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Spotify Expands Audio ‘Call to Action’ Advertising Cards in the App

Ashley King

May 25, 2022

Photo Credit: Spotify Spotify is expanding its clickable 'call to action' audio advertising cards beyond just the United States. Reports from Australia highlight how the new call to action (CTA) cards are av... Read More...

Spotify Quietly Resumes Political Advertising Ahead of 2022 Midterms

Dylan Smith

May 24, 2022

Photo Credit: Spotify Back in early 2020, Spotify paused all political advertising on its service in the U.S. Now, the Stockholm-based platform has revealed that it will resume showing ads from certain indivi... Read More...

Spotify’s Blend Expands to Include K-Pop Group BTS and More

Ashley King

May 22, 2022

Photo Credit: Dispatch / CC by 3.0 Spotify's Blend is expanding to include K-Pop groups, featuring BTS, Stray Kids, ENHYPEN, and more. Using Blend with an artist creates a curated playlist combining their fav... Read More...

‘Spotify for Work’ Launches With Accenture As a Pilot Client — Select Employees Receive Free Subscriptions

Dylan Smith

May 19, 2022

'Spotify for Work' has formally launched with Accenture as its first client, the involved companies have announced. Photo Credit: Mario Gogh Certain employees at Accenture are officially receiving Spotify sub... Read More...

Sounds Platform Voicy Completes $1.27 Million Pre-Seed Round With Support From Spotify and Deezer Execs

Dylan Smith

May 19, 2022

Rotterdam, Netherlands, where Voicy is based. Photo Credit: Dimitry Anikin Audio-focused content platform Voicy has announced the completion of a €1.2 million ($1.27 million at the present exchange rate) pre-... Read More...

Spotify Is Now Allowing Certain Artists To Sell NFTs — Steve Aoki and The Wombats Are Already Promoting Tokens

Dylan Smith

May 16, 2022

Photo Credit: Steve Aoki Spotify is officially testing a program that allows artists to promote non-fungible tokens (NFTs) via their on-platform profiles. The Stockholm-based audio-entertainment service’s NF... Read More...

Spotify Shuffling Podcast Division Amid Recent Departures, According to Report

Ashley King

May 12, 2022

Photo Credit: Harry Cunningham Spotify is reorganizing its podcast division after several high-profile departures. Variety reports that Max Cutler and Bill Simmons are moving into new positions inside Spotif... Read More...

SPOT Plunges to Another All-Time Low Days After Daniel Ek Buys $50 Million In Stock

Ashley King

May 10, 2022

Photo Credit: Google Spotify's stock (SPOT) continues to slide days after CEO Daniel Ek bought $50 million in stock. Yesterday the stock dipped below the $95 mark in after hours trading, which is the lowest ... Read More...

Apple Is Pushing Apps Like Spotify From the iOS Dock — What’s Going On?

Ashley King

May 9, 2022

Photo Credit: Brett Jordan An iOS developer claims Apple Music is bumping top competitor Spotify from the dock, but Apple insists it's a bug. This behavior would indicate that Apple is promoting its native a... Read More...

Spotify RapCaviar Jack Harlow album party

Spotify’s RapCaviar Playlist Throws Jack Harlow Album Release Party

Ashley King

May 9, 2022

Photo Credit: Daniel Boczarski/Getty Images for Spotify Spotify's RapCaviar playlist helped Jack Harlow celebrate his latest album release with a party in his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky. The specia... Read More...

Bad Bunny Breaks Spotify Records to Become Most-Streamed Artist

Ashley King

May 8, 2022

Photo Credit: Los Capos del Genero TV / CC by 3.0 Bad Bunny is Spotify's all-time globally most-streamed artist in one day with 183 million streams, as of May 6. Drake previously held this record with 176.8 m... Read More...

Spotify Stations Is Officially Shutting Down on May 16th — Here’s Why

Ashley King

May 6, 2022

Photo Credit: Reet Talreja Spotify Stations, an app offering a radio station-focused experience, shuts down on May 16th. The company encourages using the standard Spotify app for a similar radio experience. ... Read More...

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Spotify Expands Audio ‘Call to Action’ Advertising Cards in the App

Spotify Quietly Resumes Political Advertising Ahead of 2022 Midterms

Spotify’s Blend Expands to Include K-Pop Group BTS and More

‘Spotify for Work’ Launches With Accenture As a Pilot Client — Select Employees Receive Free Subscriptions

Sounds Platform Voicy Completes $1.27 Million Pre-Seed Round With Support From Spotify and Deezer Execs

Spotify Is Now Allowing Certain Artists To Sell NFTs — Steve Aoki and The Wombats Are Already Promoting Tokens

Spotify Shuffling Podcast Division Amid Recent Departures, According to Report

SPOT Plunges to Another All-Time Low Days After Daniel Ek Buys $50 Million In Stock

Apple Is Pushing Apps Like Spotify From the iOS Dock — What’s Going On?

Spotify’s RapCaviar Playlist Throws Jack Harlow Album Release Party

Bad Bunny Breaks Spotify Records to Become Most-Streamed Artist

Spotify Stations Is Officially Shutting Down on May 16th — Here’s Why