News Spotify now enables fans to pay artists money direct, via Cash App and PayPal.me partnerships Long-awaited 'tipping' feature arrives through association with third-party apps
News Spotify For Artists product lead, Tracy Chan, joins Twitch: ‘I believe there’s a massive opportunity to help artists connect with their fans through live streaming.’ "Tracy is joining our team at a critical moment as we continue to see growing interest from both new and established musical talent joining Twitch."
News Swedish audio tech firm Dirac raises $6m; appoints former Spotify exec Jonathan Forster to Board of Directors Forster to 'help catalyze the company’s expansion into the streaming market'.
News Spotify enables more artists & businesses to run audio ads as self-serve ‘Ad Studio’ moves out of beta and expands into 18 new markets 'Ad Studio marks the start of a new chapter.'
News Ex YouTube Head of Publishing Victoria Campoamor joins Spotify as Senior Director, Content Operations & Services Exec was previously YouTube's Global Head Of Publishing Strategy and Operations
News Spotify and Warner Music Group agree new global licensing deal "This expanded deal covers countries where Spotify is available today, as well as additional markets."
News Huawei takes on Spotify in Europe, with Music app licensed by Universal, Sony and Warner “We have made Huawei Music free for 3 months for new subscribers in the hope it will bring some joy at this time."
News Standalone Spotify Kids app launches in the US, Canada & France Ad-free app is exclusive to Spotify Premium Family subscribers
Analysis News Global Spotify chart streams rose 3% last week – but fell again in the United States Deezer says there's reason to be hopeful – and we need to wait things out
News Spotify pledges $10m fund to support artists hit by Coronavirus pandemic "Combatting the impact of this pandemic on the music industry will take a massive global effort..."
News Spotify South Korea launch could be imminent (report) Company has reportedly set up an office in Seoul
News Spotify is testing a feature that recommends music to match the ‘moment and mood’ of a photo (report) Feature was spotted by Jane Manchun Wong
News The Weeknd enjoys major debut on Spotify with new album, racking up over 59m chart streams in a day Drake's Scorpion remains the record-holder for day one global streams with more than 132m
News Spotify launches podcast API for third-party developers APIs to 'empower developers to build unique experiences for listeners'
Analysis News Yes, global Spotify chart streams are down this week. No, that doesn’t mean Coronavirus is hurting the record industry. Worldwide streams in Spotify's Top 200 have fallen 11%. But that's no reason for labels to worry...