Spotify has patented a method which uses artificial intelligence to detect plagiarism in music, able to detect a “similarity value” between songs. The “Plagiarism Risk Detector And Interface” technology will be “trained on a plurality of preexisting encoded lead sheets” (which specifies the melody, lyrics and harmony) to compare new tracks to those in Spotify’s database.

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Nine classic audiobooks — including Cynthia Erivo's narration of 'Persuasion' and Hilary Swank's narration of 'The Awakening' — are now available on Spotify.

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The legendary singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell says she will take her songs off the streaming service, saying "irresponsible people are spreading lies that are costing people their lives".

Singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell said she will remove her music from Spotify, following controversy over vaccine misinformation hosted on the streaming platform. "Irresponsible people are spreading lies that are costing people their lives," the Canadian musician wrote in a statement posted on her website Friday. "I stand in solidarity with Neil Young and the global scientific and medical communities on this issue."

Even after departing the platform, Neil Young isn’t done criticizing Spotify yet. Today, the rock legend has published another letter on his website, describing Spotify as a purveyor of “more songs and less sound.” Young says that he “felt better” after pulling his music catalog from the leading streaming music service earlier this week while noting that he’s strongly opposed to censorship and that “private companies have the right to choose what they profit from, just as I can choose not to have my music support a platform that disseminates harmful information.”

Mitchell says she stands "in solidarity with Neil Young."

Spotify appears to have been overwhelmed by cancellations requests and customer support issues following the Joe Rogan/Neil Young Saga that started earlier this week. Earlier this week it emerged that artist Neil Young had told Spotify he wanted his songs to be removed from the platform because of Joe Rogan's podcast and the spread of misinformation about vaccines. Spotify took the decision to remove Young's catalog, and the hashtag #cancelSpotify started to trend on Twitter, as did Apple Music as many flocked from one rival service to the other.

Joe Rogan has pledged to try harder to offer more balanced views on his podcast, after he was criticised by Neil Young and Joni Mitchell for helping to spread Covid misinformation. The Canadian musicians asked to have their music pulled from the streaming platform as a result. Spotify has since said it is working to add advisory warnings to any podcast discussing Covid-19.

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Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson came out to support Joe Rogan after the U.S. podcaster clarified that he just wants to give a platform for free expression and will do his best to bring out a balanced perspective.

Psaki says Spotify disclaimer is welcome, but platform could actually fight misinformation

The podcast host Joe Rogan has offered “sincere and humble apologies” after footage emerged of him repeatedly using the N-word on his hit show. The comedian, 54, who has a lucrative deal with the streaming giant Spotify, said it was the “most regretful and shameful thing” he has ever had to speak about, but stressed the clips were “taken out of context”.

Some employees have expressed concerns about "The Joe Rogan Experience" ever since Spotify bought the show in 2020, The WSJ reported.

Dwayne Johnson has said he’s had a “learning moment” after dividing fans with his response to “brother” Joe Rogan. Earlier this week, the Hollywood star was called out for his swift praise of the US podcaster, who has caused several musicians to boycott Spotify due to his spread of “misinformation’ about the Covid-19 vaccine.

Spotify’s popular U.S. podcaster Joe Rogan apologized Saturday after a video compilation surfaced that showed him using a racial slur in clips of episodes over a 12-year span. The mea culpa came after Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter India.Arie posted the compilation on Instagram and announced that she was removing her music from Spotify’s streaming service because of it.

The streaming platform is purging its library of Rogan’s most controversial moments