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Their open letter urging their peers to do the same calls out the company’s insultingly stingy payouts to musicians, its major financial entanglements with a firm building AI military technology, and more. chicagoreader.com/music/music-...
Time to dump Spotify - Chicago Reader
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.
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December 9, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Cantor and singer-songwriter Austin Koenigstein talked to Galil earlier this year about their decisions to remove their music from Spotify.
Time to dump Spotify - Chicago Reader
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.
chicagoreader.com
December 9, 2025 at 10:56 PM
For more on how to support your favorite artists and actively engage with music instead of passively listening to whatever the algorithm feeds you, listen to the full interview here: www.wbez.org/in-the-loop-...
Spotify Unwrapped? Chicago indie artists are pulling their music from the platform
The Chicago musicians are also calling on others in the industry, including big-name artists, to do the same.
www.wbez.org
December 9, 2025 at 10:56 PM
For more on how to support your favorite artists and actively engage with music instead of passively listening to whatever the algorithm feeds you, listen to the full interview at the link in our bio! www.wbez.org/in-the-loop-...
Spotify Unwrapped? Chicago indie artists are pulling their music from the platform
The Chicago musicians are also calling on others in the industry, including big-name artists, to do the same.
www.wbez.org
December 9, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Read more from senior writer Mike Sula on the new toolkit and how the hospitality industry has responded to increased abductions. chicagoreader.com/food/food-dr...
Introducing the CHAAD Project’s restaurant preparedness tool kit - Chicago Reader
The CHAAD Project's hospitality worker advocates held a town hall with the aim of protecting at-risk employees from government goons.
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December 5, 2025 at 9:43 PM
While hundreds of U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) agents have left town, abductions have continued, and with Department of Homeland Security (DHS) threatening to return with one thousand more agents in March, workers want to be prepared. chicagoreader.com/food/food-dr...
Introducing the CHAAD Project’s restaurant preparedness tool kit - Chicago Reader
The CHAAD Project's hospitality worker advocates held a town hall with the aim of protecting at-risk employees from government goons.
chicagoreader.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:43 PM