Digital music and audio

‘If you can’t hold it, you don’t own it’: why media fans want to escape algorithms with CDs, DVDs and vinyl

by The Guardian | Oct 2, 2026 | Culture, Digital music and audio, Film, Internet, Media, Music, Music streaming, Spotify, Technology, Television, The Guardian, TV streaming | 0 |

People describe their return to physical media – whether to protect data, support artists, or retain control of one’s choices For some, it is the security of knowing they have a physical copy of their favourite films and music,...

I spent hours listening to Sabrina Carpenter this year. So why do I have a Spotify ‘listening age’ of 86?

by The Guardian | Dec 5, 2025 | Culture, Digital music and audio, Music, Spotify, The Guardian | 0 |

Many users of the app were shocked, this week, by this addition to the Spotify Wrapped roundup – especially twentysomethings who were judged to be 100“Age is just a number. So don’t take this personally.” Those words were the...

AI, bot farms and innocent indie victims: how music streaming became a hotbed of fraud and fakery

by The Guardian | Jun 3, 2025 | Apple Music, Artificial intelligence (AI), Business, Culture, Digital music and audio, Indie, Music, Music industry, Music streaming, Spotify, Technology, The Guardian | 0 |

Fraudsters use fake artists to juice royalties from streaming services – but real musicians are getting blamed. Might they be better off without Spotify et al?There is a battle gripping the music business today around the...

Category: Digital music and audio

‘If you can’t hold it, you don’t own it’: why media fans want to escape algorithms with CDs, DVDs and vinyl

I spent hours listening to Sabrina Carpenter this year. So why do I have a Spotify ‘listening age’ of 86?

AI, bot farms and innocent indie victims: how music streaming became a hotbed of fraud and fakery