News Spotify to open Istanbul office, names Akshat Harbola as Managing Director for MENA and Türkiye Harbola says that Türkiye as a “priority market” for the streaming giant.
News Spotify says it paid out over $11bn to the music industry in 2025 The streaming giant has hailed the figure as "the largest annual payment to music from any retailer in history".
News Record labels, Spotify sue pirate group Anna’s Archive over scraping and ‘brazen theft’ of millions of tracks Pirate group accused of 'brazen theft of millions of files containing nearly all of the world's commercial sound recordings.'
News AI-created track blocked from Sweden’s Official Charts after racking up millions of streams on Spotify The AI artist behind the track has gained over 935,800 monthly listeners on Spotify.
News Spotify hikes price for Premium subscribers in the US, other markets Monthly subscription cost for Premium Individual will rise from $11.99 to $12.99 in the US
News MLC vs. Spotify bundle battle intensifies as streamer opposes immediate appeal Mechanical Licensing Collective is seeking an immediate appeal of a court ruling in its legal battle with Spotify over audiobook bundling
News Rostrum Pacific inks direct deals with Spotify, TikTok; appoints Samantha Moore to lead new distro platform SpaceHeater SpaceHeater will operate through direct relationships with Amazon and Tidal, along with other major digital storefronts.
News As Spotify lowers monetization threshold for podcasters, should it increase payout barrier for music artists? A provocative new essay argues that the streaming giant should implement a 250,000 monthly listener threshold before artist can earn money on the platform
News Spotify opens second LA studio as it doubles down on podcasts Spotify has expanded access to its Partner Program, lowering its eligibility thresholds for creators.
News Spotify expands messaging feature with live friend activity and ‘Request to Jam’ Since the messaging feature’s launch, nearly 40 million users have sent about 340 million messages.
News Trump administration threatens Spotify, other EU firms over ‘discriminatory’ EU enforcement action The Office of the US Trade Representative warned it may impose fees and restrictions on European tech companies operating in the US.
News Spotify to let users ‘steer the algorithm’ by personalizing playlists with AI prompts The new feature is 'part of a broader shift in how we think about personalization,' Spotify says
News Darya Pourshasb, ex-Spotify Global Head of Premium Content, named Chief Marketing Officer of Believe, as company acquires her music marketing platform ampd Method Pourshasb previously served as Global Head of Premium Content at Spotify
News Spotify launches music videos in the US and Canada for Premium users The feature will reach all Premium users in both countries by the end of the month.
News Spotify Wrapped campaign hit 200M engaged users in 24 hours – a 19% YoY increase Spotify reported a 19% YoY increase in the number users engaged with Wrapped within 24 hours of its launch