According to a leaked report from the Wall Street Journal last week, Spotify had signed on to support Facebook’s cryptocurrency project. Over two dozen other companies were rumored to be supporting the cryptocurrency, dubbed the ‘Libra.’ Each company …
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Spotify Dubbed Digital Predator By Top Radio Consultant
The potential disruptive impact of Spotify’s new "Your Daily Drive " playlist which mixes music, news and short podcasts, is starting to sink in at radio. Respected radio consultant Fred Jacobs of Jacobs Media has now dubbed "Your Daily Drive" and short daily podcasts like the New York Times produced…
Spotify Invests $10M In Facebook’s Libra Cryptocurrency
Spotify has officially joined Facebook’s new Libra global cryptocurrency initiative. Spotify stands out as the only music or media company among 28 A-list players ranging from Visa to Uber to Andreessen Horowitz that each invested $10 million. Here’s of Techcrunch describes Libra: "Facebook wants to make Libra the evolution of…
Universal veteran Jeremy Erlich joins Spotify as Head of Music Strategy
He was previously CFO and EVP Business Development at Interscope Records
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Spotify Reportedly Signs On to Support Facebook’s New Cryptocurrency, the Libra
Spotify has reportedly jumped on the lengthy backers’ list for Facebook’s new project. For more than a year, Facebook has quietly worked on a new cryptocurrency dubbed the Libra. Now, the company has prepared to formally unveil the project this week. …
Spotify To Back New Facebook Cryptocurrency [REPORT]
Labels, publishers and artists may soon have the option of receiving streaming royalties in cryptocurrency, as Spotify is reportedly one of the early backers of Facebook’s cryptocurrency initiative. Cryptocurrency could solve many of the issues that a company like Spotify has when paying tens of thousands of rights holders in…
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
In this journey back through a busy seven days in the music business, we revisit why music’s superstars are suddenly getting streamed less, how Spotify is redesigning your music library, a look at how a recent fire in the Universal Music archives may have been much worse than previously thought,…
TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot
Topping the charts to become Hypebot’s most-read articles this week, we had pieces exploring the new Instagram feature allowing users to add lyrics to their stories, the exit of Spotify exec Shane Tobin from Sofar Sounds, how indie stores are suffering as a result of major label distribution, and more!…
Spotify Takes Aim At Radio with ‘Your Daily Drive’ [Mark Mulligan of MIDiA]
[UPDATED] MIDiA analyst Mark Mulligan has been warning for more than a year that radio is streaming’s next frontier; and with this week’s release of the personalized music + news playlist "Your Daily Drive," Spotify took a giant step towards making his prediction a reality. _______________________________________ By Mark Mulligan of…
Can’t Find Your Missing Spotify Songs and Downloads After Yesterday’s Update?
Spotify updated its app for Premium users yesterday with a streamlined look, new music features like ‘Your Daily Drive’ and, of course, more emphasis on podcasts. As part of the streamlining, however, Spotify buried the users lists of "Songs" as well as the list of downloaded music that many use…