Music Business News: Mexico

Spotify enables more artists & businesses to run audio ads as self-serve ‘Ad Studio’ moves out of beta and expands into 18 new markets

'Ad Studio marks the start of a new chapter.'

Spotify’s market cap value has fallen by $15bn in 14 months. Is declining ARPU freaking investors as much as record companies?

Without a hardware 'get out', is Spotify's global pricing strategy on a road to nowhere?

Spotify expands pilot of Premium Duo plan into 14 new Latin American countries

Plan is available in all Latin American countries that have Spotify except for Brazil

Austria’s Cobra Agency expands into Latin America with new office in Mexico

Agency will exclusively represent Slipknot’s Knotfest festival in Latin America

CD Baby inks deal with Mexico’s Performance Rights Organization, SACM

SACM has named CD Baby as its preferred distributor

Mexico City has more Spotify listeners than London, New York or Paris

Mexico City became Spotify’s first-ever Latin American market in 2013

Warner/Chappell Music Mexico hires Carlos Ruiz Díaz as Managing Director

Diaz reports to Gustavo Menendez, President, Warner/Chappell Music, Latin America

Amazon Music, Alexa and Echo smart speakers are now available in Mexico

Eligible customers in Mexico can sign up for a free, three-month trial of Amazon Music Unlimited