Spotify enables a pure audio experience with new video-off setting
Spotify has launched a feature which harks back to its founding purpose as an audio app — a set of toggles which turn off three experiences. Continue Reading
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Spotify reach attains a quarter of Americans (Edison Research)
In its latest Weekly Insight (HERE) Edison Research reports that Spotify’ U.S. reach encompasses 25% of Americans. That attainment is a 317% rise over 10 years, as illustrated below. The metrics represent 13+ Americans, reporting that they listen to Spotify… Continue Reading
Spotify hikes price of Premium; provides broken info link
Some users call it “streamflation.” Some content owners feel they don’t benefit from it. The swirl is about a Spotify subscription price hike charged to the top tier of Premium subscribers, who will begin to pay a dollar more per month starting soon. Continue Reading
Spotify broadens its partner program, widening requirements
Spotify Partner Program, launched a year ago is widening its participation requirements, intending to bring in more podcasters. Three new criteria now define who can get in. Continue Reading
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
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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