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Beyoncé's "Act II: Cowboy Carter" album is a little bit country and definitely rocking and rolling.

Both Spotify and Amazon Music have announced on social media that the recent drop of her eighth studio album has been highly successful.

Spotify paid out $9 billion in streaming royalties to artists last year, the streaming giant said yesterday in its latest "Loud and Clear" report.

Spotify's fourth annual report, which originally launched in 2021 following criticism over its lack of transparency, noted record accomplishments, including the highest annual payment from any retailer to the music industry.

Legendary Greek singer Haris Alexiou, 73, has ranked among the 35 artists from 50 countries whose songs are featured on the Equal Global playlist of the popular music platform, Spotify, as well as on corresponding local playlists.

The multi-million-dollar deal that a media group run by Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle has had with streaming giant Spotify is ending by mutual agreement, the two parties said on June 15.

The couple have produced just one series under their Archewell Audio podcast imprint since inking the agreement in 2020 for a reported $20 million.

A new song created using AI software to imitate Canadian singers Drake and The Weeknd has been removed from streaming services after quickly racking up millions of listens and sparking debate over the new technology.

Apple on March 9 said it will start streaming classical music from a stand-alone app on March 28 as it seeks to distinguish itself from rivals Spotify and specialist platforms.

The iPhone giant said Apple Music Classical will offer "the world's largest classical music catalog," with exclusive albums and an advanced search functionality not seen on other apps.



You can also listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Anchor and other podcast directories.

Music streaming giant Spotify on Jan. 31 reported a total of 205 million paying subscribers at the end of 2022, beating expectations, but its losses deepened.

Taylor Swift's 10th album "Midnights," marking a gradual return to pop for the U.S. singer-songwriter, sparked an online fan frenzy following its witching hour release on Oct. 21 and crashed Spotify in the process.

The young artist is part of Spotify’s EQUAL campaign