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Spotify settles $1.6 Bn copyright claim

31/12/2018

Spotify settles $1.6 Bn copyright claim brought by Wixen Music Publishing who represent over 2000 songwriters and publishers including Neil Young, Tom Petty and the Black Keys. Wixen Music Publishing had been seeking $1.6 Bn in damages for copyright infringement of more than 10,000 songs but settled out of court for an undisclosed sum which is likely to be significantly less than this as Spotify has not been required to disclose the amount to the […]

Your year in music with Spotify Wrapped 2018

28/12/2018

Relive your year in music with Spotify Wrapped 2018, a collection of the music and podcasts that formed your personal soundtrack in 2018. Wrapped is a customised, interactive experience based on the music you’ve listened to this year. You can guess, then check, how many total minutes you streamed, explore the number of new artists you discovered, your most-played songs and artists, and your top genres and then share your results to your Instagram, Twitter […]

Spotify’s Top Songs, Artists, Playlists and Podcasts of 2018

18/12/2018

Spotify’s Top Songs, Artists, Playlists and Podcasts of 2018 are published in a blog posting by the streamer and once again Hip-hop dominated its charts. Music lovers continued with some existing favourites, such as 2015 and 2016’s most-streamed artist, Drake, who took home the crown once again this year. With 8.2 billion streams in 2018 alone, the Canadian rapper is now Spotify’s most-streamed artist of all time. His album “Scorpion” and song “God’s Plan” took […]

Spotify users rise to 5.2 million in Netherlands

12/12/2018

Spotify users rise to 5.2 million in Netherlands according to a new report from research firm GfK. In October 2018, Spotify had added an extra 1 million users in the last year achieving a monthly reach of 36.2% (5,243,000 people aged 13 and older) – an increase of 22% year on year. The use of Spotify amongst young people (13-24 years old) was the highest reaching 64% of the population up from 46% a year […]

Control Spotify on Xbox One with Cortana

08/12/2018

You can now control Spotify on Xbox One with Cortana which is one of the new features introduced with an improved user interface and a new design. In a blog posting on the Xbox Wire news site, Isabelle Forslund, Spotify Product Marketing Manager describes the new features which have been introduced: an improved user interface making it easier to find the perfect soundtrack recommended music based on your listening integration to Cortana voice commands for […]

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Spotify launches in the Middle East and North Africa

03/12/2018

Spotify launches in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) taking in 13 new countries and providing Arabic content tailored to local tastes. The new service includes Arabic classical and pop to gritty folk, funk, and hip-hop sounds. In addition to Spotify’s entire catalogue of over 40 million tracks and billions of playlists there is a library of brand new, fully curated playlists available exclusively for listeners in the MENA region. From Today’s Top Arabic […]

Get Spotify Premium for 99p

27/11/2018

Spotify are offering a Black Friday deal of 3 months of Spotify Premium for 99p. After the introductory period the price will rise to the normal subscription rate of £9.99/month. The trial offer is available now and ends on the 31st December 2018. Spotify Premium is an ad free music streaming service and allows you to skip as many songs as you want. The offer is not available to those who have already tried Premium […]