Welcome to a new edition of the Spotify Newsletter! Thanks so much for reading our quick rundown of all the best Spotify news of the week. Happy Friday! Here’s the news…
In the SPOTlight:
⭐️ Spotify debuts new podcast top charts across 26 markets
Spotify is introducing a new feature aimed at helping people discover interesting and popular podcasts. Top Podcasts and Trending Podcasts will showcase both the overall most-listened to and the biggest movers, respectively.
The new feature will arrive in the Spotify mobile app across 26 markets. In addition, category-level charts will be available in 7 of the 26, including the U.S., U.K., Mexico, Brazil, Sweden, Germany and Australia.
⭐️ Spotify Users Have Spent Over 2.3 Billion Hours Streaming Discover Weekly Playlists Since 2015
Discover Weekly, your weekly mixtape of fresh music, is celebrating an anniversary—five years of discovery this July.
⭐️ Spotify Adds Hundreds More Songwriter Pages and 'Written By' Playlists
Back in February, Spotify announced the launch of new songwriter pages and "Written By" playlists to highlight the behind-the-scenes work of music's biggest hitmakers, from Meghan Trainor to Missy Elliott and Justin Tranter. Now, the streamer says it is adding hundreds more of those pages and playlists.
⭐️ Spotify In The Midst Of A Big Revaluation
The regulators are taking dead aim at big technology firms. The first strike may come as a surprise. The European Commission announced June 16 that Apple is the subject of a new investigation stemming from alleged anticompetitive practices within their App Store policies.
This is a big deal for a certain Nordic application developer.
🎼 For Those About to Curate …..
A List of Today's Top Independent Spotify Playlist Curators
Here are 25 of today's top independent Spotify playlist curators. While we can't tell you how to contact Spotify playlist curators, we can help you investigate for yourself.
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Spotify Hits Windows Software That Downloads Tracks & Removes DRM
Digital Disruption and Music Economics With Former Spotify Chief Economist Will Page
This New Tariff Could Solve One Of Spotify’s Biggest Problems
How this artist grew to 500,000 monthly listeners on Spotify without playlists
Spotify Business Model: How the Company Makes Its Money
Dr Disrespect could move to Spotify, not YouTube claims new theory
Spotify to launch Michelle Obama podcast
🎵 And now … a little music
It’s a doozy of a new episode of ‘New Adventures in Spotify.’
The mighty J. Geils Band kicks it off, followed by The Flying Burrito Brothers, Esther Phillips and Julian Lennon. Then look for amazing music from Rogue Wave, Faces, Steve Winwood, Crowded House, Neko Case, INXS, Sonny Rollins, Guy Clark, Janis Jolin and more!
Have a nice weekend! Thanks for reading!!