Spotify Newsletter #115

Your Weekly Dose of Spotify News

Jun 24, 2022

Hello and thanks for reading the latest Spotify Newsletter.

The Kate Bush takeover of music and media continues unabated - and I couldn’t be happier. I’m by no means a hardcore Kate Bush fan, but “Running Up That Hill” has always been a favorite (from the get-go), along with a handful of other wonderful tunes from her prolific career.

The classic song was released in 1985, right in the sweet spot of my youth, so the song generates a boatload of fond memories of those halcyon days of being young and growing up.

Most folks of a certain age have always know the song, but it’s fun and interesting to witness a younger generation discover the track by way of the the popular Netflix show, “Stranger Things.”

And now “Running Up That Hill” has conquered the Spotify fitness playlists — an instantly catchy musical boost for exercise enthusiasts everywhere, many of whom are literally attempting to ‘run up a hill’ for physical fitness.

The song has sets 3 chart records and just hit number 1 in the U.K.

The Hounds of Love track boasts the longest-ever gap between No. 1 singles in Official Chart history, with 44 years separating her 1978 career-launching leader “Wuthering Heights” and “Running Up That Hill,” which tops the chart for the week starting June 17.

Kate Bush has become a huge hit with a younger generation, all the while the longtime fans smile proudly as a massive new audience discover what a sensational artist she is, and has been all these years.

Discovering an artist that has slipped through your fingers, be it from last year, or 40 years ago, is an absolute joy. It’s like finding buried treasure.

”How did I miss this?!!” Happens all the time, and I love it. Then you dive in hip deep and revel in all the music. The access music streaming platforms provide helps make so much discovery possible, and slightly easier than flippping through LPs in crates - even though that’s fun, too.

Just a darn good story all around.

Another great week of news! Thanks for reading! Onward and upward.

★In the SPOTlight★

🔥 Spotify is developing ‘Community,’ a new place to see your friends’ activity in the mobile app

Spotify is developing a new feature called Community that would allow mobile users to see what sort of music their friends are streaming in real time as well as what playlists they’ve recently updated in a dedicated place in the app. The company today offers a similar “Friend Activity” feature on the desktop but had limited users’ access to that same Friend Activity on mobile devices.

🔥 Spotify expands editorial ambitions with K-Pop ON! Track site

YouTube may have been the first global streaming service to help K-Pop artists break worldwide, but in 2022 Spotify is very keen to stake its own claim in that space.

🔥 No Price Increase for Spotify - Right Now

At this point, it’s worth reminding you that Spotify has actually already raised prices – when it comes to multi-user bundles like its Family Plan – in multiple markets, including the UK and US, over the past 12 months.

🔥 Where does Gen Z want to work? Spotify, it turns out

A new career interest survey finds that more young people want to work for the music streaming platform, while BuzzFeed fell significantly in the rankings.

🔥 Bob’s Burgers Video Recreates Dialogue Using Songs From Spotify Playlist

Tina Belcher's nerve-wracking first attempt at driving is recreated in a hilarious Bob's Bugers-themed Spotify Playlist, using dialogue from the show.