Drake and Kendrick Lamar’s feud has reached the legal level. Drake, 38, filed a pre-action petition in a Manhattan court Monday against Universal Music Group and Spotify and alleged they created a “scheme” to boost the success of Lamar’s diss track “Not Like Us.” In the court documents obtained The Post, Drake’s Frozen Moments LLC said … Read more
This is some major league music. The Mets anthem “OMG,” performed by infielder Jose Iglesias, had a huge win of its own this week. The fan favorite pop hit enjoyed an increase of nearly 70% in streams on Wednesday, when the Mets defeated the Phillies in the NLDS, a rep from Spotify told The Post. Iglesias, … Read more
Todd McShay might have a new home over a year after his ESPN exit. McShay is in serious talks to join The Ringer as a football podcaster, The Post has learned. McShay and Ringer star Ryen Russillo — previously McShay’s colleague at ESPN — hinted at a future collaboration on Russillo’s self-titled podcast earlier this … Read more
New Yorkers may not recognize Xavier “X” Jernigan walking past him on the street in Brooklyn — but they might do a double take if they heard him talking. That’s because the 47-year-old is the deep voice and energetic personality behind Spotify’s AI-powered DJ — a feature rolled out to the streamer’s 239 million premium subscribers, where … Read more
One of the pillars of sports podcasting could be about to hit the market. Bill Simmons’ contract with Spotify is up in early 2025 after the Swedish audio giant signed him to a five-year deal when it acquired The Ringer for $250 million in 2020. He was ultimately named Head of Podcast Innovation and Monetization … Read more
Universal Music Group’s stock plunged 24% on Thursday, erasing more than $16 billion in market value after it revealed its revenue growth from subscription and streaming services fell below expectations. The Netherlands-based music industry giant – behind big names including Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish – saw its market capitalization tumble to $39.9 billion, down … Read more
Spotify raised prices for its premium plans in the US on Monday, the latest step by the Swedish music-streaming service in its push to increase margins. The company raised prices of its individual plan to $11.99 from $10.99 per month, duo plan to $16.99 from $14.99 and its family plan to $19.99 from $16.99 in its largest market … Read more
Meghan Markle might be one of the most famous women on the planet — but Hollywood power players are purportedly less than impressed with her showbiz prowess. The Duchess of Sussex, 42, is said to be scrambling after the launch of her forthcoming podcast with Lemonada Media was reportedly pushed back to next year. According … Read more
Meghan Markle’s podcast has been “pushed back” until next year, according to reports. The Duchess of Sussex, 42, in February inked a deal with Lemonada Media to launch a new podcast series after Spotify decided not to renew the steep $20 million deal for a second season of “Archetypes.” Lemonada will now distribute her previous … Read more
Meghan Markle is getting back into the podcast business. Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has inked a deal with Lemonada Media to launch a new podcast series — and Lemonada will also distribute her previous Spotify podcast series, “Archetypes,” to all platforms, according to an exclusive report in Deadline. Details of the new series have … Read more
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She’s singing for her supper. A Gen Z musician is begging strangers to stream her songs, saying she will “simply die” if she’s forced to work a regular 9-to-5 job. Zoe Wynns, 20, shared her emotional plea in a video posted to Instagram, which has received wide backlash, with detractors describing the young creative as “entitled” … Read more
Get down girl, go’n ‘head get down. Spotify Wrapped 2K23 has been delivered unto us and with it a stack of statistics that reveal the most-listened-to artists, songs, and podcasts of the platform’s 574 million users. In service of soundtracking sex, UK lingerie brand Pour Moi has released some song stats of its own. Analyzing … Read more
Matthew Perry’s fans are still there for him — they’ve been streaming the “Friends” theme song “I’ll Be There for You” non-stop since the actor’s shocking death Saturday. The Rembrandts tune has had over 1.3 million streams across Spotify and YouTube this week. Singer Charlie Puth, 31, even performed the song at his concert in … Read more
After suffering a big professional embarrassment from Spotify, Meghan Markle is allegedly close to making a big deal with its competitor, Audible. “Word of mouth is spreading that it will lead to a huge payout—even bigger than the millions Spotify splashed out—and Meghan is thrilled that she’ll be in the company of Michelle and Barack … Read more
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s failed partnership with Spotify continues to make headlines. Daniel Ek, the chief executive of Spotify, hinted that the highly publicized deal between the royals and the major streaming giant did not succeed because consumers were not impressed. The Duchess and Prince’s Harry’s company Archewell Audio produced a mere 12 podcasts during … Read more
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have been portrayed as the bad guys after their Spotify podcasting deal fell apart in June. The ex-royals signed a roughly $20 million deal with the streaming company in 2020 but the two entities parted ways earlier this summer after Markle and Harry produced just one project for Spotify, the … Read more
Spotify is changing its tune. On Monday, Spotify announced it would be raising the price on it US plans by $1. A student plan will now cost $5.99 per month, a single premium plan will star at $10.99 and families can expect to pay $16.99. The music and podcast streaming app has embarked on a … Read more
Back in December 2022, it seemed like the world was tuning into Netflix’s “Harry and Meghan” docuseries. But YouTuber Shallon Lester was not one of them. That is, until friends started telling her that she was featured in the fifth episode of the six-part series which chronicled the couple’s relationship and highly publicized departure from … Read more
Many talented people have “lost their jobs” due to the money spent on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s failed Spotify deal, a royal expert claimed. Speaking on Palace Confidential, Daily Mail’s Royal Editor Rebecca English talked about the criticism over how the ending of the royal couple’s Spotify deal affected many jobs and people. “Part … Read more