Analysis TikTok Music is live in Brazil and Indonesia. What might this mean for Spotify? MBW Explains is a series of analytical features in which we explore the context behind major music industry talking points – and suggest what might happen next.
Analysis News Spotify had 44.4m US subscribers in February, Apple Music had 32.6m, according to new data Stats were revealed at the NMPA annual meeting on June 14
News Watch out YouTube, Spotify’s considering adding full-length music videos to its app (report) Bloomberg reports that Spotify is in discussions to test full-length music videos in its app
News Spotify to launch more expensive ‘Supremium’ tier that includes HiFi audio (report) Daniel Ek's company is reportedly readying an entirely new, higher-priced subscription tier
News Believe, EMPIRE, Spotify, Amazon Music and more team up to form global task force ‘aimed at eradicating streaming fraud’ Digital music companies form 'Music Fights Fraud'
News Spotify fined $5.4m by Swedish privacy regulator The case stems from a complaint filed in January 2019
News After acquiring Soundtrap in 2017, Spotify sells the music making platform back to its founders The streaming giant acquired Stockholm-based platform in November 2017
Interviews This independent artist has over a billion streams on Spotify. 10 years ago, a record label told him his music was ‘unreleasable’. Bruno Major joins the Music Business Worldwide Podcast
News Spotify cuts 200 jobs as it restructures its podcast division Layoffs represent about 2% of the company’s total workforce
News Former Spotify exec David Ecker joins Exceleration Music as Label Development Manager Rachel Cunningham also appointed to lead Fan Engagement and Commerce at Exceleration
Analysis Who owns Spotify today? MBW digs through SEC filings to discover who ultimately controls music subscription streaming's dominant player
News Spotify rival Anghami doubles down on artificial intelligence with AI-powered podcast and newsroom Company says its AI-Powered Personalized Podcast is the first of its kind in the world
News Boomy’s AI-generated tracks start landing back on Spotify amid growing battle against artificial streaming Boomy says it’s back in business on the prominent music streaming platform
News From Ed Sheeran’s court victory to Spotify deleting Boomy uploads… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest music biz headlines from the past week, all in one place
Analysis The Boomy/Spotify streaming fraud debacle proves ‘pro-rata’ must go – urgently. Is that the kind of music business you signed up for? Because it's the one you've got.