Spotify Archives

Spotify back equal opportunity directory

24/11/2018

Spotify back equal opportunity directory to promote gender equality for women in Audio and Music Production. In a blog posting, Spotify and SoundGirls have announced the launch of ‘EQL Directory’ a Global Database for Women in Audio and Music Production. The announcement continues that ‘It’s estimated that less than 5% of all audio professionals are women. Many people in the music industry are – and have been – working to solve this issue by providing […]

Spotify launches its Apple Watch app

21/11/2018

Spotify launches its Apple Watch app giving you the ability to seamlessly access and control your favourite music and podcasts without missing a beat. With this new app, users can enjoy an improved experience with better control and the ability to seamlessly connect to speakers or devices. Future planned enhancements include the ability to listen to your music and podcasts offline. Features of Spotify on the Apple Watch include: Hit play from your Apple Watch […]

Spotify introduce Publishing Analytics platform

16/11/2018

Spotify introduce Publishing Analytics platform to help publishers provide the analysis that songwriters and others need to help them in their work. Available in a limited beta release it adds to Spotify’s Secret Genius programme for songwriters and producers which helps listeners discover their work with song credits on desktop and mobile. Spotify Publishing Analytics is the first analytics tool from a music streaming service built specifically for publishers, so they can better serve their […]

Spotify publishes Discovery Cheat Sheet

11/11/2018

Spotify publishes Discovery Cheat Sheet in a blog posting with four ways to help you find your next favourite song. Here is the abridged version of how to discover new music on Spotify. 1. Spotify Radio Playlists If you like the ease of someone else choosing songs for you, you should try Spotify Radio What it is Choose a song, artist, or playlist, and Spotify will play hours of similar music that matches what you […]

Spotify’s playlist submission feature goes Live

03/11/2018

Spotify’s recent playlist submission feature which was made available as a beta has now completed its final testing and is now fully Live. The beta feature in Spotify for Artists gives artists, labels, and teams the ability to share new music directly with our editorial team for playlist consideration. Since the feature became available in July more than 67,000 artists and labels have submitted music. Since the beta began, over 10,000 artists have been added […]

Spotify offers a free Google Home Mini to US Family subscribers

31/10/2018

Spotify offers a free Google Home Mini to US Spotify Premium for Family subscribers starting from 1st November until 31st December 2018. Starting today, Spotify are teaming up with Google Home to give Spotify Premium for Family master account owners in the US a Google Home Mini as part of their subscription. Music lovers across generations will be able to share their favourite music with the entire family, simply by asking their Google Home Mini […]

Spotify Premium gets streamlined navigation, personalised search and endless artist radio

30/10/2018

Spotify has announced three new features for its Spotify Premium apps which the streamer has started to roll out globally. The new features are: Streamlined navigation Spotify have refined the navigation to help people quickly find what they’re looking for. Subscribers can get great recommendations on Home, discover something new with Search, and access favourite songs, artists, playlists, and podcasts in Your Library. Personalised Search The redesigned Search page is the new one-stop destination for artists, […]