SHUNYA CARROLL

Spotify USA became the defendant of two separate class action lawsuits filed by Eric Collins aka RBX and Genevieve Capolongo in November. The complaints claim Spotify turns a blind eye to bots artificially inflate streaming numbers and for exhibiting illegal payola “pay-to-play” business practices. Streaming Bots and click farms Collins v. Spotify (filed Nov. 4, 2025) Eric Collins aka RBX claims “Spotify deliberately turns a blind eye to fraudulent streaming because Spotify

A digital sphere stands out in the atrium of the Las Vegas Sphere performance hall on Oct. 19, 2025. Shunya Carroll Originally Published on CoolHunting.com It’s easy to get lost in the Venetian hotel’s casino maze, but once we heard the EDM playing we knew we were on the right track. Pathways and beats ushered Subtronics jerseys and fluorescent rave braids to the adjacent Sphere. Festival crews from all over the U.S. reunited for a one-of-a-kind experience under the 16K reso

As we saw with Crowdstrike's outage in July, AT&T's massive data breach , and Amazon Web Services breaking , robust systems can fail. How would we act if our music libraries fail? Will we google how to fix it? Will we hope it fixes itself? Will we switch to a different streaming service? Will we rebuild?  You are stranded on an internet-less island. What do you have?

For KUT News in Austin, Texas. Karen Hernandez and Emily Bazaldia pose for a portrait at the ACL Festival. Shunya Carroll / KUT News The Austin City Limits Music Festival wouldn't exist without the fans. And whether it was a love of Sabrina Carpenter, Doechii or Luke Combs that brought them to Zilker Park, they all had their own style. In addition to the music fans, there were also the bartenders and security guards behind the show. The people of ACL were kind, hard-working,