Drake destroys Spotify day-one records with 132m+ plays of new album Scorpion

Canadian megastar’s LP racks up more than 80m streams in the US alone
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Apple is launching a subscription bundle including music, TV and news – report

Is the future of subscriptions in multimedia?
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Latest Industry: ¡Viva Latino!, Sony Music, Prince, Sony/ATV, Viagogo, SoundCloud, LANDR, More…

Spotify announces headliners for ¡Viva Latino! concert series. The all-powerful playlist continues to evolve beyond streaming.  Accordingly, Spotify has just announced its ¡Viva Latino! live concert series, produced by Cardenas Marketing Network (CMN)….

Spotify Is Sitting On an Advertising Gold Mine, Barclays Says

Consumers hate intrusive advertising — which is a major reason why they upgrade.  But according to one Wall Street analyst, Spotify’s advertising revenue could become a big growth area. Social media sites like Facebook, Snapchat, and YouTube are …

Spotify generated $40m+ in ticket sales last year. Now, it’s accelerating its presence in live music.

A clear business opportunity is opening up for Spotify in the live events space…
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Only one of Spotify’s Top 5 global artists is American, as J Balvin climbs to No.1

A truly global spread of artists make up Spotify’s most popular acts right now
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