Once again, Spotify is turning its highly-influential Rap Caviar playlist into a live event. One of Spotify’s most powerful playlists is steadily turning into a very powerful tour. Gucci Mane kicked off the first Rap Caviar Live performance last …
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Pandora’s Voice-Activated Streams Have Jumped 50% In 2018
Spotify is projected to surpass Pandora’s monthly active users by 2022. But one area Pandora has the Swedish company beat is voice integration with digital assistants. Pandora just announced that its Pandora Premium subscription service now feat…
Apple Music, YouTube Music May be Bundled Into Verizon’s 5G Rollout
Verizon’s ambitious 5G rollout in the U.S. could involve a juicy bundle with a top streaming music service. Right now, it looks like Apple Music and YouTube Music are frontrunner picks, according to sources with knowledge of Verizon’s stra…
Artist Merchandise? Spotify Introduces Playlist Merchandise for ‘mint’
Spotify is steering music merchandise into a totally unexpected direction. So are Rap Caviar hoodies next? Spotify is now steering its experimental ambitions into merchandise, with a playlist-inspired line of merchandise. Assuming this is part of a b…
Spotify Will Have More U.S. Users Than Pandora by 2022, Study Projects
According to industry analyst firm eMarketer, Spotify is poised to surpass Pandora in the number of US-based active users by 2022. We’ve closely tracking the race between Spotify and Apple Music, specifically over US-based paying subscribers. Bu…
Samsung’s Hi-Fidelity Deal With Deezer Gets Totally Overshadowed by Spotify
Last week, Samsung announced a high-profile partnership with Spotify. But there’s another streaming deal that got totally overlooked. It was another splashy deal for the high-flying streaming service. Just last week, Spotify signed up to serve …
Spotify Is Testing Unlimited Ad-Skipping In Australia — And Refunding Advertisers Who Get Skipped
Spotify’s free users in Australia can skip as many ads as they want, thanks to a recently launched experiment in the country. But will Spotify’s ‘hypothesis’ work? For months, Spotify has been flirting with the concept of compl…
Apple Music Taps Deutsche Grammophon to Create the ‘Essential’ Classical Music Destination
Apple is continuing to expand its offering of curated music channels for Apple Music, this time through a partnership with Deutsche Grammophon. The new long-term collaboration between the two companies will see DG curating classical music playlists and…
Amazon Green Lights an Indian Music Series featuring AR Rahman
Amazon India has announced a new partnership with AR Rahman, the Academy Award-winning composer of Slumdog Millionaire. The new music-based show will have a five-episode run and will be available globally for streaming on August 15th. Harmony With AR …
Spotify Announces a ‘Significant Long-Term Partnership’ With Samsung
Apple Music’s got the iPhone and iOS. But now, Spotify’s got it’s own long-term relationship locked up. On Thursday (August 9th) Samsung officially announced a ‘long-term partnership’ with Spotify. The new deal will allow…