Tag: Spotify
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Spotify Cracks Down After Anna’s Archive Publishes Massive Music Dataset
Spotify has blocked a number of accounts after the Anna’s Archive team publicly released a dataset collected from the streaming platform. According to the group, the trove comprises 86 million audio files and an extensive metadata database. Spotify stresses that this was not a breach of its internal systems, but rather large-scale illicit downloading carried…
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Spotify tests a new feature called “Your Offline Mix”
Daniel Ek, CEO of Spotify, recently divulged on his personal Twitter page that the company is augmenting its current offline song download functionality with an addition dubbed “Your Offline Mix,” designed to provide users with distinctive listening experiences through offline song downloads. A feature bearing similarities was implemented by Google as early as 2019 on…
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Spotify removes tens of thousands of songs generated by artificial intelligence
The Financial Times reported that Spotify recently removed tens of thousands of songs provided by the artificial intelligence-powered music generation startup Boomy, citing suspicious listening behaviors that seemingly garnered undue profits. Launched in 2021, Boomy’s service allows users to select their desired musical style and rhythm, generating song content based on text descriptions and enabling…
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Spotify tests in-app podcast creation tools in New Zealand
Spotify recently quietly tested new features that allow users to record, edit, and distribute podcast content directly from the Spotify app. This feature has only been tested in New Zealand first, allowing users to create Podcast content without additional tools, which means it will enhance the stickiness of the Spotify app. We started @anchor with…