Lee Brown is joining Spotify as the streaming service’s vice president of global sales strategy beginning next month. Brown’s previous post was as chief revenue officer for BuzzFeed. Continue Reading
Stream listening slipped about 2% month-over-month in May, according to the Triton Digital Webcast Metrics Top 20 Ranker. Pandora, leader of the pack, dropped one percent from March, and stayed above 2-million average active sessions. Continue Reading
Spotify has been making tweaks and adjustments to its family plan, and the most recent continues the company’s efforts to restrict how people approach the group subscription option. The new terms and conditions published in August state that everyone on a family plan must reside at the same address. Continue Reading
Spotify has acquired SoundBetter. The company provides a marketplace for music and audio professionals to connect and work together. It includes production roles for singers, songwriters, producers, mixers, mastering engineers, and session musicians. Continue Reading
Spotify’s newest exclusive podcast is a project from Bill Simmons. The Hottest Take will see the longtime podcaster and media personality engaging in short conversations every episode, each running less than 15 minutes. Continue Reading
Spotify’s latest social media integration is with Snapchat. The streaming audio company’s music and podcasts can now be shared in a Snap. The integration includes sharing tracks, playlists, albums, and podcasts. Continue Reading
Spotify continues to be a revolving door for personnel, with two new additions and notable exit. The company’s global head of music is departing, while it has hired a sports-focused development expert and a consultant for news programming. Continue Reading
Spotify shared updates from several of its business facets this week. First, two of the podcast companies it acquired earlier this year announced new daily shows. Second, the company opened up its two-person subscription to more markets, but still not the United States. Continue Reading
Spotify has deepened its Facebook integrations. The social network now supports track previews when a song gets added to Facebook Stories. These 15-second snippets can play instantly, and followers can tap “Play on Spotify” to hear the full song. Continue Reading
Jane Manchun Wong, the tech blogger who has built a reputation for finding unreleased features, turned her eyes to Spotify once more. She found that Spotify’s latest test emphasizes the easy podcast creation tools it picked up with the Anchor acquisition. Continue Reading
The National Music Publishers Association is making a new query into how mechanical royalties are calculated at Spotify and Amazon. The trade group sent letters to both businesses seeking information about their application of the three-tier rate formula from the Copyright Royalty Board. Continue Reading
Spotify has seen its share of lawsuits, and the latest is targeting more than just the streaming service. Eight Mile Style, the publisher representing Eminem and others, has alleged that Spotify infringed on copyrights related to about 250 of the rapper’s songs. The suit also targets the recently passed Music Modernization Act. Continue Reading