Another senior Spotify exec out as original content licensing boss Pat Shah leaves company

Former Universal exec is moving to a job at a digital media platform, say sources
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A month away from the stock market, Spotify offers free 60 day Premium deal

Two-month freebie is themed around Valentines Day
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Spotify adds songwriter credits to desktop platform – and they’re coming to mobile

Company finally backs up ‘Secret Genius’ initiative by making writers… not so secret
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Rob Harvey out at Spotify as it consolidates artist and label marketing teams

Former Universal Music veteran leaves after 14 months in the job
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Spotify Is Dramatically Changing the Rules for Remixers — Here’s the First Big Change

Spotify just made a huge change for remixers on its streaming service. The music streaming giant stated in a blog post that remixers will now receive credit for their remixes by having the streams count towards their monthly listeners.  While this only…

Australian Senator Calls Musicians “A Bunch of Privileged Prima Donnas”

As a Spotify subscriber, does Australian Senator Cory Bernardi have the right to create a playlist that musicians despise? Last year, in a controversial move, government-funded Australian radio station Triple J announced that it would change the date o…

Spotify’s Scientist: Artificial Intelligence should be embraced, not feared, by the music business

Spotify’s François Pachet on the future for AI-assisted music – and why it’s a great thing
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