Songwriters have expressed their frustration with the streamer ever since they say a new payout strategy drastically decreased their royalties.

Spotify was already a blight on music, and now CEO Daniel Ek is investing in AI weaponry. Chicagoans are joining an exodus from the platform.

Spotify further alienated a portion of its audience in June, when CEO Daniel Ek announced that his investment firm led a nearly $700 million funding round for a company making AI-enabled military ...