Happy Friday! Welcome to another issue of the Spotify Newsletter! It’s another week of news for the streaming music behemoth.
Just when I thought this was going to be a low-key week for news, things started to shimmy and shake with interesting stories about Spotify and Google rolling out user choice billing, and Jordan Peele's Monkeypaw Productions launching a new Spotify series.
I’m always thinking about what to add, or subtract from this weekly email. Then I think don’t do anything — stop tinkering!
Anyway… there might be some new stuff here and there as we move on down the road. Have a great day! 😀
★In the SPOTlight★
🔥 Spotify starts testing its own payments on Android
Google’s User Choice Billing pilot is now rolling out to some Android users, and the third-party billing option has expanded to the US.
🔥 Spotify cites Africa as key to bold growth plans
Currently available in around 183 markets, with close to half a billion users and almost 200 million subscribers, the Swedish audio streaming subscription service hopes to scale up to one billion users by 2030. And Africa forms a major part of its growth plans.
🔥 Spotify's new update breathes life back into its Apple Watch app
The new user interface will offer a sleek design, larger album art, new animations, and a better way to download music to your wearable for offline listening. Perhaps one of the more notable changes is that a new blue indicator will appear whenever a new podcast episode is published, giving users a clearer indication on when a new episode is available.
🔥 How syncs boost listener engagement on Spotify
Syncs spike streams of tracks that appear in movies and TV shows, including a flock of new listeners. But once those fans are on Spotify, they explore an artist’s whole catalog.
🔥 Revealed: Spotify founder Daniel Ek’s secret healthtech startup
A primary care clinic with whole-body diagnostics hardware.
🗣 Podcast Action 🗣
Jordan Peele’s Monkeypaw to Launch First Horror Audio Series on Spotify: ‘I Wanted Us to Make the Scariest Podcast of All Time’
Mind-Bending Chilean Podcast Gets English Adaptation With ‘Case 63,’ starring Julianne Moore and Oscar Isaac
🎧 The Playlist List 🎧
8 great Spotify playlists to help you focus
Spotify’s novel generative playlist is going to be your new daily obsession
Rock Music Is Currently Having a Moment on Spotify’s Viral 50
💡 Tips & Tricks 💡
How to Shuffle a Playlist on Spotify
The Reason Spotify Shuffles Aren’t Really Random (and How to Fix It)
Spotify Won’t Let You Log In? 8 Fixes to Try
How To Find Out If Someone Else Is Using Your Spotify Account
🖌 Design Notes 🖌
Share Your Favorite Projects by the Weeknd With My Top 5
New Gear, Gadgets, or Upgrades You Can Use With Spotify
New-look lockers at Spotify Camp Nou
💰 Spotify Stock 💰
Cathie Wood Has Abandoned Spotify - Should You Follow Her Lead?
Why ingesting 100,000 tracks a day may not prove sustainable for Spotify’s business in the long-term.
🔥 Extra News 🔥
How much does Rise really help promote new music on Spotify?
Spotify Hosts Annual Brunch Ahead Of 56th Annual CMA Awards
5 things every musician should do now to get ready for Spotify Wrapped
5 things I learned during my week without Spotify
Spotify ‘Shuffle’ Isn’t Always Random: Here’s How to Truly Shuffle Your Albums and Playlists
🎵 New Adventures 🎵
📧 Get in touch 📧
If you have a question, idea, request, or simply a desire to chat about Spotify, please email me at jeff.spotifynewsletter@gmail.com.