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A week after global protests calling for Justice at Spotify, the Union of Musicians and Allied Workers Chicago Chapter sees more action ahead

Members of the Union of Musicians and Allied Workers' Chicago chapter protesting outside Spotify offices at 225 W. Illinois Street, Chicago, IL on Monday, March 15, 2021. “We got music. We got rhythm. Don’t exploit us with your algorithm!” That was just one of the slogans chanted by dozens of...

Jessi Roti

LIVE REVIEWThe Best New Artist Nominees Perform at Spotify’s Grammy Party

Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus perform their smash hit "Old Town Road" at Spotify's pre-Grammy party showcasing Best New Artist nominees. Photo by Suzannah Weiss. On Sunday, January 26, 18-year-old singer-songwriter Billie Eilish took home an impressive five Grammy awards: best new artist, album of...

Annie White

HIGH NOTESPeople Share Their Favorite Music-Drug Pairings

Just as some wines are meant to be paired with certain cheeses and some shoes look perfect with particular outfits, some drugs go inexplicably well with certain kinds of music. Many report that drugs enhance their music-listening experience by drawing out the meaning of the song or helping them get...

Annie White

NEWS ROUNDUPMusic Lawsuits, New Music from Marianne Faithfull and More

Music Lawsuits Spotity One of Spotify’s former sales executives, Hong Perez, is suing Spotify and her former boss, head of sales Brian Berner, for gender discrimination, equal pay violation and defamation in New York’s Supreme Court. Perez’s complaint accuses Berner of taking mens-only employee...

Tarra Thiessen

NEWS ROUNDUPRIP Mac Miller, Fashion Week, Pussy Riot Member Hospitalized and More

RIP Mac Miller Last week on September 7th, Mac Miller died at the age of 26 from a drug overdose in his LA home. Since his passing many celebrities such as Kendrick Lamar, Macklemore, Childish Gambino, J. Cole, Ariana Grande and many more paid tribute to the rapper. Earlier this week thousands of...

Tarra Thiessen

NEWS ROUNDUPNo More Hate...Policy, YouTube Copyright and More

Prince would've turned 60 on 6/7; his estate will release Piano and a Microphone 1983 in September. No More Hate...Policy, New Releases and More By Jasmine Williams Spotify Says “JK!” In a continuation of last week’s story, Spotify has completely walked back their recently introduced “hateful content...

Jasmine Williams

NEWS ROUNDUPA Shake Up in Streaming and More

Tidal press conference, 2015. Courtesy of Time. A Shake Up in Streaming and More By Jasmine Williams A Reckoning? Last week #MuteRKelly gained speed as Time’s Up’s women of color added their support and yesterday the movement got a boost from a Spotify. While the streaming giant did not cut all ties...

Jasmine Williams

ONLY NOISEWhen You Walk

There is certain music that you share with close friends and family. Music that scores the first dance at your wedding, albums you recommend to your sister, and songs that make your dinner party mix. There is music that feels inherently a part of a communal experience, and necessitates sharing...

Madison Bloom

NEWS ROUNDUPWarped Tour, Bowie in Brooklyn and More

Warped Tour's Goodbye It’s the end of an era for pop-punks, emo kids, and sk8er bois - Warped Tour just announced their final cross-country lineup and it’s going to be a very grand finale! The show will hit the road for virtually the whole summer; kicking off on June 21st in California and ending...

Jasmine Williams

NEWS ROUNDUPRIP Charles Bradley, #TakeAKnee and More

RIP Charles Bradley Though he was able to tour up until the very end, even after battling stomach cancer, renowned soul singer Charles Bradley passed away over the weekend. He was 68. Nicknamed “The Screaming Eagle of Soul,” Bradley was inspired by James Brown from a young age but didn’t release...

Emily Daly

NEWS ROUNDUPReactions to Charlottesville, Prince's Pantone Purple and More

Music + Politics: Responses To Charlottesville The horrible events of last weekend show that change is necessary in this country. Here's some ways the music world reacted to Charlottesville: Spotify is cracking down on racist bands. Yeah, unfortunately, white supremacists make music too, and it...

Emily Daly

NEWS ROUNDUPWhat's Up With Spotify + Soundcloud? and More

Are There Really Fake Artists On Spotify? This mystery began when Music Business Weekly reported that a number of artists only seemed to exist on Spotify playlists - mostly the generic, mood-based ones like “Chill,” “Focus,” “Sleep,” etc. Together with Music Ally, MBW discovered that the artists...

Emily Daly