Spotify Newsletter #232

Your Weekly Dose of Spotify News

★ SPOTlight

⭐️ Spotify Hits 252 Million Paid Subscribers, On Track For Profitability

"We’re where we set out to be — if not a little further — and on a steady path toward achieving our long-term goals," said CEO Daniel Ek.

⭐️ Spotify to start paying video creators to compete with YouTube

The streamer is also removing ad breaks from video podcasts as it tries to compete more directly with YouTube.

⭐️ Spotify launches a new tool for creating custom playlist artwork

With the new feature, now in beta, people can craft a personalized playlist cover in a few simple steps.

⭐️ Spotify Celebrates Creators and New Creator Offerings in L.A.

Some of the world’s top creators descended on Spotify’s Los Angeles campus earlier today for Now Playing, where we unveiled a series of new offerings aimed at helping them better monetize their video podcasts on Spotify and deepen their relationships with audiences.

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🗣 Podcasts

• Biggest. Change. Ever. Go Inside Spotify for Creators, the New Home of Podcasting on Spotify

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▶️ Playlists

• Denim Adds Direct Spotify Integration to Customize Playlist Artwork

• Spotify Rolls Out New TikTok and Instagram Integrations That Make Sharing and Saving Easier Than Ever

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🎧 Streams

• Travis Scott & Playboi Carti's 'FE!N' Hits 1 Billion Streams on Spotify

• Right, when is the Spotify Wrapped cut off for 2024

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🖌 Design

• Spotify’s Car Thing, due for bricking, is getting an open source second life

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🧐 Research

• Bridging Search and Recommendation with Generative Retrieval

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🎼 Spotify 4 Artists

• How To Prepare Spotify Artist Accounts For Wrapped

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💡 Tips & Tricks

• Change Your Tune: How to Transfer Playlists Between Spotify and Apple Music

• How to See Who Saved Your Spotify Playlist: Easy Steps

• Spotify queue update fixes one problem but creates another

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🔥 News

• Spotify's work from anywhere policy: Lessons learned

• Spotify Stock Surges Again. What's Behind the Rally?

• Spotify Champions Unites Fans and Bridges Rivalries Through Music

• Spotify Celebrates India’s Flourishing Hip-Hop Scene With Rap 91 Live

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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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