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
RAIN Notes: July 3
AMEVA Goes Around Again – U.S. Congress
Happy 10th; Happy 100 Billionth – Spotify
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RAIN Notes: June 23
Spotify’s Hint – Alan Cross
Local Media’s Next Move Steve Goldstein
Another Notch Jen Poyant
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Spotify releases Q1 finances: “We are pleased.”
Global streaming behemoth Spotify released its Q1 finance/product update for the first quarter, clearly pleased with its results across earnings, subscriber data, user count, and all reported financial indicators. Investors appeared to be vigorously pleased. Click for metrics.
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RAIN Notes: April 10
SAX: Spotify launches in-house programmatic ad creation, buying, measurement
Streaming colossus Spotify has announced a proprietary programmatic ad exchange for buying and measuring advertising campaigns on Spotify. Called Spotify Ad Exchange, and officially abbreviated as SAX, the platform is available via several leading demand-side buying platforms (DSPs). Click for all the info. Continue Reading