Stereogum — Every year, the giants of tons of different experimental and avant-garde music worlds descend upon Knoxville for the Big Ears Festival. The people behind Big Ears just unveiled the lineup for next year’s edition, which includes a ton of legends,... more info

Stereogum — The mass exodus from Spotify continues: After Godspeed You! Black Emperor, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Deerhoof, Xiu Xiu, and Hotline TNT pulled their music from the streaming service, WU LYF explained why did back in April, along with every... more info

Stereogum — Over the past month and some change, Hotline TNT, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Deerhoof, and Xiu Xiu all announced that they’d be removing their music from Spotify, with most of those artists citing CEO Daniel ... more info

Stereogum — The revolution is slow, but it’s happening. Musicians have objected to Spotify for years, citing a number of reasons. But ever since Spotify CEO Daniel Ek made a $700 million investment in a military AI startup, artists having been identifying i... more info

Metal Injection — Godspeed's decision follows a trend of notable artists — including Xiu Xiu, King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, and Deerhoof. The post GODSPEED YOU! BLACK EMPEROR Pulls Their Music From Streaming Amid Growing Spotify Backlash appeared first on Metal... more info

Stereogum — Experimental rock fans who use Spotify have suffered yet another loss. Just a few weeks after Deerhoof and Xiu Xiu each announced their intent to remove their music from Spotify — citing Daniel Ek’s $700 million investment in a military AI sta... more info

Stereogum — It’s always been easy to hate Spotify. Björk once said it was probably the worst thing to happen to musicians. But since it was reported that Helsing, the other evil company that Spotify CEO Daniel Ek is chairman of — which develops AI softwa... more info

Stereogum — Last month Deerhoof announced that they were in the process of getting their music removed from Spotify, citing CEO Daniel Ek’s $700 million investment in a military AI startup. Today another experimental rock band has also announced their inten... more info

Stereogum — The poet and rapper Saul Williams was so important to the ’90s slam-poetry world that he played the lead in the 1998 film Slam, and he’s kept working steadily ever since; we’ve recently posted his collaborations with Deerhoof and Heems. Carl... more info

Stereogum — In addition to being the CEO of Spotify, Daniel Ek is also the chairman of Helsing, a German defense technology company that develops AI software designed to enhance military weapons and equipment. Earlier this month Helsing said they raised nearl... more info