Spotify Newsletter #240

Your Weekly Dose of Spotify News

Jan 17, 2025

⭐️ TikTok Curators: Spotify’s Next Move for Music Discovery?

Explore how TikTok music curators have reshaped music discovery and the potential for Spotify to step in for the win if the TikTok ban goes through.

⭐️ Spotify Cancels All Grammy Parties and Events

“We’ve spent the last few days considering how to best show up for LA, the music industry, and the creative community,” says Joe Hadley, Spotify’s Global Head of Music Partnerships & Audience. “Ultimately, we’ve decided that the most impactful approach is cancelling all of our Grammy Week events, including our annual Best New Artist party.”

⭐️ Spotify web traffic hit record high in December with 731 Million visitors

Shares in the company have risen by 440% in less than three years.

⭐️ Joe Hadley, Spotify’s Global Head of Music Partnerships & Audience, on Company Efforts To Help the Music Community Impacted by the LA Wildfires; Donations to MusiCares and FireAid

The devastation of the past week is hard to put into words. I’ve lived in Southern California for 20 years, and my heart aches for our community. Los Angeles is home to hundreds of Spotify employees, millions of music fans, and countless individuals whose lives have been upended by this unprecedented crisis.