Spotify now has an actual Head of Hits, as Ned Monahan joins from Interscope

Monahan appears to be essentially succeeding Mike Biggane at streaming firm
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Are TikTok and Bytedance about to become a real problem for Spotify?

Three reasons why Bytedance’s new service may pose a real threat to the world’s No.1 audio streaming platform
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A Spotify subscription in India now costs less than $1 per month, thanks to new annual offer

News comes as industry awaits decision in Spotify vs. Warner Chappell case
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Spotify overtakes Deezer’s subscriber base in France – but, says Deezer, SPOT can’t match its payouts

What’s a ‘market leader’? Interesting question…
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Former Spotify Australia boss Kate Vale joins Epidemic Sound as MD, North America

Exec was also the first employee at Google in Australia and New Zealand
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Spotify execs praise TikTok owner’s new Spotify rival… while trashing Apple and Amazon Music’s reach

Does Spotify really have three times the amount of listening of Amazon Music?
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Spotify Needs To Make A Decision About Its Future, Based On Whether It Actually Believes Its Own Mission Statement

The streaming company’s acquisitions may have to change shape, argues Cherie Hu
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Spotify is banking on the idea that you want it to recommend podcasts… just like it recommends new music

“We know that discovery is one of the core benefits that we provide to people.”
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Spotify teams with Procter & Gamble on exclusive podcast featuring John Legend & Pusha T

Harmonize series explores the impact of racial bias in the US and how music has served as a catalyst for change
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Having raised over $2bn to date, augmented reality firm Magic Leap launches spatially aware Spotify app

Company says this is the ‘streaming sector’s first foray into spatial listening’
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