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Spotify has acquired the sample-sourcing website WhoSampled. The streaming service announced<\/a> that it\u2019s rolling out a new feature called SongDNA, which will aggregate and centralize samples and covers of songs based on the WhoSampled database. According to a statement<\/a> from WhoSampled, the site will continue to operate \u201cas a standalone platform and brand.\u201d<\/p>\n As of today (November 19), Spotify is also expanding its song credits feature to include all personnel who worked on a given song. The platform first introduced song credits in 2018\u2014a year after Tidal began publicly displaying song and album credits\u2014but previously only listed topline performers, songwriters, and producers.<\/p>\n \u201cEvery song is a collaboration, and every contributor should be seen,\u201d said Jacqueline Ankner, Head of Songwriter & Publisher Partnerships at Spotify. \u201cWith expanded Song Credits, SongDNA, and About the song, we\u2019re giving fans a deeper look at the people and creative threads behind the music they love and giving creators the recognition they deserve. It\u2019s another step in Spotify\u2019s work to champion the people, connections, and stories that bring every track to life.\u201d<\/p>\n Recent months have seen an exodus of artists from Spotify, with many citing the military investments made by CEO Daniel Ek through his venture capital fund Prima Materia<\/a>. (Since 2021, Prima Materia has been investing<\/a> in Helsing, a defense company that sells AI-using software to inform military decisions.) Among the acts to pull their music from the platform are Massive Attack<\/a>, Angel Deradoorian<\/a>, Hotline TNT<\/a>, Young Widows<\/a>, Godspeed You! Black Emperor<\/a>, WU LYF<\/a>, King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard<\/a>, Xiu Xiu<\/a>, and Deerhoof<\/a>.<\/p>\n