News Spotify reverses course on Turkey exit, plans Istanbul office by 2026, government minister says Spotify executives met with Turkish officials and agreed to further deepen collaborations.
News Spotify launches custom playlist transitions to compete with Apple’s AutoMix The timing of the launch positions Spotify ahead of Apple Music's AutoMix feature, currently in iOS 26 developer beta testing.
News Godspeed You! Black Emperor pulls music from Spotify and other streaming platforms However, two albums from their earlier catalog remain temporarily accessible on Apple Music.
News Kobalt inks direct licensing deal with Spotify in the US The agreement marks Spotify's latest direct deal with a prominent music publisher and moves its agreement with Kobalt beyond the traditional CRB model in the US
News Waymo integrates Spotify into robotaxis across three US cities Waymo riders can either link their account before booking through the Waymo app, or scanning a QR code from the car’s screen during transit.
News Spotify announces new round of price hikes – and share price jumps Spotify's subscriber growth has continued even amid a series of price hikes over the past two years
News Spotify, Netflix, Apple face nervous wait as Democrat lawmakers attempt to revive ‘Click-to-Cancel’ subscription regulation in the US The new bill would write the FTC’s stalled “Negative Option” rule directly into federal law, bypassing regulatory hurdles.
Analysis Learnings from Spotify’s Q2 2025 earnings call… including what the company (didn’t) say about that long-awaited ‘Music Pro’ tier MBW's key takeaways from the green giant's latest grilling from investment analysts
News Spotify sees $16 billion wiped off market cap; stock sinks 11.5% as ‘Social Charges’ drag down profit outlook Spotify's stock price plunged 11.5% on Tuesday (July 29) largely as a result of missing profit guidance
News Spotify subscriber base grew by 8m to 276m in Q2; company posted $460m operating profit 'Social Charges' take toll on operating income, but subscribers and MAUs both ahead of guidance in quarter
News King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard join Deerhoof and Xiu Xiu in pulling music from Spotify after Daniel Ek’s military AI investment Ek recently led a €600 million (USD $703m) series D for Helsing, a defense company focused on AI-powered military drones.
News Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos talks up ‘Kpop Demon Hunters’ as fictional groups dominate Spotify charts Seven of the top 15 tracks on Spotify's most-streamed tracks in are by virtual artists from a Netflix movie
News Former Spotify exec Jérémy Erlich launches ALTA Music, signs K-pop star JENNIE The Los Angeles-based company has struck a partnership with THEBLACKLABEL, founded by BLACKPINK producer Teddy Park.
News ‘Super listeners’ make up just 2% of an artist’s monthly streaming audience, yet buy 50% of concert tickets, Spotify says Spotify may have just identified the 'super-superfans' who truly drive an artist's career
News ABBA’s 1979 hit ‘Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!’ crosses 1 billion Spotify streams as Gen Z drives revival Achievement marks the pop group’s second entry into Spotify’s Billions Club, following Dancing Queen in July 2023.