Spotify CEO Daniel Ek has expressed an interest in buying Arsenal FC if it was ever to go up for sale. It comes after thousands of angry fans amassed outside the club’s Emirates Stadium prior to its game against Everton on Friday (April 23) to protest its current owner, American billionaire Stan Kroenke. Arsenal were …
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Apple Music Jabs Spotify With Controversial Newsletter: Read the Full Statement
A recent newsletter dispensed by Apple Music has delivered a conspicuous jab at Spotify for the platform’s polarizing payment model. While the newsletter doesn’t directly mention Spotify by name, the parallels are easy to discern. The statement paints a striking picture about how Apple Music handles its payouts to artists and songwriters. One of the major takeaways from Apple Music’s …
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Kitchen Rave: Spotify Data Proves That Despite Uncertain Times, Dance Music Thrived During the Pandemic
This year in numbers has shown that dance music has the ability to meet any moment. A new data-driven blog post by Spotify takes us behind the scenes to showcase the dance music boom happening online, despite uncertainties posed by the global COVID-19 pandemic. There seems to be a new sense of optimism in the …
Spotify introduces new mix series, ‘Spotify Mixes’
by: Ariel King Apr 12, 2021 Spotify has expanded upon its “Daily Mix” series with a new curated service, “Spotify Mixes.” The service pulls from the listener’s favorite artists, categorizing special mixes based on genre, artist, and decade. “Spotify Mixes” expands upon the streaming service’s “Daily Mix” playlists, curating songs based on each user’s listening habits …
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New Spotify Mixes Feature Your Favorite Artists, Genres, and Decades
Spotify Mixes recently hit the platform’s Made For You section — and here’s what to expect. As part of Spotify’s mission to evolve and expand the Daily Mix family, more playlists have popped up called Spotify Mixes. These specially curated playlists become increasingly personalized to users over time, recommending mixes based on moods and interests. …
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Spotify Is Rolling Out Voice Control Functionality: Just Say “Hey Spotify”
The Spotify experience is now hands-free. In a move to step up their “voice” game, the music streaming giant has implemented the use of a wake word that will allow users to navigate within the app upon command. Simply saying “Hey Spotify” now yields an on-screen prompt to try saying the name of a playlist, …
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Following Union Protests, Spotify Denies Demand for Penny-Per-Stream Payment
After months of campaigning for major changes to Spotify’s streaming model, the Union of Musicians and Allied Workers (UMAW) recently announced the streaming platform’s denial of their cornerstone demand: a penny per stream royalty agreement for all artists. According to Digital Music News, the update follows a series of worldwide protests on March 15th, hosted outside the Spotify offices …
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Tomorrowland Adds Former Spotify Exec Austin Kramer to Weekly Programming With New Radio Show
The Tomorrowland One World Radio family has made another high-profile addition to its program lineup. Former Global Head of Dance & Electronic Music at Spotify, Austin Kramer, joins the ranks with a show of his own titled “UNreleased with Austin Kramer.” Kramer’s weekly 30-minute show will focus on introducing the best in unreleased music to …
Here are the 50 Biggest One-Hit Wonders on Spotify
A new study has unearthed 50 songs that have the dubious honor of being the biggest one-hit wonders on Spotify. The study, conducted by broadbandchoices, found a number of electronic music classics to be considered among the streaming platform’s highest-earning one-hit wonders. Cookin’ On 3 Burners took the top spot among dance tracks for their global hit …
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The Midnight Re-Release Halloween EP, “Horror Show” on Spotify, Apple Music, and More
Last October, The Midnight surprised fans with the release of their Halloween EP, Horror Show. Unfortunately for many fans, the fantastic EP was only available to those who had an Amazon Music subscription, leaving some without access to the haunting throwback. Thankfully, this exclusivity ended on Friday as the synthwave legends dropped the EP on Spotify, …