News New Spotify Kids app launches in beta in Ireland App will be rolled out soon to all markets globally that have Premium Family
News Spotify hits 113m subscribers, up 5m in three months Company reveals subscriber and user growth for Q3 in latest financial update
News Spotify CFO Barry McCarthy to exit company in January McCarthy will be replaced by Paul Vogel, currently Spotify’s VP of FP&A, Treasury and Investor Relations
News After Spotify songwriter fallout, Apple Music inks 3-year deal to support UK’s Ivor Novello Awards PRS For Music drops headline sponsorship to back two specific awards
News Record labels can now pay Spotify to promote artists on the platform, via pop-up ‘Music For You’ alerts US-only 'test' is first official sign of Spotify charging labels and artists for 'two-sided marketplace'
News Spotify is hiring for a Global Head of Podcast Business Affairs who has closed deals ‘with commitments of $20m or more’ Individual will be tasked with securing a global slate of original and exclusively licensed podcasts
News Spotify really doesn’t want you to stop subscribing – and it’s giving away Google Home Minis to help make sure you don’t Existing subscribers in the US can get $49 speaker for free
News Spotify users in Santiago, Chile are responsible for 400m reggaetón streams on the platform each month Listeners in Santiago are responsible for 10% of the world's reggaetón streams
News Spotify backs A&R Awards, with sponsorship of A&R of the Year: Hip-Hop/Grime Award Event takes place at the De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms in London on the evening of Tuesday, November 5
News Spotify expands Canvas beta, says visuals can ‘increase streams, saves, artist profile visits and shares’ 'Adding a high-quality Canvas to a track has increased streams by up to 120%'
News Spotify launches Daily Drive personalized news and music playlist in Germany Daily Drive playlist is now available in a second market following US launch
Analysis Spotify’s market cap value has fallen by $15bn in 14 months. Is declining ARPU freaking investors as much as record companies? Without a hardware 'get out', is Spotify's global pricing strategy on a road to nowhere?
News Spotify’s head of African music, Tunde Ogundipe, leaves service alongside Indian music expert Himanshu Suri Execs were part of the team that worked on Spotify's Global Cultures initiative