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See this visualization first on the Voronoi app. Use This Visualization Spotify’s Top Artist from 2014 to 2023 This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. How we listen to music has evolved and changed […]
Black Friday is almost here, and while we’ve been hard at work searching for the best Black Friday deals, we’ve still had time to cover all of the week’s biggest tech news stories. If you’ve not had time to stay up to date, then fret not; we’ve gathered the seven most important stories here for […]
Welcome to Music Business Worldwide’s weekly round-up – where we make sure you caught the five biggest stories to hit our headlines over the past seven days. MBW’s round-up is supported by Centtrip, which helps over 500 of the world’s best-selling artists maximize their income and reduce their touring costs. The business of streaming dominated developments in the music […]
MBW Reacts is a series of analytical commentaries from Music Business Worldwide written in response to major recent entertainment events or news stories. Only MBW+ subscribers have unlimited access to these articles. Boyd Muir, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer at Universal Music Group, expects “super-premium” subscription tiers to start appearing in 2025 – […]
Key Takeaways YouTube Music Recap 2024 is now available for users in a story-like format. The Recap includes top songs, artists, musical moods, a music character, and podcast listening stats. Users can easily share their Recap on social media and save it as a playlist for later listening. Every year, streaming services like Spotify and […]
Spotify‘s share price is flying. Following the firm’s announcement of its Q3 2024 results on Tuesday (November 12), SPOT’s stock price jumped on the NYSE, closing at an all-time high of USD $477.50 yesterday (November 14). It settled back down to $458.32 at the close of trading today (November 15), but that was still enough […]
Some audiophiles might argue that music streaming doesn’t necessarily offer the best quality in terms of audio compared to other formats. But if you enjoy the convenience of music streaming but still want higher quality audio, it seems that you can rest assured that Spotify is still working on its lossless audio tier. This is […]
Does Spotify want to be the next YouTube? That might be a tall order for the music streaming service, but there’s little doubt the Sweden-headquartered company wants video to be a larger part of its platform, and so far, its efforts have been proving successful. As of last count, more than 170 million users have […]
I first noticed something weird when a HEALTH album dropped on my Spotify new release radar. Except the cover design was funny — it didn’t look like a HEALTH album. A screenshot of the fake Annie album, taken October 12th. Some kind of AI slop had been uploaded to HEALTH’s artist page on Spotify, one of […]
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Spotify first announced its HiFi tier in 2021, but the company continues to encounter challenges that prevent its launch. During the Q3 earnings call, Spotify’s CEO was asked about the Super Premium plan, but his answer was vague. Beyond the better sound quality, Spotify will offer deluxe subscribers “a […]