Spotify could listen to your conversations with new patented plans
Spotify appear to be working on a new, innovative way for their users to discover new music. According to reports, they intend to do so by listening in on your conversations. Spotify’s new patented idea would ideally gather “intonation, stress, rhythm and the likes of units of speech” from the user, as detailed in a report by Music Business Worldwide. In a completely unique
Helpful approaches to creating and promoting a successful Spotify playlist for anyone starting out
The modern way of listening to music will only continue to grow as companies like Spotify take over as the largest audio streaming company. There’s no wonder the ease and simplicity of Spotify has garnished such a large following, with many hoping to build a following on the platform. The primary way of building a following through Spotify regardless of making
Spotify Shares Top Music Genres for Gamers
Because of the pandemic, gaming was one of the few industries that grew in 2020. Experts predict that video gaming will be the next Hollywood and Netflix in the entertainment world, hence rapid gamification of basically everything. Online music streaming, another industry that benefited from the 2020 lockdown, realizes gamers’ growing influence. So, here’s Spotify’s list of genres that gamers
Zedd records 1 billion plays on Spotify with his hit ‘The Middle’
Anton Zaslavski, known under the stage name as Zedd, has struck the 1 billion plays mark for the first time on Spotify with 'The Middle'. “Today marks an unbelievable milestone for me,” he wrote on Twitter and Instagram celebrating the landmark. “Huge shoutout to @sarah_aarons & my brothers from @themonsters_strangerz for writing this with us and having the trust and unbelievable patience considering
Spotify hits record high on New York Stock Exchange
On January 8, according to DJ Mag, Spotify rose up to the top of the Stock Exchange charts, this was an all-time high for the streaming platform on the stock market. In that same week, Spotify’s stock market jump also received a nudge from the Bank of America, where its share price target rose from $357-per-share to $428, a climb up
Marshmello teases fans with announcement of album completion
Recognized as one of the top 50 most streamed artists in the world on Spotify, the one and only Marshmello is a producer who has caught the attention of the world with his uplifting signature sound featured across iconic collaborations with artists such as Halsey, Juice WRLD, Demi Lovato, Selena Gomez and many more. Additionally featured on the cover of the Forbes magazine "30
The Weeknd & Daft Punk mega collab ‘I Feel It Coming’ reaches 1 billion streams on Spotify
One of the most essential collaborations of modern day music, 'I Feel It Coming' by Canadian R'n'B superstar The Weeknd and iconic French duo Daft Punk reached 1 billion streams on Spotify. The song was written by the trio alongside Doc McKinney, Cirkut and Eric Chedeville, and was released as a single in a digital form on November 18, 2016 to promote The Weeknd's Grammy Award winning
82% of artists make less than $300 per year through streaming
The Ivors Academy and Musicians’ Union has released a new poll showing that 82% of musicians earned less than £200 ($267) from streaming across all platforms in 2019. This appalling statistic shows the continuing trend of major streaming platforms slashing the value of a stream, and overall, the unfair payouts to artists. The poll included respondents with thousands, hundreds of thousands, and millions
Spotify is trialling a brand new stories feature
Anyone who uses social media is already very familiar with the stories format, so it makes perfect sense that music streaming giant Spotify has now joined the fray, as they start to trial a stories feature that aims to connect the product and the creators to the consumer. We all know what stories are and what they're used for - a
DJs post their Spotify Wrapped 2020 statistics
It's the most wonderful time of the year: Spotify Wrapped is out! The ever-popular feature has been a hit ever since its inception, and it allows users to view such statistics as their top artist, top tracks, top genres, number of hours of music listened to, how many artists listened to, etc. The perfect summation for the year, they've now
Spotify donates $500,000 to National Independent Venue Association
You'll all remember the mania last week as Spotify introduced the yearly 'Wrapped' feature to users all over the world. The world's favourite music streaming service has soared clear of rivals in recent years and despite competition from Apple Music, Spotify has continued to provide various innovative marketing techniques to give the company the edge. Now, the U.S giants are
Spotify Wrapped 2020: Find your top songs
Yes, is that time of the year again. Spotify’s personalized 'Wrapped' experience is here to wrap your 2020! The popular year-end review of Spotify users' favourite artists, songs, genres and podcast has just been launched today. Every year at this time, Spotify offers an early Christmas present in the form of a musical summary. It's also a tradition to see artists
Spotify invests in podcasting; Acquire Megaphone for $235 million
Podcasting has become the favorite past-time of learners worldwide. As of October 2020, there are 1,500,000 podcasts and over 34 million available episodes. It’s safe to say that this industry is growing fast, stemming from commentary content in both text and video format, and now transforming into audio. As a global leader in streaming services, Spotify believes that audio streaming, which
Spotify to test ‘promotional’ royalty rate in exchange for more exposure
Spotify have announced their intentions to implement a feature in which artists and labels can agree to receive a lower royalty rate per stream in exchange for prioritising their tracks in the algorithm. Spotify will push these tracks to relevant listeners via Autoplay; the music that is played after a song, EP, or album finishes, and through Artist Radios. In a
Calvin Harris hits a billion Spotify streams on both Rihanna & Dua Lipa singles
This week, on Tuesday, to be exact, Calvin Harris reached 1 billion streams on Spotify with two of his songs. With this achievement, the Scottish hitmaker joins a very restricted group of artists who can also claim such a goal. The big news was shared by Calvin Harris on his Instagram page with the humble caption: ‘Cheers Spotify’ and with the