Spotify

Spotify has reported record-breaking gross profits exceeding €1bn (£860m) following a year defined by cost-cutting measures and staff reductions. The Swedish streaming giant, which recently...

Spotify is working on a “remix” feature that will allow users to speed up, slow down and mash up songs. As the Wall Street Journal...

Spotify is set to raise its premium prices at the end of this month. Following its recent move to demonetise tracks with under 1,000 streams...

Spotify has officially demonetised all tracks with under 1,000 streams. The new policy came into effect for all artists in 1st April 2024. The revised...

Spotify has announced it is adding video learning content to its streaming platform, including music instrument learning courses, music performance lessons, and music production tutorials...

James Blake has announced his affiliation with a new music platform, Vault. Presented as an alternative to streaming, the platform aims to give fans exclusive...

A new bill aiming to increase streaming royalties to artists has been introduced to the United States Congress. Put forward by House Representatives Rashida Tlaib...

86% of music on streaming platforms received fewer than 1000 plays in 2023. According to the 2023 year-end music report from Luminate – who measure...

Spotify has announced that its chief financial officer, Paul Vogel, is leaving the company soon after he cashed in $9.3 million (£7.4 million) in shares...

Spotify is laying off around 1,500 employees in an attempt to “reduce costs”, its CEO Daniel Ek has announced. In a memo shared to Spotify’s...

Spotify has confirmed details of its new royalty policy, which will get rid of payments for tracks under 1,000 streams. The move forms part of...

Spotify will implement a minimum number of streams for artist payment next year, a new report confirms. Music Business Worldwide reports the Swedish streaming giant...

Spotify is set to introduce a trio of significant changes to its royalty model, which the audio streaming giant hopes will ensure revenue reaches 'legitimate'...

Details of Spotify’s upcoming high-end subscription tier, called Super Premium, have leaked. According to details posted on Reddit, the long-rumoured hi-fi tier will feature a...

Spotify has launched a new tool that allows artists to buy sponsored music placements on the site’s homepage. The streaming giant announced the new marketing...

Avicii’s ‘Wake Me Up’ has reached two billion streams on Spotify, a decade after its release. The track, released by the late producer in 2013...

Rihanna has become the first female artist to have 10 songs reach one billion streams each on Spotify. The Barbados-born singer has achieved the feat...

Spotify is rumoured to be launching a more expensive subscription tier on its platform by the end of 2023. Bloomberg reported yesterday (20th June) that...

Spotify’s AI DJ has launched in the UK and Ireland, after having arrived in the US and Canada earlier this year. Available to premium users...

New research has found that 75% of artists make a loss when they release music. PIRATE.COM, a global music studio that hosts 350,000 artists worldwide...