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
Joe Rogan nabs an estimated $250 million from Spotify to share his big-brained ideas The new multiyear deal even allows his content to stream on other platforms. Lawrence Bonk Fri, Feb 2, 2024 Spotify Everyone’s favorite former Fear Factor host Joe Rogan has signed a new deal with Spotify that’s likely to be worth … Continue reading Joe Rogan nabs an estimated $250 million from Spotify to share his big-brained ideas
By Reuters February 02, 2024 Spotify Technology announced a new multiyear deal with comedian and podcaster Joe Rogan on Friday, in a bid to tap into the popularity of his show to drive its advertising revenue. The Joe Rogan Experience podcast, which debuted in 2009, has been an exclusive offering on the music-streaming platform … Continue reading Joe Rogan and Spotify sign a new deal estimated to be worth up to $250 million
Spotify withdraws festival support in France in response to new streaming tax Maxwell William / Last Updated: Dec 23, 2023 Spotify has announced its decision to withdraw support for two major music festivals in France, starting from 2024. This move, according to TechCrunch, comes as a direct response to a new tax imposed on … Continue reading Spotify withdraws festival support in France in response to new streaming tax
Spotify looks set to overhaul its royalty model next year It could implement minimum play thresholds and penalize distributors for streaming fraud. Mariella Moon Thu, Oct 26, 2023 NurPhoto via Getty Images Spotify’s royalty model will get a massive revamp next year to give “working artists” a bigger cut, according to Music Business Worldwide. … Continue reading Spotify looks set to overhaul its royalty model next year
