Multiple popular online services were disrupted Thursday due to ongoing issues at Google Cloud.

Apple users are starting to get ways out of the iPhone maker’s so-called “walled garden" which imposes restrictions and fees on payments through iOS apps.

Who are the top reggaeton musicians in the world.

’Tis the season to unpack Spotify Wrapped.

Drake has begun legal action against Universal Music Group, alleging the company conspired to falsely pump up the popularity of Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us.”.

The music streaming service Spotify was down temporarily on Sunday.

Every day, millions of people stream music on Spotify.

Brooke and Eric are joined by Virginia Tech's cornerback coach Derek Jones to learn the ins and outs of the cornerback position.

Brooke and Eric are joined by Olympian Bridget Williams, a UVA alum and pole vaulter who will compete for Team USA. They talk the mechanics of the sport, Bridget’s journey to Paris, and the importance of believing in yourself.

Brooke and Eric are checking in on some of their best of conversations in 2024!

Brooke and Eric are joined by WNBA Champion and Virginia Tech Hokie Aisha Sheppard to talk all things professional women’s hoops.

Brooke and Eric are joined by Sydney Jaxtheimer as they recap the spring sports season after a hectic three months.

Brooke and Eric are joined by Virginia Tech softball’s Emma Lemley and Trinity Martin to get down to the rules of college softball.

Brooke and Eric sat down with Salem Red Sox General Manager Allen Lawrence to get all their questions answered before the season begins.

Brooke and Eric are joined by Trey Noell to work through the rules of soccer.

Every year since 2021, Spotify has published its “Loud & Clear” report, an attempt to be more transparent about its payments.

Join Brooke Leonard and Eric Johnson as they sit down with the man, the myth and the legend: Northside head boys basketball coach Bill Pope.

Spotify has penned a new multi-year partnership deal with controversial podcast host Joe Rogan, whose enormously popular show will soon also be available on competing platforms, including YouTube and Apple Podcasts.

Time magazine has named Taylor Swift its person of the year.

Spotify says it’s axing 17% of its global workforce in the music streaming service’s third round of layoffs this year.

The holidays may be just around the corner, but for those who use Spotify to stream music, it’s another important time of the year: Spotify Wrapped season.

It’s her, hi — Taylor Swift is Spotify’s 2023 most-played artist.

Have you been thrown into a Fantasy Football league and are wondering ‘Now what?’ That was Brooke and Eric as they joined a Fantasy Football team for the first time in their lives.

Former Rockbridge County star, Richmond football alum, and now Davidson football assistant Porter Abell joins Brooke and EJ to talk all things college football, including new rule changes.

Friday night lights. Underdogs rising. High school traditions. Brooke and EJ sat down with Bassett head coach Brandon Johnson to chat about the 2023 1st and 10 high school football season.

Temps are rising and so is the appetite for pickleball. So, Brooke and EJ break down the sport and take your questions to local champ Trish Hammer.

Celebrating the 4th of July is one of the highlights of summer, and if you’re going to be lighting off fireworks, you’ll need some patriotic songs to go along.

The production company founded by Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, is splitting ways with Spotify less than a year after the debut of their podcast “Archetypes.”.

Heardle, the name-that-tune game inspired by the Wordle craze, is being dropped by Spotify less than a year after the music-streaming giant acquired it.

Music streaming service Spotify says it’s cutting 6% of its workforce, becoming yet another tech company resorting to layoffs as the economic outlook worsens.

A Russian court has fined TikTok for failing to delete LGBT material in what is the country’s latest crackdown on Big Tech companies.

The expanding audio books market has a major new retailer: Spotify.

The first podcast from Prince Harry and Meghan’s partnership with Spotify will focus on harmful labels and stereotypes applied to women.

Spotify’s CEO says that while he condemned podcaster Joe Rogan’s use of racial slurs, he doesn't believe that cutting ties with the popular personality is the answer.

Joe Rogan’s mouth has put Spotify in a tough spot.

