Apple Music reportedly tops 56m subscribers, up 6m in the past six months

Number of Apple Music subscribers has grown to 56m, up from 50m in May, reports FT
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Spotify Unveils Wonderful Data Driven Billboards, Ads

The annual Spotify Wrapped billboard and ad campaign highlights unusual stats from the streamer’s users. In an era when data privacy is a universal concern, Spotify is encouraging people to go public as part of an “Overshared” initiative that will feature the year-end stats of users that submit them. spotify…

Apple’s ‘app tax’, hated by Spotify, is under fire in US Supreme Court case

Consumer lawsuit launched over Apple’s App Store pricing model
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Apple’s ‘app tax’, hated by Spotify, is under fire in US Supreme Court case

Consumer lawsuit launched over Apple’s App Store pricing model
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Spotify’s Vanja Primorac Joins UTA As Music Innovations Exec

Talent and entertainment agency, United Talent Agency has hired from Spotify executive Vanja Primorac as an executive focused on Music Innovations. In this newly created role, she will identify and create marketing, distribution, and platform partnership deals for UTA’s client roster. “UTA is taking a holistic approach to their artist…

Phishing Campaign Successfully Hijacks Spotify Subscriber Accounts

In this day and age, it appears many people – including Spotify subscribers – still fall victim to phishing attacks. On Spotify’s support site, the streaming music giant has several tips to keep users safe from suspect e-mails. First, when receiving a …

Institutional Investors Bought $1.4B In Spotify Stock In Q3 (NASDAQ:SPOT) 

At least nine major institutional investors have significantly upped their stake in Spotify (NASDAQ:SPOT) in recent months. Total new institutional investments in Spotify topped $1.4 billion in Q3. ________________________ In the 3rd quarter institutional investments included: ARK Investment Management added 37% to its Spotify stock portfolio for a total value…

Institutional Investors Bought $1.4B In Spotify Stock In Q3 (NASDAQ:SPOT) 

At least nine major institutional investors have significantly upped their stake in Spotify (NASDAQ:SPOT) in recent months. Total new institutional investments in Spotify topped $1.4 billion in Q3. ________________________ In the 3rd quarter institutional investments included: ARK Investment Management added 37% to its Spotify stock portfolio for a total value…

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