Spotify Newsletter #256

Your Weekly Dose of Spotify News

May 22, 2025

⭐️ Spotify's new 'Upcoming Releases' hub highlights future albums you may like

Spotify is launching a new hub dedicated to keeping users informed about soon-to-be-released albums, the company announced on Wednesday. The hub, called “Upcoming Releases,” will feature personalized recommendations based on a user’s listening history.

Users will be able to access it through the Search tab on mobile in the “Browse all” section. The hub will also feature the top 10 global Countdowns, which are the most anticipated upcoming releases based on the number of pre-saves.

⭐️ Spotify says iOS payment rule change boosted Premium subscriptions

Spotify said iOS conversion rates jumped substantially within two weeks of the update’s launch.

⭐️ Spotify reveals 2025 Songs Of Summer predictions

The predictions cover a range of genres, from pop and afro-fusion to garage and house tracks.

⭐️ Snoop Dogg returns to Spotify following “open conversation” with its team on artist payouts

Snoop has launched a new, surprise album titled Iz It A Crime?, which is now available to stream via Spotify. Back in March, he said he was moving his work over to blockchain-based streaming service Tune.FM following a dispute with Spotify, after he believed the payout for hitting a billion streams to be too low.

⭐️ Spotify says ‘Fresh Finds’ drove 65m artist discoveries in 2024

According to Spotify, its ‘Fresh Finds’ playlist is now 10 years old. Slightly puzzling given that we reported on its public launch just over nine years ago, in March 2016, but the anniversary may refer to its internal launch.