Spotify’s popular U.S. podcaster Joe Rogan has apologized after a video compilation surfaced that showed him using a racial slur in clips of episodes over a 12-year span.

Joni Mitchell is joining Neil Young in his protest against Spotify, seeking to have her music removed from the streaming service.

Spotify says it will grant veteran rocker Neil Young's request to remove his music from its streaming platform.

Regulators are stepping up scrutiny of the United Kingdom’s music streaming market to see whether there’s enough competition.

A 37-year-old man working as a security guard in an Apple store in New York City was stabbed multiple times following a dispute over wearing a mask inside the store to comply with Covid-19 safety policies, police said.

Apple is relaxing rules to allow some app developers such as Spotify, Netflix and digital publishers to include an outside link so users can sign up for paid subscription accounts.

The Billie Eilish concert film “Happier than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles” will premiere on the Apple TV+ streaming service globally Sept. 3.

Join Bridget and Megan as they talk about the highlights from the Grammys, playlists you can cook your pasta to, and how you might not be able to give out your Netflix password to your friends anymore.

FILE - In this Dec. 9, 2019, file photo, Michelle Obama listens to female students at the Can Giuoc high school in Long An province, Vietnam. Higher Ground--a production company founded by Barack and Michelle Obam--and Spotify announced Thursday, July 16, 2020, that the former first lady will host The Michelle Obama Podcast on the streaming service. The podcast will debut exclusively on Spotify on July 29 (AP Photo/Hau Dinh, File)SENECA FALLS, N.Y. – Former first lady Michelle Obama and soccer star Mia Hamm have been chosen for the National Women's Hall of Fame as part of a Class of 2021 announced Monday that also includes former PepsiCo Chief Executive Indra Nooyi and retired Brig. Halstead commanded in combat as the first female commanding general at the strategic level in Iraq. The National Women's Hall of Fame inducts a new class every other year in Seneca Falls, the site of the first women's rights convention.

Former employees at Gimlet Media, the podcast’s publisher, charged that two people behind “Reply All” had exhibited behavior similar to what they were investigating at Bon Appetit. The editor of Bon Appetit, Adam Rapoport, resigned last year after an old photo of him and his wife dressed in stereotypical Puerto Rican costumes surfaced on social media. The “Reply All” series on Bon Appetit was reported over eight months. In the second episode of the podcast, Pinnamaneni confessed to regrets about her own past behavior and how she reacted to the union drive. Staffers want to tell what happened and the podcast is paused as they try to understand what went wrong, he said.

Bruce Springsteen, left, appears with former President Barack Obama during their podcast of conversations recorded at Springsteen's home studio in New Jersey. The eight-episode series covers their upbringings, racism, fatherhood and even recall a White House singalong around a piano. (Rob DeMartin/Spotify via AP)NEW YORK – Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen are teaming up for an eight-episode Spotify podcast series, swapping stories about their upbringings and even a White House singalong around a piano. The seemingly offbeat relationship between the former president and rock star began when Springsteen performed benefits for Obama during his presidential campaigns. Springsteen uses a few of those guitars during the course of the podcast.

It doesn’t matter if you’re head over heels in love, single and loving it, heartbroken or ready to set the mood -- we have a playlist for however you are celebrating Valentine’s Day.

This combination of photos shows various podcasts, Friday, Jan. 15, 2021. But Apple and Google, among others, have left open a major loophole: Podcasts. But Apple and Google, among others, have left open a major loophole for this material: Podcasts. Accounts that have been banned on social media for election misinformation, threatening or bullying, and breaking other rules also still live on as podcasts available on the tech giants’ platforms. “Podcasts filled with hatred and incitement to violence should not be treated any differently than any other content," Segal said.

