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Revenues Surging for Spotify 02 November 2017

The music industry is expecting its third consecutive year of growth in 2017, thanks to many paid subscription streaming services including Spotify. In the first half of 2017, it recorded a revenue of 1.9 billion euros ($2.2 billion), which is … Continue reading

Spotify U.K. reports a revenue of $312 million 01 November 2017

  Spotify’s financial results for the year 2016, report that gross revenue climbed to £237 million ($312 million), up from £187 million ($247 million) in 2015. A majority of that is contributed by subscription sales, accounting for £216 million ($285 … Continue reading

Spotify to promote emerging artists with Rise 25 October 2017

Spotify has launched a new program titled RISE, in an effort to identify promote music superstars of tomorrow.   RISE will be available in the US, Canada, and the UK. It plans to highlight four artists every quarter with a … Continue reading

Spotify voice commands now work on any Google Assistant-supported device 11 October 2017

Google Inc. has announced that Google Assistant will now support Spotify voice commands in the coming few weeks. So, you can use your voice to control Spotify on any device that supports Google Assistant. The voice command feature is made … Continue reading

Revenues get a boost for Australian musicians, with growth in Spotify, Apple Music 06 October 2017

Streaming services such as Spotify and Apple Music are generating growing revenue for Australian musicians, according to new figures. Australian and New Zealand artists earned $62 million in royalties from streaming in the year to date, a 127% growth, according … Continue reading

Microsoft to move its users to Spotify 05 October 2017

Groove Music which is Microsoft’s music store is going to shut down both its Groove Music Pass streaming service and going to disable the ability to purchase songs and albums in the Windows Store. Microsoft has collaborated with Spotify to … Continue reading

Indie record labels looking to launch their own music streaming service 04 October 2017

Of late, music streaming services have mushroomed all over the web. Spotify alone has hit 60 million users by July 2017, and is expected to add another 10 million by the end of the year. There are loads of artists … Continue reading

Spotify introduces self-serve platform for audio ads 28 September 2017

Spotify’s new ads platform aims to bring a large number of Small and Medium Business (SMB) advertisers to the streaming audio service. In this process, it has introduced its first self-serve platform for marketers to be able to set up … Continue reading

Spotify may be launched in Thailand and Vietnam 27 September 2017

Spotify may be extending its services to Asia. It is considering two music editors in Vietnam and Thailand. So that’s an indication that it may extend its services in Asian countries. As per sources, Spotify may expand to India as … Continue reading

Amazon Prime music expands its offering in UK 23 September 2017

Amazon Prime’s music streaming service has expanded to UK with addition of radio stations and on-screen lyrics for its users. Tons of online radio stations have been added for users to enjoy a wider variety of music. X-Ray lyrics is … Continue reading