Spotify courts creators with expanded song info
Here’s the pitch: “Spotlighting the people, connections, and stories behind your music.” Spotify is enhancing one of its artist features, and introducing a new one. Continue Reading
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From lite to platinum: Spotify’s new subscription offers
Spotify has developed a new array of subscription offers. Rather than the traditional in-or-out model, Spotify is testing a system of three Premium offerings: Light, Standard, and Platinum. Each one provides ad-free listening, with different limitations and benefits. Click for details. Continue Reading
RAIN Notes: October 6, 2025
— A most ambitious ranker / University of St. Andrews
— Core strength / MIDiA Research
— Taylor Swift fails miserably to beat first-day streaming record / Spotify
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RAIN Notes: October 2, 2025
TDirect Injection Podroll
Tops CoHost
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Daniel Ek plans transition from Spotify CEO; replacement(s) will still report to him
Whether intentionally timed to coincide with International Podcast Day or not, today’s news from Spotify is that CEO Daniel Ek will step aside. He will be replaced by two urrent execs, in a dual leadership arrangement — they also get loaded into the Board of Directors. Click for the details. Continue Reading
RAIN Notes: September 26, 2025
Three-way partnership Twit TV
Surreality Joe Copeman
Getting out of the way 25th Hour Group (Neil Schore)
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Spotify strengthens AI rules and filters
“Music has always been shaped by technology,” Spotify observes in a recent update of its work to control AI music submissions. The pace of generative AI music creation and submission has motivated the company to detail its recent efforts to keep the service’s music authorship honest and human. Spotify details three primary initiatives to control the use, and limit the misuse, of AI-generated audio. Continue Reading
RAIN Notes: September 24, 2025
Post-acquisition Promotion Audioboom
Acquiring Daylight Qcode
New Chapter Lindsay Adams
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RAIN Notes: September 4, 2025
Billion with a “B” The Weeknd
Ongoing Partnership iHeartMedia
A the Core Sounds Profitable
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SPOT Q2: User growth and mixed financials
Spotify unleashed its Q2 earnings this morning. (Transcript HERE.) Investors reacted to the cautious tone expressed by CEO Daniel Ek, pulling the stock price sharply downward. Within that framework of reaction, Spotify did report increased revenue and surging subscribers. Click for details, graphics and linkage. Continue Reading
RAIN Notes: July 28
Closed for Sharpening – JAR Audio
Books vs. Music – Spotify
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Spotify “Spreadbeats” campaign wins Drum Award
“Spotify doesn’t come to mind as a tried-and-true video ad platform. Media planners think of it as a digital audio platform.” Overcoming that challenge has led Spotify to winning the B2B category in the recently announced Drum Awards. The… Continue Reading