While the holy grail for artists is Spotify’s tightly curated "home screen" playlists, working the system to earn a place on algorithm driven playlists is not only more achievable, but also more effective in growing streams and followers. _____________________ Guest post by Garrett Gomez of the Repost Network Spotify’s curated…
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9 Big Takeaways From Spotify’s Q2 Earnings Call
Today’s Q2 2018 earnings call was, as CEO Daniel Ek promised they would be, filled with information both for investors and the rest of us. Here are 9 big takeaways: Users are continuing to flock to the streamer – Spotify ended June with 180 million monthly active users, including 83…
Spotify Denies High Churn Rate
Following our recent report that Spotify was exeperiencing higher churn rates – paid users not renewing their subscriptions – as high as 16% in the US, Spotify has strongly denied the claim made in an analysis by Consumer Intelligence Research Partners. "Churn rates in the U.S. are below 4%," said…
Spotify Q2: 180M Users, Net Loss More Than Doubles
Spotify has just reported financial results for Q2 2018, ending June with 180 million monthly active users, including 83 million paid subscribers. That’s up 30.4% and 40.7% respectively over the same quarter 2017. Spotify generated revenues of $1.5B USD in Q2, up 26.4% year-on-year. But the net loss was$461.4M compared…
16% Of Spotify Subscribers Cancelled In Last 3 Months
Spotify is experiencing a high US paid subscriber churn rate, and Apple Music could be the culprit, according to a new analysis by Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP). ______________________________ A new Consumer Intelligence Research Partners analysis shows that 35% of Spotify users in the United States paid for its Premium…
Def Leppard Covers Depeche Mode’s ‘Personal Jesus’ On Latest ‘Spotify Singles’ Exclusive [LISTEN]
Def Leppard unleashes a cover of Depeche Mode’s new wave classic ‘Personal Jesus’ in the new installment of Spotify Singles, one of the streamer’s increasing efforts to offer exclusive content. Reaction has been so positive that the band added it to its live set. Spotify Singles was launched in 2016…
How To Get The Most From Spotify’s New Playlist Pitch Platform
Spotify’s launch of a playlist pitching platform certainly seems like good news, however, if artists want to actually get their music on those powerful Official playlists, there are a few tactics to get the most out of the new tool. _______________________ Guest post via Playlist Push Spotify announced a new…
Spotify Links With Festicket For ‘Festival Finder’
Spotify has linked with Festicket to launch “Festival Finder,” a new feature that connects your streaming account to Festicket, matching musical preferences to create a list of 10 upcoming music festivals that that fit your taste. Festicket takes the hassle out of organizing a music festival trip, including ticket, accommodation,…
Ditto Scores Distribution Of New Chance The Rapper Release
[UPDATED] Chance The Rapper has become the poster child for truly independent artists with his hugely successful streaming only releases. So Ditto Music being chosen to handle the worldwide distribution for his new release is a major score for the D.I.Y. distributor. __________________________________ Ditto Music is now the official digital…
‘We Interrupt This Spotify Playlist…’ Senate Bill Adds Emergency Alerts
Your Deep Focus playlist may soon be interrupted by those frightening tones and messages from the Emergency Broadcast system, if a bi-partisan bill introduced in the U.S. Senate passes. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) and John Thune (R-S.D) have introduced the Reliable Emergency Alert Distribution Improvement (READI) Act. The bill would…