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What Happened to Your Spotify Bollywood Playlist? Licensing Dispute Rips Songs From the Service

March 21, 2023

Photo Credit: shri Bollywood fans are taking to social media to ask what happened to their favorite Bollywood playlists on Spotify? The answer is a licensing dispute. Hundreds of songs from some of India's b... Read More...

New York State Proposes 8% Sales Tax on Spotify, Netflix, Other Streaming Services

Ashley King

March 21, 2023

Photo Credit: Matthias Kinsella New York State proposes an 8% sales tax on Spotify, Netflix, and other streaming services to increase funding for public transit. New York state residents may soon be required... Read More...

When Is Spotify HiFi Coming, Exactly? — Spotify Won’t Say

Ashley King

March 16, 2023

Photo Credit: Behnam Norouzi Spotify announced its high-definition music service 'Spotify HiFi' over two years ago. Yet it hasn't materialized. Spotify wont' say why—but the answer is Apple. In 2021, Spotify... Read More...

How to Use Chromecast with Spotify — Listen to Music on Your TV

Ashley King

March 16, 2023

Photo Credit: Visual by Fath Want to listen to Spotify on your TV? Here's how to use a Chromecast with Spotify. Google's Chromecast is a handy little device that makes it easy to turn your not-so-smart TV in... Read More...

Garth Brooks Explains Why His Music Still Isn’t on Spotify or Apple Music — But Has Been on Amazon Music for Years

Paul Resnikoff

March 13, 2023

Garth Brooks at Country Radio Seminar (CRS) in Nashville on March 13th, 2023 (Photo Credit: CRS) When it comes to streaming holdouts, Garth Brooks ranks as one of the biggest. But why has Garth steadfastly re... Read More...

Spotify Is Now Expanding Video Podcasts — Despite Broader Format Cutbacks

Ashley King

March 9, 2023

Photo Credit: Gage Skidmore / CC by 2.0 Spotify continues ramping up its video podcasts business with a new deal with YouTube creator Markiplier. The new deal will see Spotify become the exclusive host of hi... Read More...

Spotify data reveals that 29% of serious artists generated $10,000 or more in royalties in 2022. (Photo Credit: Spotify)

Roughly 60,000 ‘Professionally Aspiring Artists’ Generated $10,000 Or More In 2022 From Spotify (According to Spotify)

Raha Ali

March 9, 2023

(Photo Credit: Spotify) Artist numbers, rights holders' payouts, and royalties — depending on your perspective, Spotify's latest data dump could paint a promising picture for the future of streaming... Read More...

Spotify Says Apple’s DMA Compliance Must Include These Changes

Ashley King

March 6, 2023

Photo Credit: Guillaume Périgois Spotify says Apple must make specific changes to its app store to achieve Digital Markets Act compliance in the European Union. The European Commission held a stakeholder wor... Read More...

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Spotify Launches a Morgan Wallen Promotion Just One Year After Shadowbanning Him

Ashley King

March 6, 2023

Photo Credit: Spotify Just a year after shadowbanning him from its platform, Spotify is promoting a concert at Morgan Wallen's high school. The country singer visited his high school to play a concert for th... Read More...

Spotify Responds to European Commission’s Apple Inquiry Update: ‘Consumers Are the Ultimate Victims’

Dylan Smith

March 1, 2023

Photo Credit: Thibault Penin Yesterday, the EU’s European Commission revealed that it had narrowed its Apple antitrust inquiry to focus specifically on App Store rules’ impact on consumers and music streaming... Read More...

The Weeknd Becomes First Artist to Reach 100M Monthly Listeners on Spotify

Ashley King

February 28, 2023

Photo Credit: Giorgio Trovato Spotify has announced The Weeknd has become the first artist in the platform's history to reach 100 million monthly listeners. Spotify's most-played song of all time is his hit ... Read More...

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How Do I Create a Spotify Playlist to Share Music with My Friend?

Ashley King

February 27, 2023

Photo Credit: Spotify Looking for a unique way to share your music tastes with a friend? Create a Spotify Blend playlist using your favorite songs. Curious what your friends are listening to? Want to share y... Read More...