Spotify In The News

Drake’s Certified Lover Boy had a huge first week on Spotify… but not as big as Scorpion’s

The numbers are in.... and they show Drizzy's latest LP was around 60 million streams short of his record in week one

US recorded music revenues grew $1.5bn in H1 2021 compared to the first half of last year

Streaming accounted for 84% of total revenues for the period

From Drake and Kanye’s blockbuster albums to Apple Music’s new DJ Mix technology: It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-up

The biggest stories of the past five days – and why they matter

Brands can now sponsor Spotify’s personalized Release Radar playlist

Release Radar is the platform's third personalised playlist to be made available for sponsorship

Drake’s Certified Lover Boy, Spotify, and the destruction of the all-dominant streaming superstar

What the performance of Drizzy's new studio record tells us about a growing trend in the music business

Val Pensa promoted to Senior Vice President, Head of Marketing, at RCA Records

Pensa will oversee the marketing department and continues to be the marketing lead for several RCA artists

Kanye West hits 775m streams in Donda’s first week… as Drake smashes his own Spotify record

A look at the streaming numbers from two blockbuster albums released last week

From Vivendi selling 2.9% of UMG to ABBA’s new album: It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-up

The biggest stories of the past five days – and why they matter