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

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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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