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Spotify’s Video Podcast Tool Is Being Used to Pirate Hollywood Movies — Here’s What We Know

Ashley King

September 20, 2022

Photo Credit: Thibault Penin Pirates are using Spotify's video podcasts to stream movies on the platform illegally. The phenomenon has been blowing up on TikTok as users post videos showing full movies on Sp... Read More...

Spotify Officially Launches Audiobooks For U.S. Users: ‘This Is Just the Beginning of Spotify’s Audiobooks Journey’

Dylan Smith

September 20, 2022

Photo Credit: Ilias Chebbi Spotify has officially launched audiobooks in the U.S., and higher-ups are touting the listening options as “the next frontier for us as a company.” The Stockholm-based streaming ... Read More...

Spotify Live Cancels Ghost Event Due to ‘Overwhelming’ Fan Demand: ‘We Want to Sincerely Apologize’

Dylan Smith

September 15, 2022

Ghost performing live in 2018. Photo Credit: dr_zoidberg A Spotify Live fan event featuring Stockholm-based rock group Ghost was canceled due to “technical difficulties” resulting from “overwhelming demand” o... Read More...

Spotify Moves Past SiriusXM As Largest Podcast Network in the US

Ashley King

September 14, 2022

Photo Credit: Spotify A new report suggests Spotify has surpassed SiriusXM as the largest podcast network in the United States. Conducted by Edison Research, the report examines the top ten networks by Q2 20... Read More...

Podcast and Audiobook Platform Podimo Announces $59 Million Raise, Touts Subscriber Growth and Profitability in Denmark

Dylan Smith

September 14, 2022

Photo Credit: ConvertKit About 10 months after unveiling a roughly $78 million Series B funding round, audiobook and podcast platform Podimo has announced a €58.6 million (currently $58.99 million) raise and ... Read More...

Is Spotify Stock a Buy or a Sell? Evercore Encourages Long-Term Investments As Ark Offloads Additional Shares

Dylan Smith

September 12, 2022

Spotify stock (NYSE: SPOT) has rallied by about seven percent during the last five trading days but remains approximately 54 percent beneath the per-share price that it boasted at 2022’s beginning. Now, as ex... Read More...

Judge Denies Spotify’s Early Motion For Summary Judgement Against Kobalt In Eminem Publisher Legal Battle

Dylan Smith

September 12, 2022

Photo Credit: Kobalt Music A federal judge has officially denied Spotify’s early motion for summary judgement against Kobalt as part of a long-running legal battle centering on allegedly unpaid royalties for ... Read More...

Spotify CEO Daniel Ek Personally Visits Brussels, Encourages European Commission to ‘Accelerate’ Apple Antitrust Case

Dylan Smith

September 9, 2022

Brussels' Berlaymont building, which serves as the headquarters of the European Commission. Photo Credit: EmDee Back in March of 2019, Spotify levied a European Union antitrust complaint against Apple over th... Read More...

Spotify CFO Paul Vogel Predicts Podcasting ‘Will Flip to Profitable Over the Next 12 to 24 Months’

Dylan Smith

September 8, 2022

Photo Credit: Gizmodo After investing billions in spoken-word entertainment and related businesses, Spotify is poised to turn a profit on podcasting “over the next 12 to 24 months,” according to CFO Paul Voge... Read More...

Spotify’s Discontinued Car Thing Goes on Fire Sale — $30 USD

Ashley King

August 31, 2022

Photo Credit: Spotify Spotify's discontinued Car Thing is having a fire sale — now you can buy one for $30. If Spotify's previous $49.99 sale price for its now-discontinued Car Thing didn't grab you, maybe i... Read More...

Study Suggests Spotify Doesn’t Recommend Joe Rogan to New Listeners

Ashley King

August 23, 2022

Photo Credit: LowKickMMA A new study finds that Spotify isn't recommending Joe Rogan episodes to new listeners. Joe Rogan's podcast has been a Spotify exclusive since September 2020, and it's been a partners... Read More...

Spotify and Samsung Expand Partnership with Android-Specific Features

Ashley King

August 18, 2022

Photo Credit: Spotify Spotify is expanding its partnership with Samsung for more devices and Android-specific features. Spotify and Samsung first minted their partnership in 2018, making Spotify the default ... Read More...

Songtradr Joins the Growing Music Industry Recovery Effort — Donates All Sync Commissions to Musicians

Unauthorized Music Usage on TikTok Can Cost Brands Big — But There’s a Way to Avoid Expensive Licensing Headaches

Sync Licensing Is Evolving — Now There’s a Comprehensive Analysis of the Music Industry’s Most Exciting Segment

How Sync Licensing Helped Musicians Thrive When Live Music Was Paused

Kate Bush Thanks Stranger Things Fans for Giving ‘Running Up That Hill’ a New Lease on Life

Here’s How Apple Has Dominated Sync Licensing for Two Decades Running

The Methodology Behind Great Sync: A Breakdown for Brands, Content Creators and Supervisors

Stop Chasing Playlists and Start Building a Music Career — Our Latest Podcast

Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube Music Are Only Getting Bigger — Which Is Great News for Niche Streaming Platforms

Meet the Artist Who Is Literally Saving His Fans’ Lives — Our Latest Podcast

How to Game the Billboard Charts (And Why You Shouldn’t)

‘Bone Conduction’ Headphones Don’t Go Over Your Ears — But Still Transmit Sound to Your Inner Cochlea

Now That the Music Modernization Act Has Passed, Who’s Gonna Run the Damn Thing?

Investing In Music Catalogs? It Ain’t All Daisies & Butterflies — Our Latest Podcast

Spotify’s Video Podcast Tool Is Being Used to Pirate Hollywood Movies — Here’s What We Know

Spotify Officially Launches Audiobooks For U.S. Users: ‘This Is Just the Beginning of Spotify’s Audiobooks Journey’

Spotify Live Cancels Ghost Event Due to ‘Overwhelming’ Fan Demand: ‘We Want to Sincerely Apologize’

Spotify Moves Past SiriusXM As Largest Podcast Network in the US

Podcast and Audiobook Platform Podimo Announces $59 Million Raise, Touts Subscriber Growth and Profitability in Denmark

Is Spotify Stock a Buy or a Sell? Evercore Encourages Long-Term Investments As Ark Offloads Additional Shares

Judge Denies Spotify’s Early Motion For Summary Judgement Against Kobalt In Eminem Publisher Legal Battle

Spotify CEO Daniel Ek Personally Visits Brussels, Encourages European Commission to ‘Accelerate’ Apple Antitrust Case

Spotify CFO Paul Vogel Predicts Podcasting ‘Will Flip to Profitable Over the Next 12 to 24 Months’

Spotify’s Discontinued Car Thing Goes on Fire Sale — $30 USD

Study Suggests Spotify Doesn’t Recommend Joe Rogan to New Listeners

Spotify and Samsung Expand Partnership with Android-Specific Features