News Soulwax’s classic 2ManyDJs album is finally coming to Spotify – kicking off the 40th anniversary celebrations of [PIAS] Kenny Gates and Michel Lambot launched [PIAS] in 1982
News Get ready for Netflix series about Spotify, a ‘fictionalized account’ of the streaming platform’s rise Series to be released on Netflix on October 13
Analysis News Could Spotify’s locked audiobooks model be a new way for artists to make money on its platform? Could Spotify's locked play button model used for audiobooks be applied to artist content?
News Spotify sponsors Contemporary Black Music award at A&R Awards 2022 Streaming giant backs Contemporary Black Music award at UK music industry's big night
News Can you feel the love tonight? Spotify and fellow music streamers strike agreement with publishers for 15.35% go-forward royalty rate in the US. NMPA, DiMA and songwriter group NSAI send joint proposal to CRB – and avoid a costly legal war
Analysis News After going public via SPAC deal, Spotify rival Deezer repositions brand ‘to attract Gen Z’ Company launches marketing campaign to attract younger users to its streaming service
Analysis News Spotify has spent $1.2bn+ on companies to scale its non-music business over the past 3 years A round-up on acquisitions made by Spotify over the past three years
News As live music bounces back after lockdown, Spotify dips a toe into concert ticket business Spotify tests concert ticket sales direct to fans
News Spotify’s online studio Soundtrap launches live collaboration, auto-save tools Soundtrap will showcase the new tools in a Spotify for Artists Masterclass video to be released Wednesday
News Spotify to roll out separate ‘Shuffle’ and ‘Play’ buttons for paying users Feature is expected to be available in the coming weeks through updates on iOS and Android mobile devices
News India-based telco Airtel poised to buy loss-making Spotify challenger Gaana Discussions between the parties have reportedly been going on for a few months
News Spotify quietly discontinues ‘Car Thing’ device shortly after US launch Device was unveiled by the streaming giant in April 2021
News Once again, Spotify avoids Netflix’s woes: Music streamer added 6m net subscribers in Q2 SPOT is now projecting that its total global user base will hit 450 million people by the close of September
Analysis News Netflix lost 970,000 subscribers in Q2. How will Spotify fare? ARM, Netflix's equivalent of ARPU, was up 7% at constant currency YoY
News Tencent Music launches ‘TME Business Intelligence for Artists’. It sounds a lot like Spotify for Artists. TME says new platform marks a "deepening" of what it calls its "dual engine content-and-platform strategy"