No, sharing your Spotify year-end artist stats is not a good idea – here’s why not

If you’re following music acts, odds are you’re already seeing Spotify-generated stats and graphs from artists. There’s a backlash to the practice – and with good reason.

Welcome to YouTube Hell: A MIDI pack reseller silences criticism

YouTube is elevating new voices to prominence in music technology as in other fields. But the platform’s esoteric rules are also ripe for abuse – as one YouTube host claims.

Peter Kirn - April 30, 2019

Oops: April Fools’, at best, gave us stuff we actually want

Well, congratulations – you’ve survived another April Fools’ holiday. At worst, it can be unfunny and confusing. At best, though, it raises a different question – should we actually start dreaming up and making more ridiculous ideas?

Peter Kirn - April 2, 2019

Years of MySpace music deleted; Internet weeps

Peter Kirn - March 18, 2019

A plea to DJs: make sharing part of digging

Peter Kirn - February 27, 2019

Why is this Valentine’s song made by an AI app so awful?

Peter Kirn - February 13, 2019

Upload music directly to Spotify: streaming giant goes in new direction

Peter Kirn - September 20, 2018

Watch The Black Madonna DJ live from … inside a video game

Peter Kirn - August 16, 2018

Behringer promises $49-99 Eurorack, but gets its ideas from Roland and forums

Peter Kirn - April 16, 2018

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