The Puerto Rican superstar is the music platform’s most-streamed artist of the year with 8.3 billion streams globally. With more than 3.3 billion streams, Bad Bunny’s sophomore solo album “YHLQMDLG” tops Spotify’s list of most-streamed albums globally. The album’s single, “Blinding Lights,” is Spotify’s most-streamed song of the year with 1.6 million streams globally. In the U.S., late rapper Juice WRLD was the most-streamed artist on Spotify. His album “Legends Never Die” was the platform’s most-streamed album in the U.S., while Ricch’s “The Box” was the country's most-streamed song.

Both those companies have helped spur increasing scrutiny of Apple's app store practices among lawmakers and regulators in the U.S. and Europe. The app store commissions feed Apple's services division, which saw its revenue climb 16% to nearly $54 billion during the company's last fiscal year ending in September. That's because the small developers in line to qualify for the cut only contribute about 5% of Apple's app store revenue, based on SensorTower's estimates. “This latest move further demonstrates that their app store policies are arbitrary and capricious," Spotify said in a statement. “We’re launching this program to help small business owners write the next chapter of creativity and prosperity on the app store," Cook said in a statement.

The activism from smaller rivals adds to scrutiny the tech giants are facing from U.S. and European regulators and lawmakers. Apple is the group's main target, though Google's app store policies are also on its radar. Both companies this summer dropped the popular game Fortnite from their app stores after the game’s developer introduced a direct payment plan that bypasses their platforms. In addition to the app stores, Big Tech is facing fresh scrutiny from antitrust regulators. Lawmakers and consumer advocates accuse Google of abusing its dominance in online search and advertising to stifle competition and boost its profits.

Disney tunes have a way of getting us out of the rut we’re in and putting a smile on our face. Each music provider has a Disney playlist filled with hundreds of songs from every Disney film known to man. Having the right playlist is an important task -- and choosing the right playlist shouldn’t be taken lightly. Everyone should have a Disney playlist saved, ready to be played at any moment. The playlist is a melting pot of classic Disney hits, Disney covers and songs you can hear when visiting a Disney theme park.

NEW YORK, NY – Drake is the king of streaming: the rapper has been named Spotify’s most-streamed artist of the decade. Ed Sheeran came in second, while Post Malone, Ariana Grande and Eminem round out the Top 5. For 2019, Post Malone is the top-streamed artist globally. Eilish’s debut album — “When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?” — is the year’s most-streamed album, while Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello’s “Senorita” tops the list of the most-streamed songs. “The Joe Budden Podcast with Rory & Mal” is the year’s most-streamed podcast on Spotify.

Spotify made changes to its app for premium subscribers, including a simpler interface and more prominent placement of podcasts. (CNN) - Spotify recently redesigned its app to focus on podcasts. Indeed, the number of paid subscribers increased more than analysts' expectations, from 108 million to 113 million. Spotify broke the 100 million paid subscriber barrier in April. Apple CEO Tim Cook said earlier this year that Apple Music had more than 50 million subscribers.

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Adam Driver and Annette Bening in "The Report" teaser, Eminem publisher sues Spotify, and Tom Holland needs a director.

Spotify is launching a new, slimmed-down version of its app as it works to win more users in developing countries. (CNN) - Spotify is launching a new, slimmed-down version of its app as it works to win more users in developing countries. The world's biggest music streaming platform on Tuesday launched "Spotify Lite" on smartphones running Google's Android operating system across Asia, Latin America, Africa and the Middle East. Spotify Lite will initially be available in 36 countries including Brazil, Mexico, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and India, where Spotify made its debut earlier this year. Asked about the company's growth projections, she declined to share how many users Spotify hoped to acquire with the new offering.

Getty ImagesAfter a brief experiment, Spotify will no longer let artists upload their music directly to its platform. On Monday, Spotify announced it was ending a beta program that allowed artists to upload their work directly onto the streaming platform. For artists signed to a label, getting music onto Spotify is taken care of, but independent artists have to distribute their music themselves. Uploading was free to artists who were granted access to Spotify for Artists without any fees or commissions. The beta program was initially open to select artists by invitation only but had expanded to include more since September.