For some time now you’ve been able to read the lyrics of tracks while playing them on Spotify, via a swipe-up panel on the Now Playing screen.
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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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Spotify wants more adverts from small and medium businesses
Spotify wants advertising to make up 20% of its total revenues, but it has some way to go to hit that goal.
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Taylor Swift reaches 100m monthly listeners Spotify milestone
Less than nine years ago, Taylor Swift had pulled her catalogue from Spotify. Now she’s its second biggest artist.
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Latin music rides high in Spotify’s Songs of Summer
If you needed any more proof of the global clout of Latin American music in 2023, it’s being trumpeted in Spotify’s annual ‘Songs of Summer’.
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Spotify targets doleful Gen-Z with ‘bummer summer’ playlist
Someone needs to put an arm around Spotify’s shoulder pronto. “This summer, sad songs are getting us in our feels,” blogged the company.
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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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How cool are YouTube, Roblox, Spotify and TikTok for kids?
Beano Brain is the research arm of Beano Studios, which knows a thing or two about the media habits of children.
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Hip-hop now accounts for nearly a quarter of Spotify streams
The celebrations of hip-hop’s 50th anniversary continue, including a stat from Spotify that summarises the genre’s status in streaming.
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Nigerian artists generated $14.2m of Spotify payouts in 2022
“In 2022, revenues generated by Nigerian artists from Spotify alone reached over 11,000,000,000 NGN,” announced Spotify.
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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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Spotify negotiations with Swedish unions reportedly break down
Earlier this year, we reported on the desire of Swedish unions to set up formal collective-bargaining negotiations with Spotify.