Spotify invites record labels into Spotify For Artists, shutters Spotify Analytics

Spotify Analytics users will be brought into Spotify for Artists over the coming months
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Spotify For Artists App Gets A Makeover, Real-Time Stats

Spotify for Artists is releasing a revamped app for both iOS and Android today. The new app rolling out this week includes a refreshed design, a new “home” tab with access to resources, personalized artists milestone updates and expanded real-time stats for both current listeners and new releases. Spotify For…

Spotify Surveys Artists, Industry To Expand Artists Services Directory

Spotify is asking artists and the music industry to tell them the kind of services they’d like to see listed in a "Provider Directory." The wide-ranging survey appears to be a test of the level of interest a broader services directory and which categories should be included. The survey begins…

Apple Music For Artists vs. Spotify For Artists: A Side By Side Comparison

Late last week Apple Music For Artists exited beta and became available to any artist with music on the platform. Since this is Apple’s overdue answer to Spotify For Artists, we wondered how the two platforms compared. Veteran music marketer Jay Gilbert, the co-founder of Label Logic, has been using…

Why Music Artists Must Be Verified On Spotify – What To Know

Spotify has done wonders for allowing artists to share their music with the world, and having a Spotify presence right from the beginning can do a lot to help artists reach their intended audience. Unfortunately, many artists neglect getting verified on the platform – something which has a number of…

New Update To Spotify For Artists Portal

Spotify has been rolling out some major changes to its "Spotify for Artists" platform that have met with largely favorable feedback from users. Here we break down what’s new. __________________________ Guest post by Bo Turner of Repost Network If you haven’t noticed already, some big changes have been made to…

With Spotify Canvas, Artists Add Moving Visuals To Tracks

Spotify is beta testing Canvas, a new feature which allows artists and labels to add a fullscreen, 3-8 second moving visual to tracks. It replaces cover art and will loop in the Now Playing view of the Spotify app. "Right now, we’re testing this feature with a small, diverse group…

Spotify For Artists Will Charge For Some Services, says CEO Daniel Ek

Spotify will charge for some Spotify For Artists products and services, CEO Daniel Ek stated during last week’s earnings call. While "unlikely" that the it will charge for data, this mark’s the first time that the streamer has said it will monetize any of the services that it has touted…

Spotify For Artists Adds ‘Best Advice’ Videos with Rick Ross, Sheryl Crow, Ne-Yo, More

Spotify for Artists has launched Best Advice, a new short video series of marquee artists discussing the best advice they received throughout their careers. Featured artists include Christina Aguilera, Mary J. Blige, Rick Ross, Sheryl Crow, Ne-Yo and Kamasi Washington. Topics explored include collaboration, the creative process, creative beginnings, triumph,…

Spotify Launches Free Co.Lab Musician Career Workshops – How To Apply Now

Spotify has announced Co.lab, a series of free educational and networking events open to all working musicians. Every Co.Lab event will be organized around a music business theme. _______________________________ Co.Lab is a new free Spotify for Artists event series designed to connect musicians with experts from across the industry -…