Spotify In The News

LyricFind acquires Rotor Videos and partners with CD Baby, expanding video creation push

The lyric-licensing company is significantly expanding its video creation tools with the acquisition of Belfast-based Rotor Videos.

Interviews

NEON16’s Lex Borrero: ‘The growing interest in Latin Music is a testament to its impact on the global stage.’

NEON16 NTERTAIN's founder on the rise of Latin Music, partnering with Firebird, Tainy's debut album and his ambition to build a billion-dollar business..

Analysis News

The number of Latin music listeners on Spotify worldwide soared 986% from 2014 to 2023

Spotify reports steady double-digit growth in demand for Latin music over the past decade

Interviews

Russ on independence, entrepreneurialism, and what he’d change about the music business

MBW's Trailblazers series meets artist and producer Russ

News

The Orchard signs global distribution deal with Peso Pluma’s Double P Records

The deal expands The Orchard's involvement with Latin music, following its partnership with Rimas Entertainment in 2021

Interviews

Downtown’s Ben Patterson: ‘Ultimately, the access to music afforded by the internet has cracked the gatekeepers of popular culture…’

Ben Patterson outlines the foundations and future for Downtown Music's new Artist & Label Services division

Interviews

‘We want music to continue to be an art form the way that it has been; we don’t want it to just be 15-second snippets.’

TikTok’s Ole Obermann discusses the ‘Add To Music App’ feature, ticketing, Tate McRae, subscriptions, delivering revenue, where the company will be in five years and much more

News

Spotify and Deezer slam French government’s plans to introduce a ‘music streaming tax’ in the market

Both Sweden-headquartered Spotify and France-headquartered Deezer have come out against the tax, likely to be 1.75% of streaming revenues