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Spotify Tests Discovery Weekly Playlist Like / Dislike Feature
Spotify is testing a new Discover Weekly feature that will make these individualized playlists even more personalized. Discover Weekly playlists are among the music streamer’s most popular features. Last year alone, users streamed 5 billion songs from their Discover Weekly playlists. ___________________________________ Spotify is testing a new Discover Weekly a…
Spotify, Tencent And The Laws Of Unintended Consequences [Mark Mulligan]
Spotify is reportedly in talks with the the music arm of Chinese net giant Tencent to swap 10% stakes in each other’s businesses ahead of expected public market listings next year. In addition to greater collective bargaining power, there are some interesting and important unintended consequences of a deal for…
Why Mexico City Us A Top Market For Many Musicians
While places like Los Angeles, New York, or London are likely to jump out as ‘music cities’, one which doesn’t always leap to mind is Mexico City. While off the radar, however, Mexico’s capital is becoming the number one market for a number of high profile artists, particularly where streaming…
Spotify Admits To Streaming 300,000 Songs Illegally
At a hearing to judge the merits of a proposed $43.4 million settlement of a class-action lawsuit that would compensate publishers and songwriters for infringement, attorneys representing the interests of Tom Petty, Neil Young, Andy Paley and other songwriters questioned the size of the offer given the number of infringed…
Neil Young Archives Open With FREE Access To His Massive Catalog
[UPDATED] Neil Young has released his Archives, a website and streaming platform featuring virtually everything he has recorded as a soloist or in a band including Buffalo Springfield and Crosby Stills Nash and Young. Access to the site is free in exchange for an email address. The entire Neil Young…
Spotify, China’s Tencent In Stake Swap Talks That Could Mean Lower Payments To Labels, Artists
Spotify is in talks with the the music arm of Chinese internet giant Tencent Holdings to swap 10% stakes in each other’s businesses ahead of their expected public market listings next year, according to the Wall Street Journal. _______________________________________ A proposed deal between between Spotify and the music division of…
Taylor Swift’s New Album "Reputation" Is Now Streaming On Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon, More
Taylor Swift’s "Reputation" is now streaming on Spotify, Apple Music and other streaming music services. Three weeks after its release, fans in Australia and The Philippines, where it was already Friday, began to report the availability yesterday afternoon; and at midnight in each time zone across the globe streamers flipped…
When Will Taylor Swift’s New Album ‘Reputation’ Be On Spotify, Apple Music? THIS FRIDAY
This Friday is the day – or likely midnight tonight, Thursday – that Taylor Swift’s new album ‘Reputation’ will finally be available on Spotify, Apple Music and other streaming music services. The news leaked when fans in Australia and The Philippines, where it is already Friday, began streaming the album….
How A Philly Alt-Rocker and Aussie Singer-Songwriter Connected Their Fans With A Spotify Playlist Exchange
As the international duo of besties was faced with limited option when it came to the promotion of their new album, artists Kurt Vile and Courtney Barnett came with a unique way of boosting their new album via a Spotify playlist sharing program. ________________________________ From the Spotify For Artists Blog…