Taylor Swift Just Removed All Her Albums From Spotify
A source close to the music service said it was “taken completely off guard” when it received notice of the move last Thursday. View Entire List ›
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Here's How Taylor Swift Gets Paid
Not from Spotify. Jamie McCarthy / Getty Images Taylor Swift shocked fans and industry insiders this morning when she pulled all of her albums from the popular music-streaming service Spotify. But it...
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Is Taylor Swift Right About Spotify?
Are marquee artists who abstain from streaming services like Spotify saving the music industry, or hastening its demise? Jamie McCarthy / Getty Images The Spotify community and music industry...
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RING THE ALARM: Here's The Official Tracklist For "Beyoncé: Platinum Edition"
THIS IS NOT A DRILL. After days of torturous speculation fueled by a fake tracklist, the mystery of the new Beyoncé album is solved. Here's the just-announced official tracklist of the Beyoncé...
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13 Life Skills All Third Culture Kids Have Mastered
According to Nico & Vinz. This is Nico & Vinz, the Afro-Norwegian pop duo you know from the irrepressible, international summer smash "Am I Wrong?" Nicolas "Nico" Sereba (on the left) and...
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This Video Of Kacey Musgraves Blowing Off Tim Tebow Is Exquisitely Awkward
MAN DOWN. Tim Tebow, college football sensation-turned-failed-NFL-quarterback, was blissfully close to Kacey Musgraves last night while presenting at the Country Music Awards. She won Song of the Year...
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Tell Us About Yourself(ie): Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift / Chris Ritter / BuzzFeed Taylor Swift is everywhere. Maybe you've noticed. Love her or hate her, the trendsetting, genre-bucking, one-woman music industry is impossible to ignore,...
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Spotify's Daniel Ek Is "Really Frustrated" About All This Taylor Swift Business
The streaming company’s CEO says top artists like Swift stand to earn $6 million from the service this year. Spencer Platt / Getty Images Spotify wants to clear its name after Taylor Swift's very...
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Spotify Remains Steadfast On Free Tier Despite Taylor Swift Fight
A spokesperson tells BuzzFeed News that the service is doubling down on music’s right to be free — whether Swift and her cohorts like it or not. Danny Moloshok / Reuters At the crux of Taylor Swift's...
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The Lumineers' Cellist Bears An Uncanny Resemblance To Arya From Game Of Thrones
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Fool-Proof Strategies For The Perfect Group Photo, As Demonstrated By Jagged...
Your Instagram will thank you. This is Jagged Edge, the veteran R&B quartet responsible for such late '90s and '00s baby-making standards as "Let's Get Married," "I Gotta Be," and "Where The Party...
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Billboard To Count Streaming In Top Albums Chart
For the first time, the Billboard 200 will include streaming data. Ariana Grande, whose latest album would benefit under new rules for the Billboard 200. Kevork Djansezian / Reuters The Billboard 200,...
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Rhapsody CFO: Taylor Swift Is Right — Free Streaming Is Bad For Music
“Freemium” services like Spotify send the wrong message to consumers, Rhapsody Chief Financial Officer Ethan Rudin says. “To artists and labels out there, if you want to be with a streaming service,...
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Taylor Swift Defended The Value Of Albums At The American Music Awards
The most important woman in music. Taylor Swift — the only artist to ever sell over 1 million copies of an album in a single week on three separate occasions — made a statement in defense of...
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Can You Tell If These Kanye West Quotes Are Real Or Fake?
How great are you, really? giphy.com giphy.com It wasn't the first time a fake Kanye quote fooled people who should have known better. After the deaths of Nelson Mandela and Michael Jackson in 2013...
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Premiere: Let Young Ejecta's "Your Planet" Beam You To Your Happy Place
Get lost in the Brooklyn duo’s latest italo-disco confection. WARNING: NSFW artwork. This is Young Ejecta (formerly Ejecta), a conceptual character and synth pop duo from Leanne Macomber of Neon...
View Article23 Musicians Share Their Thoughts On The Michael Brown Verdict
Artists didn’t stay silent amid a wave of protests after a grand jury chose not to indict Police Officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of the unarmed teenager. Last night, news that a grand jury...
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This Christmas Mixtape From Diplo And Mad Decent Is The Prelude To Your...
The trap remix of “The Nutcracker” is honestly impressive. Into this jingling bachanal of over-indulgence and eggnogg hangovers enters Diplo and his Mad Decent crew, armed with a stocking full of...
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Frank Ocean Just Put A New Song On Tumblr
“Memrise.” Frank Ocean, reclusive R&B hero, just ended an extended break from releasing new solo music by posting a song (or a taste of one) to his Tumblr. It's called "Memrise" and you can listen...
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Premiere: Charli XCX Makes "Breaking Up" Look Ridiculously Fun
Watch the “Boom Clap” singer’s latest video, premiering exclusively on BuzzFeed. Fresh off her show-stopping performance of hit singles "Boom Clap" and "Break The Rules" at the American Music Awards,...
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