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The arrival of the compact disc nearly killed off record albums, with vinyl pressing machines sold, scrapped and dismantled by major record labels.

Four decades later, with resuscitated record album sales producing double-digit annual growth, manufacturers are rapidly rebuilding an industry to keep pace with sales that reached $1 billion last year.

After teasing the internet with days of cryptic hints Beyonce on June 16 announced the arrival next month of her long-awaited seventh studio album "Renaissance," the megastar's first since 2016.

Audio streaming platform Spotify has said it is aiming to have one billion users by 2030 as well as an annual revenue of $100 billion in a decade.

You can also listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Anchor and other podcast directories.

British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran on April 6 won his copyright trial at London's High Court after a judge ruled that his hit song "Shape of You" did not lift musical phrases from another track.

Judge Antony Zacaroli said that Sheeran "neither deliberately nor subconsciously" copied a phrase from British grime track, "Oh Why," when writing the worldwide smash hit.

Neil Young is urging Spotify employees to quit their jobs at the company he's accused of spreading disinformation, urging them to leave before "it eats up your soul."

Spotify's popular U.S. podcaster Joe Rogan apologized on Feb. 5 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.

After music legends Neil Young and Joni Mitchell quit Spotify over a Covid misinformation row, some lesser-known artists have said they simply couldn't afford to leave the world's largest music streamer despite their concerns.

Spotify said it would include a label on podcasts that discuss COVID-19

Spotify said it is working to add advisory alerts to every podcast on its platform that discusses the coronavirus.

The director of the company Daniel Ek revealed the plans to ban the employees of the streaming giant from sharing "fraudulent" information that could pose a threat to public health.