Spotify Car Thing officially launched and is only available in the US for $89.99 but will require you to have a Spotify Premium account to use it. Back in April 2021, Spotify announced its experiment with a smart player that could seamlessly fill your car with a world of music, news, entertainment, talk, and more. Then in October, it unveiled a limited release of Car Thing to Spotify Premium users. It is now fully available in the US and […]
Spotify celebrates one year in South Korea and now delivers an average of over 7.97 Bn K-Pop streams globally per month, a 27% increase compared to the year before. Across Spotify’s 184 markets, the top 10 countries whose listeners had discovered Korean artists during the last year were the US, India, Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico, Germany, UK, Philippines, Japan, and France. Listeners from these countries also went to the K-Pop hub in droves to discover new […]
Spotify subscribers hit 180 million in Q4 2021, a 16% increase year on year, according to its recently released Q4 2021 financial results. Monthly Active Users (MAU) increased 18% to 406 million. Revenue of €2,689 million was up 24% year on year in the quarter despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The streamer also showed strong growth in its advertising revenue of €394 million up 40% from a year before. The company posted a […]
Spotify clarifies its approach to COVID-19 explaining its Platform Rules and the work it has done to promote informational awareness during the pandemic. In a blog posting Daniel Ek, CEO and Founder of Spotify sets out its platform policies in the wake of the disagreements over Joe Rogan’s podcasts which led to Neil Young removing his music from the streamer. Ek goes on to say that, “You’ve had a lot of questions over the last […]
Spotify removes Neil Young’s music from its service after his protest over the continued broadcasting of Joe Rogan’s podcasts which appear to support false statements about the COVID-19 vaccine. In a now deleted open letter to his manager and an executive at his label WMGs’ Warner Brothers Reprise, Young said, “They can have (Joe) Rogan or Young – not both.” Rogan has been criticised by many for interviewing an infectious disease specialist who opposes COVID-19 […]
DiMA publishes Top 2021 lists on Amazon, Apple Music, Pandora, Spotify and YouTube together with its own Streaming Joy holiday hits playlist. Established pop sensations, breakout stars, and collaborations featuring the top names in rap and reggaeton dominated the top of the streaming music charts in 2021 and appear throughout the ‘best of 2021’ lists, according to a new analysis by the Digital Media Association (DiMA). The review of year-end data and charts from DiMA’s […]
Spotify Podcasts get star ratings to give podcast creators feedback on their creative efforts. This new feature continues Spotify’s efforts to aid podcast discovery amongst its 3.2 million podcasts with Podcast Charts and personalised recommendations. The rollout begins today in all countries where podcasts are available and improves podcast discoverability by highlighting shows’ popularity. Podcast ratings give listeners an opportunity to support their favourite podcast shows and enable a two-way feedback loop between creator and […]
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