Spotify is launching a dedicated Afrobeats hub on its service, offering a mixture of playlists, podcasts, articles and videos.
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Spotify’s Gen-Z users streamed 560bn songs in first half of 2023
Spotify’s latest effort to court advertisers is a report digging into some of the trends involving Gen-Z and millennial users on its service.
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Apple and YouTube announce their latest moves in podcasts
Spotify now has more than 100 million people listening to podcasts, but the big-tech competitors in that market are preparing a new push.
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Spotify launches ‘Jam’ feature and tests AI voice translations for podcasts
Spotify has rolled out its latest feature for collaborative listening. ‘Jam’ is “a personalised, real-time listening session for your group”.
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Slip·Stream inks deal with Acast to power podcast soundtracks
When Music Ally first started writing about the podcasting industry, a common refrain was that music licensing was an almighty headache.
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Spotify’s market cap has doubled since the start of 2023
In the last year, we’ve often referred to Spotify’s market cap – its value as a public company – and the fact that it’s fallen a long way.
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Linkfire to expand into podcast analytics with Apple exclusive
Smart-links and analytics firm Linkfire has been a big buddy of Apple for some time now. Podcasts are their next shared frontier.
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Are white noise podcasts really a $38m problem for Spotify?
White noise has value, although you might not think it, given the disparagement it’s received from some quarters of the music industry.
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Spotify connects Patreon – but only to podcasters for now
Spotify has rolled out its latest fan-support feature: the ability to connect its service to Patreon. For now, it’s only for podcasters.
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Campaigns :: Master of pod-ets – Metallica launch new weekly podcast series
The campaign for 72 Seasons, the eleventh studio album by Metallica, carries on apace with the launch of a new podcast series. The first episode of the self-explanatory The Metallica Report went live on 2nd August and is described by the band as “a quick, weekly hit, including news, updates, exclusive features, and surprises from […]
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Paul McCartney launches 12-episode ‘A Life in Lyrics’ podcast
If you binged the ‘Get Back’ TV show and are craving more super-deep dives into Beatles songwriting, we have good news today.
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Calm brings its meditations and sleep stories to Spotify
Mindfulness app Calm has announced a partnership with Spotify to bring its meditations and sleep stories to the streaming service.