Spotify is banking on the idea that you want it to recommend podcasts… just like it recommends new music

“We know that discovery is one of the core benefits that we provide to people.”
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Sony inks major licensing deal in Africa with Boomplay (and its 60m users)

Chinese-owned app is currently adding around 2m users every month
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Amazon expands free music streaming service to Apple, Android devices

Amazon’s free music offering was previously limited to Amazon Echo devices
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Tencent isn’t planning on making $3bn investment in Universal by itself – report

Sources suggest Chinese company is seeking outside investment to complete deal
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Daniel Ek: 3 things we learned from the Spotify boss in his latest interview

Exec covers exclusives, scale and Netflix comparisons in wide-ranging interview
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Nearly 10% of tracks on Tencent Music services will be behind a paywall by the end of the year

Firm’s CEO, Cussion Pang, says it’s full steam ahead for paywall strategy in Q3
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‘Warner Records cares about having the right artists, not having the most artists.’

Aaron Bay-Schuck talks history, ambitions, Tom Corson, and future plans for his label
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‘This has been a story of a shared vision and running our own race, at our own pace.’

Covert Talent founder Simon King discusses Tom Walker’s journey so far, and the plan to secure his status as a long-term career artist…
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