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With NFTs, Musicians See a Way to Finally Take Control
NFTs are tearing the art and tech worlds apart, but some musicians are exploring their potential as an alternative to labels and streaming services.
Bring Out the Lightsticks, Vanished K-Pop Songs Will Return to Spotify
K-pop fans can start adding back their favorite tracks to Spotify playlists this week.
How Pandora Won Its Royalty Battle But Lost the War to Spotify
Pandora found a brilliant loophole to win its fight with the recording industry, but it tied the company's future into a knot.
The Time a Ghost Hunter Stabbed Himself at My Axe Murder Museum
The Villisca Axe Murder House was one of America's most famous haunted houses. In 2014, its story got even weirder.
Why Did Hundreds of K-Pop Songs Suddenly Disappear From Spotify?
The “K-pop purge,” as some fans call it, removed songs by popular artists like IU, MAMAMOO, and Epik High from the streaming platform.
You Should Listen to Season 3 of our Podcast, Extremes
The show about people living through the wildest stories we can find is back.
Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen’s Podcast Is Another Empty Appeal to Unity
Spotify's 'Renegades: Born in the USA' lets the two riff about their legacies and try to figure out why we can't all just get along.
How to Become a Millionaire By Streaming Music on Spotify
Could playing your own shit music from a bank of cheap computers make you super-rich? VICE crunched the numbers.
Three of Spotify’s Podcast Unions Stop Working to Demand Better Workplace Conditions
Spotify has only recognized one union, but they've all been fighting for a better contract this past year.
Spotify's '2020 Wrapped' Is a Time Capsule of Our Collective Misery
Whether you were listening to Megan Thee Stallion on repeat or just bumping the 'Hamilton' soundtrack, Spotify's retrospective is a snapshot of just how weird this year was.
Biden’s Pick for Secretary of State Has a Band, So We Reviewed His Music
Future cabinet member Antony Blinken calls the songs he's posted to Spotify under the moniker ABlinken "wonk rock."