Björk calls Spotify “the worst thing that has happened to musicians”

Björk has slammed Spotify as “the worst thing that has happened to musicians”, noting the way streaming culture has forced artists into relentless touring just to make ends meet.

In a new interview with Swedish publication Dagens Nyheter, the Icelandic musician – who now resides full-time in her hometown of Reykjavík and co-runs a record store she once worked at as a youngster – says that the grind of performing live has become less of a creative choice and more of an economic necessity given the dominance of streaming...

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