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Spotify Announces 200 Podcasting Layoffs, Combines Parcast and Gimlet, and Revives Spotify Studios Amid Push for ‘A Valuable, High-Margin Business’

Dylan Smith

June 5, 2023

Photo Credit: Spotify Amid an aggressive push for podcasting profitability, Spotify has announced yet another round of layoffs – affecting about 200 individuals working in and around its “global podcast verti... Read More...

Spotify’s EU Lobbying Expenses Approached $1 Million Last Year Amid App Store Crusade, Data Shows

Dylan Smith

June 1, 2023

Photo Credit: Spotify Amid a continued push for regulatory action against the App Store in both the United States and Europe, Spotify dropped nearly $1 million on EU lobbying efforts last year, according to r... Read More...

Rockstar Energy Partners With Spotify to Launch ‘New Global Platform’ — Artist Sponsorships, App-Embedded Concerts, More

Dylan Smith

May 30, 2023

Rockstar has partnered with Spotify to launch a new music-focused platform called "Press Play." Photo Credit: Rockstar Energy Drink On the heels of Pepsi's announcement of a far-reaching tie-up with Bad Bunny... Read More...

Ice Spice Poised to Break Records with ‘Karma’ Taylor Swift Collaboration

Ashley King

May 29, 2023

Photo Credit: Akein O. Brown / CC by 3.0 Ice Spice continues to leave her mark as her recent "Karma" collaboration with Taylor Swift earns her the biggest streaming debut for a female rapper in Spotify histor... Read More...

Spotify’s Podcasting Shakeup Continues — Now the Platform Is Bringing On a Copy Lead To ‘Assume Ownership of the Spotify for Podcasters Brand Voice’

Dylan Smith

May 26, 2023

Photo Credit: Thibault Penin After making a number of cuts across its spoken word divisions amid a wider effort to achieve podcasting profitability, Spotify is now hiring a podcast “copy lead.” The Stockhol... Read More...

Spotify comments on Mohammed Assaf song removal

Spotify Issues Statement on Removal of Mohammed Assaf Song, “Ana Dammi Falastini”

Ashley King

May 23, 2023

Photo Credit: Izaac Cole / CC by 2.0 After the patriotic Palestinian song "Ana Dammi Falastini" (My Blood is Palestinian) was removed from streaming services, Spotify issued a statement. The song by Palestin... Read More...

Spotify Is Generating AI Versions of Its Popular Podcast Hosts For Targeted Advertising

Ashley King

May 23, 2023

Photo Credit: Austin Distel Spotify is developing AI versions of its popular podcast hosts to read ads for now—but is that the limit? Likely not. Bill Simmons, founder of the podcast network The Ringer, shar... Read More...

Bumble Steps Up Spotify Integration With ‘Top Artists’ Feature

Ashley King

May 17, 2023

Photo Credit: Jonathan J. Castellon Spotify adds functionality to its Bumble integration, enabling users to compare their Top Artists on Spotify with a potential Bumble match. Dating platform Bumble has had ... Read More...

Spotify Quietly Expands AI DJ Offering Into Ireland & UK

Ashley King

May 17, 2023

Photo Credit: Spotify Spotify is expanding the availability of its AI DJ to the United Kingdom and Ireland after launching in the U.S. and Canada in February. The audio giant is using generative AI to create... Read More...

UMG, WMG, Sony Music Pondering an AI ‘Takedown Notice’ System, Says New Report

Ashley King

May 16, 2023

Photo Credit: Cytonn Photography A new report finds the Big Three pondering an AI 'takedown notice' system under discussion with Spotify, Apple Music, and Amazon Music. According to a new report, the three m... Read More...

Spotify adds eleven languages to mobile app

Spotify Adds 11 New Languages to Mobile App — Now 74 Total

Ashley King

May 16, 2023

Photo Credit: Spotify Spotify is bringing support for 11 new languages to its mobile app—bringing the total count up to 74. Spotify launched with support for 27 languages and has since expanded that count se... Read More...

Spotify Is Sub-Leasing Multiple Floors at Its Pricey Manhattan Offices

Ashley King

May 15, 2023

Photo Credit: gigi_nyc / CC by 2.0 Spotify is looking to sublease five floors of its offices at Manhattan's 4 World Trade Center, planning to vacate them by the end of the year. Spotify plans to vacate five ... Read More...