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Spotify Says Anime Music Surged 400% Since 2021—New Deal with Crunchyroll Announced

August 19, 2024

One of the fastest growing genres of music on Spotify over the last few years has been anime. Spotify says anime music streams have grown 395% since 2021—now there’s a Crunchyroll deal to capitalize on the in... Read More...

After Battling for Months, Spotify Adds Pricing Details Into App Store in the EU

Ashley King

August 14, 2024

Spotify will update its app on Apple devices in the European Union to include price plans for its services, after months of fighting with the iPhone maker. Spotify has been fighting with Apple for what feels... Read More...

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Who Has More Subscribers, Netflix or Spotify? The Race Is Closer Than You Think

Ashley King

August 14, 2024

Who has more subscribers, Netflix or Spotify? As Spotify expands its subscription options to include additional tiers (like Netflix), the music streaming service continues to see growth. Spotify CEO Daniel E... Read More...

Kendrick Lamar Not Like Us most streamed diss track on Spotify

Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’ Becomes Most-Streamed Diss Track On Spotify, Surpassing 2Pac’s ‘Hit ‘Em Up’

Ashley King

August 13, 2024

Kendrick Lamar’s hit single ‘Not Like Us’ has surpassed 2Pac’s ‘Hit ‘Em Up’ to become the most streamed diss track in Spotify history. Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us,” released in May as part of Ken’s back-an... Read More...

Taylor Swift Faces Serious Heat from Arijit Singh for the Most-Followed Artist on Spotify Title

Ashley King

August 12, 2024

Indian singer Arijit Singh is vying neck and neck with Taylor Swift for the title of most-followed artist on Spotify, with Singh currently in the lead. Taylor Swift has been battling Indian superstar Arijit ... Read More...

Billie Eilish Closes In on 100 Million Spotify Monthly Listeners — Blowing Past Taylor Swift for a Second-Place Ranking

Ashley King

August 7, 2024

Billie Eilish is about to make history yet again, crossing 100 million Spotify monthly listeners and blowing past Taylor Swift’s totals. Update/Correction: In our earlier report, we mistakenly reported Billi... Read More...

Spotify Faces Major Patent Lawsuit Over ‘Remote Group Session’ and ‘Jam’ Features Here’s the Filing

Ashley King

August 6, 2024

British startup Bluejay Technologies sues Spotify for patent infringement over their Remote Group Session and Jam listening features. Bluejay Technologies, a London-based startup which developed an app in 20... Read More...

Spotify Is Reportedly Dumping More 4 World Trade Center Office Space Under a StubHub Sublease Deal

Dylan Smith

August 5, 2024

Amid its most serious push to date for budget efficiency, Spotify is reportedly dumping even more 4 World Trade Center office space under a new sublease agreement. The New York Post and Commercial Observer ... Read More...

Spotify, Warner Music, Live Nation, and Other Music Stocks Sink as Dow Drops More Than 1,000 Points

Dylan Smith

August 5, 2024

Warner Music Group (NASDAQ: WMG), Spotify (NYSE: SPOT), Live Nation (NYSE: LYV), and a number of other music stocks slumped on Monday, August 5th, amid broader market declines. Those declines were apparent o... Read More...

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New Yorker Writer Decries the ‘Enshittification of Spotify’ — But It’s Been a Years Long Process

Ashley King

July 31, 2024

New Yorker writer Kyle Chayka finally got around to updating his Macbook and learning what the rest of us have known since the TikTokification of Spotify began—the new app design sucks on both desktop and mob... Read More...

Spotify Reverses Course and Makes Lyrics Free Again — No More Restrictions for Ad-Supported Accounts

Ashley King

July 30, 2024

Spotify is experimenting with shuffling its feature in and out of its ad-supported, free accounts. In May 2024, it removed free lyrics access. Now just two months later, it’s reinstating lyrics for those Spot... Read More...

Spotify the Video Streaming Service? Cineverse Deal Brings Full-Length TV Episodes, Comedy Specials, and More to the Music Platform

Dylan Smith

July 30, 2024

Is Spotify preparing to roll out video bundles – or additional subscription options that don’t feature music at all? A newly inked distribution deal with Cineverse could mark the first step on that journey fo... Read More...

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Spotify Says Anime Music Surged 400% Since 2021—New Deal with Crunchyroll Announced

After Battling for Months, Spotify Adds Pricing Details Into App Store in the EU

Who Has More Subscribers, Netflix or Spotify? The Race Is Closer Than You Think

Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’ Becomes Most-Streamed Diss Track On Spotify, Surpassing 2Pac’s ‘Hit ‘Em Up’

Taylor Swift Faces Serious Heat from Arijit Singh for the Most-Followed Artist on Spotify Title

Billie Eilish Closes In on 100 Million Spotify Monthly Listeners — Blowing Past Taylor Swift for a Second-Place Ranking

Spotify Faces Major Patent Lawsuit Over ‘Remote Group Session’ and ‘Jam’ Features Here’s the Filing

Spotify Is Reportedly Dumping More 4 World Trade Center Office Space Under a StubHub Sublease Deal

Spotify, Warner Music, Live Nation, and Other Music Stocks Sink as Dow Drops More Than 1,000 Points

New Yorker Writer Decries the ‘Enshittification of Spotify’ — But It’s Been a Years Long Process

Spotify Reverses Course and Makes Lyrics Free Again — No More Restrictions for Ad-Supported Accounts

Spotify the Video Streaming Service? Cineverse Deal Brings Full-Length TV Episodes, Comedy Specials, and More to the Music Platform