Spotify Newsletter #224

Your Weekly Dose of Spotify News

★ SPOTlight

⭐️ Casa Spotify Buenos Aires opens up for creators in Argentina

Spotify has opened a new facility for musicians and podcasters in Argentina’s capital city. Casa Spotify Buenos Aires includes a podcast studio, listening rooms and an ‘acoustic performance space’, and opened on 14 August with an event for influencers and journalists.

⭐️ Billie Eilish overtakes The Weeknd as Spotify’s biggest artist

There’s change at the top of Spotify’s artist rankings this week.

⭐️ What’s trending on Spotify in Africa?

Jocelyne Muhutu-Remy talks about the most surprising user behavior on the music streaming app.

⭐️ Post Malone Unveils 'F-1 Trillion,' Celebrates With Spotify-Hosted Shindig At Loser's

Global superstar Post Malone has unveiled his highly-anticipated country album, F-1 Trillion, via Mercury Records/Republic Records in collaboration with Big Loud.

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🗣 Podcasts

• 'Call Her Daddy' Podcast Moves From Spotify To SiriusXM

• Spotify’s engagement game: How Nebula and direct video uploads could change podcasting

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▶️ Playlists

• Notting Hill Carnival 2024: Spotify launches Carnival Sounds hub

• How to grow streams with a cooperative Spotify Playlist

• 380k people have saved Spotify's Japanese 'Gacha Pop' playlist

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🎧 Streams

• Global streams of anime music have soared 395% on Spotify since 2021

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🖌 Design

• Fixed-Power Designs: It’s Not IF You Peek, It’s WHAT You Peek at

• Applying the Facade Pattern on Spotify for Artists

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🧐 Research

• All Wrapped Up: How 2014 Birthed the Wave of Spotify-Core Music

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🎼 Spotify 4 Artists

• Spotify Shares Proven Campaign Strategies for Music Promotion

• Spotify & Lainey Wilson Host 'Whirlwind Market' For Top Fans Ahead Of Album Release

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💡 Tips & Tricks

• How to reorder a playlist on Spotify

• How to Improve Your Spotify Recommendations

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🔥 News

• Korea tightens rules on Netflix, Spotify subscription billing

• Spotify teams up with Crunchyroll for a dedicated Anime hub

• Meta and Spotify CEOs criticize AI regulation in the EU

• Can Netflix, Spotify, and Other Streamers Keep Growing?

• Spotify's Price Hike: A Double-Edged Sword for the Music Industry

• How to try the Spotify Music Generation test

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🎵 New Adventures

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⭐️ If you have a Spotify playlist you’d like spotlighted ⬆️ (Platform & Stream as well), let’s talk. Email: jeff.spotifynewsletter@gmail.com

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📧 Get in touch

If you have a question, idea, request for sponsorship info, or simply a desire to chat about Spotify, please email me at jeff.spotifynewsletter@gmail.com.

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😀 Have a Nice Weekend!

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