- Spotify Probing Why Premium Users Still Hearing Ads
MediaDailyNews, Colin Kirkland - Thursday, March 6, 2025
Users paying for Spotify's ad-free Premium tier have reported hearing ads f ...
- Spotify Signs New 'Streaming 2.0' Deal With Universal Music Group
MediaDailyNews, Colin Kirkland - Monday, January 27, 2025
The deal focuses on what the companies call "Streaming 2.0" - t ...
- Spotify's Video-First Creator Payout Program Launches In U.S., U.K., Australia, Canada
MediaDailyNews, Colin Kirkland - Friday, January 3, 2025
Spotify has announced the launch of its "Partner Program," a video-first initiati ...
- Pornographic Videos Appear In Spotify Search Function
MediaDailyNews, Colin Kirkland - Monday, December 30, 2024
As Spotify continues to build out its visual content offerings, the mus ...
- Spotify Brings New Marketing Platform To Audiobook Authors, Publishers
MediaDailyNews, Colin Kirkland - Tuesday, November 26, 2024
"Spotify for Authors" will offer authors and publishers a suite of too ...
- 'Share To TikTok' Opens Up Music Sharing With Apple, Spotify
MediaDailyNews, Colin Kirkland - Friday, November 8, 2024
To further its reputation as a mainstream music discovery source, TikTok ...
- Spotify, Meta Strengthen Bond With 'Continuous' Sharing IG Feature
MediaDailyNews, Colin Kirkland - Wednesday, August 28, 2024
Meta and Spotify appear to be testing a new functionality allowing Instagr ...
- Spotify Invests In Ad Business Through Rebranded Ads Manager
MediaDailyNews, Colin Kirkland - Wednesday, July 24, 2024
The rebranded Spotify Ads Manager has been redesigned to simplify the navigati ...
- YouTube Music Focusing On Voice Controls To Search For Sound
MediaDailyNews, Colin Kirkland - Monday, July 15, 2024
YouTube Music is the first app to offer the ability for i ...
- Throw Your Two Cents In: Spotify Allows Comments On Podcasts
Publishing Insider, Ray Schultz - Thursday, July 11, 2024
The goal is to turn a one-way medium into a two-way ...
- Spotify Invites All Podcasters To Upload Videos
MediaDailyNews, Colin Kirkland - Friday, June 21, 2024
Spotify has rolled out a new feature that allows all podcasters, includi ...
- Spotify Spotlights Its Digital Video Ad Offerings At Its First NewFronts Event
MediaDailyNews, Colin Kirkland - Thursday, May 2, 2024
Spotify highlighted its video ad opportunities at its first NewFront event, a ...
- Spotify Submits EU iOS App To Apple, Following Previous Attempts
MediaDailyNews, Colin Kirkland - Wednesday, April 24, 2024
To avoid Apple's 30% fee on all subscriptions made via the A ...
- Spotify's AI Playlists Allow Users To Make Mixes Via Prompts
MediaDailyNews, Colin Kirkland - Monday, April 8, 2024
Spotify has launched a beta version of its newest feature: AI playli ...
- Apple Makes Annual 'Replay' Music Rundown A Monthly Feature
MediaDailyNews, Colin Kirkland - Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Apple Music users will have the option to log into replay.music.apple.com ...
- Spotify Prioritizes Native Podcast Creation, Sunsets Beloved Podcasting Tools
MediaDailyNews, Colin Kirkland - Monday, February 12, 2024
The partnership with video and podcast recording platform Riverside will allow podcaste ...
- Stitch Fix Pairs With Spotify For Image Refresh
D2C Insider, Sarah Mahoney - Monday, January 29, 2024
With new Style Tune Ups, the tech-driven fashion platform mixes music in ...
- This Year's Streaming War... No, Not That One... Or That One... The Other One
MediaDailyNews, Zach Oscar - Thursday, January 25, 2024
There's a new type of secret war for the soul of conte ...
- Verizon Switches Off Drama In Latest Home Internet Campaign
MediaDailyNews, Laurie Sullivan - Monday, January 8, 2024
A post-holiday Verizon Home Internet ad switches off a drama queen ...
- Spotify Aims For Productivity And Efficiency, Cuts 1,500 Jobs
MediaDailyNews, Colin Kirkland - Monday, December 4, 2023
This is the third round of layoffs for the music streaming gia ...
- Spotify To Revamp Revenue Model To Pay Artists An Additional $1B
MediaDailyNews, Colin Kirkland - Tuesday, November 21, 2023
By reimagining its royalty model and distribution of funds to creators utilizi ...
- Google Allegedly Allowed Spotify To Bypass Play Store Fees
MediaDailyNews, Colin Kirkland - Tuesday, November 21, 2023
Spotify has been accused of striking a deal with Google that allow ...
- Spotify Redesigns Artist Profiles For Stronger Fan Connection
MediaDailyNews, Colin Kirkland - Thursday, October 5, 2023
The new profiles organize music, concerts, merch and social media-like clips und ...
- Spotify's Revamped Discovery Program Puts New Songwriters, Podcasters On The 'Radar'
MediaDailyNews, Colin Kirkland - Thursday, October 5, 2023
The Radar program will now include artists, songwriters, and podcasters. Spotify sa ...
- Google To Migrate Podcast Listeners From Podcast App To YouTube Music
MediaDailyNews, Colin Kirkland - Tuesday, September 26, 2023
Google plans to shut down its podcast app in 2024. YouTube Music ...
- Spotify Pilots Tool That Translates Podcasts Into Other Languages
Publishers Daily, Ray Schultz - Monday, September 25, 2023
The feature uses OpenAI's new voice generation technology, Spotify says. ...
- Spotify Launches New 'Promo Cards' For Songwriters
MediaDailyNews, Colin Kirkland - Friday, September 15, 2023
Spotify is expanding its suite of promo tools with "Songwriter Promo Card ...
- Spotify Opens Platform To Cannabis Ads
MediaDailyNews, Colin Kirkland - Thursday, September 7, 2023
Cresco Labs, which operates Sunnyside dispensaries, says it's the first cannabis compa ...
- Patreon Podcasters Can Now Upload Exclusive Content To Spotify
Digital News Daily, Colin Kirkland - Wednesday, August 9, 2023
Spotify and Patreon have expanded their partnership for a new podcast integratio ...
- WPP, Spotify Unveil Global Partnership
MAD, Steve McClellan - Thursday, August 3, 2023
Spotify will be the first audio platform to be integrated directly in ...