Spotify In The News

Livestreaming is an obvious next move for Spotify. Here’s why it makes sense.

The scene appears set for Daniel Ek's company to make its move into a burgeoning sector

Napster sold to MelodyVR in $70m deal, including $44m owed to record labels and other partners

UK startup MelodyVR says deal will "establish the world’s first entertainment platform that spans immersive live performances and recorded music streaming"

News

BTS’s Dynamite topped 12.6m streams on Spotify on day one – but 4.9m of them were discounted from its Chart

Spotify confirms that Dynamite was streamed 12.6 million times in total

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5 ‘fake stream’ sites forced to cease manipulation by court injunctions in Germany

News follows closure of fake stream site Followerschmiede.de in March

Interviews

‘As soon as you enter the stupid deal business, you risk all of your deals becoming stupid.’

Believe’s Denis Ladegaillerie envisions a bright, bold future for the UK market. Trigger warning: major record labels might not completely love it...

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Spotify inks exclusive deal with Riot Games to be official audio streaming partner for League of Legends Esports events

Partnership includes original podcast series, curated playlists and a new LoL Esports Music Hub on Spotify

Analysis News

Despite pandemic, Germany’s recorded music revenues grew 4.8% to $856m in the first half of 2020

Audio streaming now claims more than two thirds of Germany's revenues

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Hundreds of artists are now earning $100k+ per year from streaming via Kobalt’s AWAL

Willard Ahdritz says indie artists today can "Get rich... and not die trying"