News Spotify is launching a new global brand to ‘connect with Black audiences’ Spotify also appears to be launching a new "hub" on the platform
News Spotify gets serious about its charts, launching weekly Top 50 lists for Albums and Songs Platform also launches new Debuts charts to track early popularity of tracks and albums
News New Spotify patent reveals company’s 3D Audio ambitions MBW discovers new filing that shows Spotify is building in-house tech that responds to a listener's environment
News Batman Unburied podcast revealed as first project from Spotify’s multi-year deal with DC Entertainment Writer and producer David S. Goyer (Batman Begins) originated the story for the series
Interviews News Daniel Ek: 3 things we learned from the Spotify CEO’s interview today Spotify co-founder faces down questions on the future of his company at Slush Music event
News Spotify launches virtual concert listings feature in partnership with Warner’s Songkick Spotify will also be sending out personalized virtual event recommendation emails
News New Spotify patent sheds more light on potential karaoke mode – including auto-tuned vocals "Users sometimes desire to sing along with the media being played," says patent which was granted earlier this month
Analysis TikTok and Spotify now neck-and-neck for users in Europe – but TikTok’s bigger in the US TikTok now has over 100m MAUs apiece in Europe and the United States
News Spotify appears to be building a karaoke feature – just as Twitch shuts down Sings Karaoke app Twitch Sings to shut on January 1, 2021
News Tencent acquires a bigger slice of Indian Spotify rival Gaana, upping its stake to more than a third Gaana recently launched TikTok rival HotShots – and thinks it can add 250m new users in just 12 months
News Spotify expands Discover Weekly brand sponsorship into 9 EMEA markets 'Now advertisers can own the discover moment on Spotify.'
Analysis News Livestreaming is an obvious next move for Spotify. Here’s why it makes sense. The scene appears set for Daniel Ek's company to make its move into a burgeoning sector
News BTS’s Dynamite topped 12.6m streams on Spotify on day one – but 4.9m of them were discounted from its Chart Spotify confirms that Dynamite was streamed 12.6 million times in total
News Spotify inks exclusive deal with Riot Games to be official audio streaming partner for League of Legends Esports events Partnership includes original podcast series, curated playlists and a new LoL Esports Music Hub on Spotify
News Spotify offers 78m Russians 6 months of free Premium, via partnership with telco MTS Telco had 78.5m subscribers at the end of Q1 2020