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Björk has offered damning comments on the effects of streaming culture on music and society and tech giant Spotify in a new ...

Spotify’s perfect playlists come at a hidden cost—for the fans, for the music scenes that form around bands and, especially, ...

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Spotify might seem ubiquitous in the music industry right now, but that doesn’t mean prominent musicians have to like it. In ...

Björk is doing a lot with Apple right now — she recorded a DJ set for them on New Year’s Eve, sat down for a big interview ...

Björk isn’t staying oh so quiet about how much she hates Spotify. In fact, the streaming platform is “probably the worst ...

Publisher Macmillan said the book is "a testament to the human spirit and its capacity to endure, evolve and find purpose in ...