Is Spotify killing the music industry?

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On this weeks episode of Zoe's Podcast we dive deep into the actions of spotify and the issues it caused to its artists as well as less mainstream creators. Do artists deserve proper compensation for their hard work producing music? What happened to Lady Gaga? tune in to find out ...  Show more

At the start of October some users of a music-streaming platform found that their accounts were playing songs against their wishes. Artists like the Bergenulo Five and DJ Bruej were streamed thousands of times, with Spotify users claiming the music was forced onto them. Apart fro ...  Show more

On this weeks episode of Zoe's Podcast we dive deep into the actions of spotify and the issues it caused to its artists as well as less mainstream creators. Do artists deserve proper compensation for their hard work producing music? What happened to Lady Gaga? tune in to find out ...  Show more

Spotify is the world’s biggest music streamer, but rarely turns a profit and just cut 17 percent of its workforce. Its business model looks increasingly precarious. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Talk to you next time for more stories from WIRED.com and read this story here.