March 24, 2026 Spotify is giving artists a layer of protection against misattributed songs BY María José Gutierrez Chavez When a new song called “Together,” attributed to country singer Blaze Foley, appeared on Foley’s Spotify profile last year, something didn’t seem right. For starters, he has been dead for more than two decades, the cover art … Continue reading Spotify is giving artists a layer of protection against misattributed songs
January 16, 2026 Spotify just announced another price hike. Here’s what’s really driving it
Amelie Boucher | December 3rd, 2024 Did you know that over 626 million people use Spotify every month, making it one of the most popular streaming platforms in the world? Also, it isn’t just a platform for music and podcasts; it’s a goldmine for digital marketers. Beyond building awareness, it excels at driving engagement and … Continue reading 5 Reasons Spotify Ads Deserve a Spot in Your Digital Marketing Strategy
October 15, 2024 Spotify is adding new markets to its music video test Users who discover a song and then watch the accompanying video on Spotify are 34% more likely on average to listen to the song again the following week. BY Jessica Bursztynsky Spotify is expanding its beta test of adding music videos to the … Continue reading Spotify is adding new markets to its music video test
Spotify is up and running again after a brief outage Listeners on Sunday reported that the app and website had stopped working. cheyenne macdonald Updated Sun, Sep 29, 2024 Spotify Spotify should be working normally again now after a few hours of service issues. The Spotify Status account posted on X Sunday afternoon … Continue reading Spotify confirms it’s having service issues and is working on a fix
September 01, 2024 How Spotify ads and subscription fees help pay artists Payments to rights holders are determined by a process called streamshare. BY Associated Press Every day, millions of people use Spotify to stream music. A few years ago, it would’ve felt like an impossibility: Click, and bam—a seemingly endless catalog of recorded music opens … Continue reading Do Spotify ads and subscription fees help pay artists?
Spotify is raising the cost of Premium subscriptions, again The Family plan will be $20 monthly, up from $17. sarah fielding Mon, Jun 3, 2024 NurPhoto via Getty Images Spotify is officially raising its Premium subscription rates in the US come July, following reports of the move in April. The platform is increasing its … Continue reading Spotify is raising the cost of Premium subscriptions, again
May 24, 2024 Spotify just killed Car Thing with no refunds. Angry customers ask why it can’t be open-sourced The streaming giant hinted that its foray into hardware was an experiment in data collection. Some who paid $90 for the device want an option to keep using it. BY Anna-Louise Jackson What was that thing for … Continue reading Spotify just killed Car Thing with no refunds. Angry customers ask why it can’t be open sourced
April 18, 2024 Like listening to waterfalls and birds on Spotify? Now when you play them you are helping protect them ‘Nature’ is now an official, credited artist on streaming platforms, so when you listen to them, conservation organizations will get the royalties. BY Kristin Toussaint On April 18, a new artist is debuting on … Continue reading Like listening to waterfalls and birds on Spotify? Now when you play them you are helping protect them
By Kelly Cloonan February 07, 2024 Spotify’s posts subscriber growth: Spotify reported a 23% rise in monthly active users in the fourth quarter, which now total 602 million, just ahead of analysts’ expectations of 601.33 million. The rise, announced Tuesday, comes after the company raised subscriber prices and cut thousands of employees in a … Continue reading Today’s top business headlines: Spotify adds users, Boeing faces new pressures, and Adam Neumann eyes a WeWork comeback
