Spotify to host awards show driven by user data
Spotify is hosting an awards show next spring. The streaming platform announced that the inaugural Spotify Awards will take place in Mexico City on March 5. Continue Reading
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Spotify free tier comes to a trio of smart speaker brands
Spotify has made its free tier available to listeners on several connected speaker brands. The company now has support for Amazon Alexa, and for speakers from Sonos and Bose. Continue Reading
Billboard honors streaming, radio executives with Digital Power Players list
Billboard released its annual list of digital power players, a collection of the business leaders who are driving segments such as streaming and radio. Both industries had notable figures from businesses around the world, as well as from leading brands. Continue Reading
Spotify launches Your Daily Podcasts, a personalized playlist to encourage podcast engagement
Today Spotify takes another step forward in merging its podcast listening with personalized playlisting, which is the app’s premium competency. The company has launched “Your Daily Podcasts,” a recommendation list based on each user’s podcast listening history. The new product… Continue Reading
Spotify partners with Magic Leap, tests synced lyrics display
Spotify has been keeping a break-neck pace of announcements, partnerships, and new features. This week, the streaming service shared two updates: one in augmented reality and one in lyrics. Continue Reading
Stream listening dipped in July; steady year-over-year (Triton Digital Webcast Metrics)
Stream listening slipped about 4% month-over-month in June, according to the Triton Digital Webcast Metrics Top 20 Ranker. Pandora, leader of the pack, dropped three percent from March, at just over 2-million average active sessions. Continue Reading
Netflix to launch first scripted original podcast, debuting exclusively on Spotify
Netflix has been leading an upheaval in how people watch movies and TV at home, but the company has paired its visual entertainment with some forays into audio. After launching a smart speaker skill and Sirius XM channel in support of its content, Netflix is now debuting its first original scripted podcast. Continue Reading
Spotify begins trials for standalone Kids app
Spotify is rolling out a standalone app for its youngest listeners. Spotify Kids is a separate app to supplement a family plan. The app has a simplified design for easy navigation and with bright colors. Continue Reading
Integr8 Research: How Spotify is replacing record stores and influencing radio programming
Integr8 Research has released a series of blog posts highlighting research into the habits of Spotify listeners, and how they relate to trends seen in broadcast radio. The company analyzed the top 200 tracks on the Spotify charts in the U.S. each week from the beginning of 2019 through August 1. Continue Reading
Spotify turns a Q3 profit, reaches 113 million subscribers
Spotify released its results from the third quarter of 2019. Total revenue for the period reached €1.73 billion, up from €1.35 billion in the same period last year. Along with the financial update, the company also announced that its CFO plans to retire. Continue Reading
Spotify testing paid alerts for new albums
Spotify is trying out a new layer to its alerts about new music releases. The platform already shows full-screen pop-ups to users when their favorite artists drop new albums. With the new feature, artists and their management would have the option to pay to sponsor those recommendations. Continue Reading
Spotify debuts French fictional podcast
Spotify has been putting an international spin on its original podcast productions, such as a daily news show in Spanish through a partnership with Colombian newspaper El Tiempo. The latest development is a fictional show in French called L’Employé that premieres today. Continue Reading