News Warner Music Group and Spotify strike podcast development deal Original podcasts to be built around WMG’s artists’ and songwriters’ catalogs
News Spotify is officially a hardware maker now, as Car Thing arrives in the US Music streaming company's voice controlled smart device gets limited US release
News Spotify opens personalized ‘On Repeat’ playlist to brand sponsorship Playlist opens for sponsorship across 30 markets in North America, Europe, Latin America, and APAC
News Spotify acquires talk app Locker Room to take on Clubhouse App will be expanded into an enhanced live audio experience for a wider range of creators and fans, says SPOT
News Spotify settles lawsuit with Pro Music Rights founder who sought over $1bn in damages (update) Case against the music streaming company first began in 2019
News MBW’s Weekly Roundup: Spotify, Hipgnosis, Grammys, YouTube, Universal x Boomplay The biggest music industry stories of the week, all in one place
Analysis Artists have a 0.2% chance of generating $50k a year on Spotify. Let’s kick this stat around. Spotify's new website has started a debate. The world of soccer might provide some answers.
News How many artists are generating $50k+ a year on Spotify? Over 13,000. New Loud & Clear site sees Spotify pull back the curtain on the truth about streaming economics
News Spotify is testing price increases in the UK Test prices for Premium Individual, Duo and Family plans are £10.99, £14.99 and £19.99, respectively
News Spotify reinstates K-Pop tracks from Kakao Entertainment as companies reach global licensing deal Content is also available in South Korea for the first time
Analysis Why Spotify’s ex-Global Head of Music Publishing thinks streaming services should be paying songwriters more money Adam Parness explains why he believes his ex-employer should fork out more cash to songwriters and indie publishers
Analysis News CD Baby paid out $125m from digital platforms like Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube Music in 2020 CD Baby's digital payouts rose 14% in the year, as YouTube Music's contribution doubled
News Spotify rival Anghami to list on NASDAQ via merger with Vistas Media Acquisition Company Combined company set to operate under the Anghami name and trade under the new symbol ANGH
Analysis Slowly but surely, the major labels’ dominance of Spotify is declining Spotify statistics show that nearly 10% of market share has shifted away from the majors and Merlin in just the past three years