivia Rodrigo and others make us yearn to relive it?

Calling all Spotify Wrapped fans!

Mariah Carey’s “All I Want from Christmas is You” tops the Billboard charts every holiday season, but how much money does she earn when it’s streamed?

Singer Adele has been gone from the public spotlight, musically speaking, since after the release of her “25”album in 2015

Hello from the other side – because Adele is finally back! The music icon took to social media to announce what looks to be her first single from her next album called “Easy on Me,” which is set to drop on Oct. 15.

Aaliyah’s music hit streaming services on Friday, almost 20 years after her 2001 death in a plane crash. The singer’s sophomore album, “One In A Million,” dropped on Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal, Amazon Music and other platforms. The rest of her catalog is expected to drop over the next few weeks. Fans of the late R&B singer have flooded...

Evan Greer, the artist behind the song “Surveillance Capitalism,” is calling on Spotify not to use a technology the app developer has patented – that would allow the app to use your recorded conversations to recommend songs and ads to you. In a statement to LX News, Spotify says it may not use the technology.

The year’s most played artist on Spotify.

The holiday season brings many enduring traditions, but one that’s pretty much impossible to ignore is the (depending on how you look at it) onslaught or blessing of constant Christmas and snow tunes!

Michelle Obama will let her own voice be heard on a new podcast. The Obama’s Higher Ground and Spotify announced Thursday that the former first lady will host “The Michelle Obama Podcast” on the streaming service.

Spotify has become the latest tech company to enter the conversation around political ads, announcing Friday it will suspend them at the beginning of 2020. Unlike Twitter and Facebook, however, Spotify refrained from offering its perspective on political advertising, saying that the decision is the result of the music-streaming company not having sufficient tools to vet the ads. “At this point in time,...

Google’s new game-streaming service Stadia demonstrates the possibilities of gaming from the cloud, but experts say it’s hindered by a lack of compelling games and a somewhat convoluted pricing scheme.

Airbnb is pushing out several new safety features in the wake of a tragic incident at one of their bookings, CEO Brian Chesky announced Wednesday.

The storytelling of country music connects a wide swath of Americans from East Coast to the West Coast, from North to the South. For many country writers, their lyrics were inspired by real places and real people, adding authenticity to the melody. A scan of popular country song titles, from “Luckenbach, Texas,” ″Okie from Muskogee,” ″New San Antonio Rose,” and...

This past week, the Recording Industry Association of America released its mid-year report. It showed that 80% of the of music industry’s revenue comes from streaming, but it also showed that revenue from sales of vinyl records is on track to overtake that of compact discs by the year’s end, should current trends continue. When the compact disc was introduced...

Slack’s newly public shares aren’t slacking off. The work messaging service’s market value grew 60% after it started trading Thursday under the ticker “WORK.”

The Obamas are getting into the podcasting business, and Spotify has the exclusive rights. Spotify announced Thursday that it has signed a partnership deal with Barack and Michelle Obama’s production company, Higher Ground, to produce podcasts that will be available only on its streaming platform. The deal comes on the heels of a similar agreement between Higher Ground and Netflix...

Manuel Henriquez has resigned as CEO of Hercules Capital and TPG executive William McGlashan has been placed on indefinite leave at the private equity firm after they were accused in a scam to help their children get into top colleges. The two were among 50 people charged in what investigators said was a $25 million bribery scam. Henriquez, 55, resigned...

As iPhone sales slip, Apple has been positioning its booming digital-services business as its new profit engine. But there could be a snag in that plan. A brewing backlash against the rich commissions Apple earns from all purchases and subscriptions made via iPhone apps could undercut the app store, which generates about a third of the company’s services revenue. Late...