UMG Chairman Lucian Grainge Says Spotify’s Price Hikes Aren’t Enough Spotify broke the $9.99 price barrier this week, paving the way for higher music streaming prices — and downstream…
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Spotify Posts Record User Growth — and a €247 Million Operating Loss — for Q2 2023 Spotify achieved all-time-high quarterly user growth – and suffered a €247…
Spotify Posts Record User Growth — and a €247 Million Operating Loss — for Q2 2023 Spotify achieved all-time-high quarterly user growth – and suffered a €247…
Spotify Premium Price Hike Coming to the US—Report The Wall Street Journal reports that Spotify Premium will see a price hike by $1 later this year. The…
Why Does Spotify Allow Hate Speech & Racial Slurs as Playlist Titles? Why is it possible to create Spotify playlists with hate speech and racial slurs in…
Rihanna Becomes First Female Artist to Have 10 Songs Reach 1 Billion Streams on Spotify Rihanna becomes the first female artist to have ten songs reach 1…
Spotify Stock (SPOT) Receives ‘Moderate Buy’ Analyst Consensus as Price Jumps 100% In 2023 Spotify stock (SPOT) has now earned an average rating of ‘moderate buy’ from…
Spotify Reportedly Preps ‘Supremium’ HiFi Tier, Plans to Add Audiobook Credits to Premium Two months ago, following price increases from Amazon Music and Apple Music, Spotify head Daniel Ek signaled…
Spotify Says Distributor Removed ‘Glory to Hong Kong’ Amidst Chinese Government Crackdown Spotify says distributor removed ‘Glory to Hong Kong’ amidst Chinese government crackdown seeking to ban…
Spotify Slapped with $5.4 Million Fine in Sweden for GDPR Violations Spotify is facing a $5.4 million fine for violating GDPR guidelines by not providing full information…
Spotify Pivots Podcasting Strategy Yet Again, This Time to Syndication Spotify pivots its podcasting strategy yet again — this time with an eye on syndication. The Story…
Spotify Announces 200 Podcasting Layoffs, Combines Parcast and Gimlet, and Revives Spotify Studios Amid Push for ‘A Valuable, High-Margin Business’ Amid an aggressive push for podcasting profitability,…
Spotify’s EU Lobbying Expenses Approached $1 Million Last Year Amid App Store Crusade, Data Shows Amid a continued push for regulatory action against the App Store in…
Spotify’s Podcasting Shakeup Continues — Now the Platform Is Bringing On a Copy Lead To ‘Assume Ownership of the Spotify for Podcasters Brand Voice’ After making a…
Spotify Is Sub-Leasing Multiple Floors at Its Pricey Manhattan Offices Spotify is looking to sublease five floors of its offices at Manhattan’s 4 World Trade Center, planning…
Spotify Reportedly Pulls ‘Tens of Thousands’ of Boomy Songs — Just 7% of the AI Music Generator’s On-Platform Tracks — Over Fake Streams Spotify has reportedly pulled “tens of…
Spotify Reinstates Boomy As the AI Music Generator Continues to Pump Out Over 20,000 Songs Per Day Last week, Spotify reportedly blocked new releases from Boomy and…
Spotify Is Blocking Releases from AI Music Platform Boomy — But Not Because of AI Spotify has reportedly pulled a number of songs created through Boomy and ceased allowing…
Spotify CEO Admits to ‘Overpaying and Over-Investing’ in Content Acquisition as Joe Rogan Renewal Negotiation Looms Spotify admits to ‘overpaying and over-investing’ in content acquisition as Joe…
Spotify Stock Jumps After Q1 2023 Earnings Report Reveals Subscriber Growth and Continued Losses Spotify stock spiked by almost seven percent after the company revealed that it…
Is Spotify Pivoting Its Podcasting Strategy? Jellysmack Deal Features Content ‘Repackaging’ Is Spotify shifting its podcast strategy away from expensive exclusives? The latest deal with Jellysmack includes…
Spotify Shuts Down Music Trivia Game Heardle After Less Than One Year of Ownership Just nine or so months after purchasing Heardle, Spotify has announced that it will shut…
Spotify for Artists Breaks Down Your ‘Active Audience’ — Just Don’t Try to Contact Them Spotify for Artists breaks down your ‘active audience’ — but provides no…
What Happened to Your Spotify Bollywood Playlist? Licensing Dispute Rips Songs From the Service Bollywood fans are taking to social media to ask what happened to their…