Spotify News

Warner Music Group and Spotify are set to develop podcasts together. Photo Credit: Sara Kurfeß Warner Music Group (WMG) and Spotify have agreed to an “innovative podcast development deal” that will see them j... Read More...

A collection of activists and musicians has officially called on Spotify to abandon a “terrifying patent” that it secured in January, designed to analyze listeners’ voices as well as background noises and rec... Read More...

Spotify users can now select music with their voice. Photo Credit: Alexander Shatov Spotify has officially debuted its long-rumored “Hey Spotify” wake word for listeners on mobile devices. The feature, which... Read More...

Podcast platforms The Ringer and Gimlet Media have officially ratified their first union contracts with Spotify. The Writers Guild of America, East unveiled the podcast companies’ three-year-long Spotify agr... Read More...

Photo Credit: Joshua Earle Spotify is opening its second personalized playlist to advertising sponsorships, serving up 'On Repeat' listeners. The playlist launched in 2019 and caters to users who listen to t... Read More...

Photo Credit: Logan Weaver About two weeks back, multiple musicians staged protests outside of Spotify offices in the U.S. and abroad, demanding a higher per-stream royalty rate. Now, the campaign’s organizer... Read More...

Spotify has acquired Betty Labs and its Locker Room platform. Photo Credit: Alexander Shatov Spotify has acquired Locker Room, an audio-driven social app and Clubhouse competitor that debuted in October of 20... Read More...

Spotify stock (SPOT) has parted with about 22 percent of its value during the last 30 days – prompting some to ask if it’s a good time to invest in the Stockholm-based streaming service. On Monday, February ... Read More...

Photo Credit: Sara Kurfeß About 13,400 artists generated $50,000 or more in Spotify royalties during 2020 – though there are an estimated total of approximately seven million acts with music on the platform. ... Read More...

Photo Credit: Mira Shemeikka / CC by 2.0 Spotify has removed an Ian Brown song over its anti-lockdown lyrical content. Here's the latest. The Stone Roses frontman's song was available on streaming services l... Read More...

Multiple artists protested outside of Spotify offices yesterday afternoon to demand a more transparent payout process as well as a more sustainable per-stream royalty rate. The Union of Musicians and Allied ... Read More...

After predicting that Q1 2021 would deliver limited subscriber gains, Spotify is exploring the possibility of raising prices for UK-based subscribers, a new survey has revealed. The Guardian reporter Alex He... Read More...