Recorded music revenue grew 18 per cent last year with streaming leading the way March 22, 2022 The global recorded music market grew by 18.5 per cent last year, driven largely by paid subscription streaming.
Spotify Camp Nou: Streaming giant pens £250m sponsorship with Barcelona March 16, 2022 Spotify have agreed a four-year sponsorship deal with Barcelona worth £250m that will result in the club’s stadium being renamed “Spotify Camp Nou” from July. The streaming giant will feature on the front of the men’s and women’s team shirts for the next four seasons, replacing Japanese firm Rakuten as the main sponsor. It comes [...]
Spotify content chief calls Joe Rogan backlash a ‘real learning experience’ February 9, 2022 Spotify’s chief content officer Dawn Ostroff told advertisers at a New York conference today that the Joe Rogan backlash had been a “real learning experience” for the company. “We do feel that we have a responsibility to support creator expression, but also balance that creator expression with safety for our users and for our advertisers,” [...]
Joni Mitchell joins Neil Young asking Spotify to remove her songs over Covid row January 29, 2022 Joni Mitchell has joined Neil Young and asked Spotify to remove all of her discography following a row with podcaster Joe Rogan over Covid misinformation. “I’ve decided to remove all my music from Spotify,” the author of ‘Both Sides Now’ and ‘Big Yellow Taxi’ said on her website last night. “Irresponsible people are spreading lies [...]
Spotify removes Neil Young tunes following Rogan vaccine row January 27, 2022 In a growing sign that the biggest digital tech platforms are becoming effective publishers, Spotify vows to remove Neil Young following a feud over podcaster Joe Rogan’s false Covid claims. In an open letter to his manager and record label this week, Young demanded that his songs be removed from the streaming platform, after he [...]
Stripe and Spotify pair up to help creators better monetise on subscriptions January 25, 2022 Stripe has partnered with Spotify to help podcasters accept payments, launch recurring revenue streams, and deepen connection with fans.
Spotify streams podcasts with antisemitism, racism and white supremacist material according to investigation December 3, 2021 An investigation has found antisemitic, racist and white supremacist material in podcasts on one of the most popular streaming services, Spotify.
Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny named Spotify’s most-streamed artist globally, beating the likes of Taylor Swift and Drake December 1, 2021 Spotify has today unveiled its annual 2021 Wrapped campaign and personalised user experience for more than 381 million users worldwide, unveiling the top artists, albums, songs, playlists and podcasts. With more than 9.1 billion streams this year on Spotify, Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny is the most-streamed artist of 2021. The second most-streamed artist – and most streamed female artist of the year [...]
Spotify to introduce TikTok style videos November 25, 2021 Spotify is testing a new feature in its mobile app that adds a vertical feed of music videos like TikTok in a quest to keep users on its app.
Anything for Adele: Spotify removes shuffle button from albums November 21, 2021 Adele has convinced Spotify to remove the shuffle button from album pages, saying that "art tells a story and our stories should be listened to as we intended"