🔵 Spotify Netherlands' Viral Chart is flooded with AI-generated, far-right racist tracks

Racism, AI, Antifa responses, all playing out on the world's biggest music streaming platform

17 hrs ago

15

9

October 2025

🔵 Let's talk about Universal's deal with Udio

So many questions...

Oct 31

10

🔵 Further small signs of consumer fatigue with Spotify

Plus: what's going on with that Massive Attack Spotify boycott?

Oct 30

17

3

🔵 Correctly predicting Spotify's AI move

(Not that I can prove it now as Music Business Worldwide beat me to it 😆)

Oct 22

7

20

🔵 How Suno poses as a third-party to try and hype its product

Is it wrong? Not technically... but it certainly suggests desperation.

Oct 9

13

2

🔵 Let's talk about Universal's Fan Pass

The giant has now moved further into capturing fan data directly, and that is something to be wary of

Oct 3

11

3

September 2025

🔵 Is Spotify getting rattled?

Defensive PR, a change of heart on AI, now Ek moving to an Exec Board role... what gives?

Sep 30

23

2

🔵 Majors (and more): beware process-led optimisation

Everyone is focused on optimising and refining - and that's a bad idea

Sep 25

17

2

🔵 The erosion continues... but the fight back gains momentum

Is the turning point finally approaching?

Sep 19

10

3

🔵 The irritating totality of talk around AI

AI's chance in music are being hobbled by the irritating hyperbole

Sep 11

16

8

August 2025

🔵 So... when will change come?

The drawn-out threat of the Constant Now

Aug 15

29

7

July 2025

🔵 Is a legendary, globally-known indie about to sell up to a major?

Rumours abound... but there's a point here most are missing

Jul 22

16

4