Spotify Newsletter #258

Your Weekly Dose of Spotify News

★ SPOTlight

⭐️ United partners with Spotify to add streaming audio to seatback screens

This is a first for Spotify, which has never offered its video and audiobook features on an airplane platform.

⭐️ Spotify Beach at Cannes Lions to Feature Cardi B, Charlie and More

The streaming platform will host daytime talks with creatives such as Charlie Puth, Jake Shane and Seal, along with nighttime performances from Cardi B, Sombr, Lola Young and more.

⭐️ Spotify admits it made mistakes with your Wrapped 2024 – here's what could change this year

Spotify held its annual Open House event in Stockholm where it addressed user feedback for Wrapped 2024. The platform shared that the amount of negative user feedback it received was more than previous years, amounting to inaccurate streaming data on Spotify's part.

⭐️ Spotify Puts the Playlist First in 'No Playlist, No Start' Campaign

Monks Madrid's campaign idea is deeply rooted in a unique Spotify brand insight; many users don’t begin their favourite activities until they’ve chosen the perfect playlist to accompany them.

⭐️ Channel 4 in UK-First with Channel 4.0 Video Content Coming to Spotify

Distribution on Spotify strengthens Channel 4’s youth offering and reach.

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🗣 Podcasts

• Spotify Lays Off 5% of Staff at The Ringer, Podcast Studios Business

• Dua Lipa’s Service95 Book Club Podcast Is Launching on Spotify, Plus Her Summer Reading Picks

• Fans Vote Mexico’s Top Podcasting Stars at Spotify Mexico’s Inaugural Podcast Awards

• Six Captivating Audiobooks Amplify Asian and Pacific Islander Artists

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▶️ Playlists

• Brazilian artists’ Spotify royalties grew by 31% last year

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

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🎧 Streams

• Rick Astley Never Gonna Give You Up Hits 1B on Spotify: Rickroll Song

• Taylor Swift's Spotify Streams Spike After She Bought Her Masters

• Illit clocks up 600m Spotify streams in record time

• Italian-language music now part of the ‘$100M+ club’ on Spotify

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💡 Tips

• How I Use Spotify to Craft the Perfect Travel Playlist

• Spotify Wants To Be a Better Podcast Player

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🚨 Ek

• Spotify CEO says AI is no threat to music industry, but a tool for creatives

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🤖 AI

• Spotify DJ has changed the way I find and listen to music

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📢 Marketing

• Spotify x Travis Scott Barcelona Concert Film

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🖌 Design

• RIT Alumnus shapes Spotify's user experience

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🔥 News

• Spotify Stock Hits Record High

• Canadian Artists Are Thriving on Spotify—And the World Is Listening

• Asia-Pacific Power List 2025: Jan-Paul Jeffrey, Spotify

• Spotify India and other platforms pull Pakistani music following Indian government ban

• Spotify France Ups Prices Again Following 'Streaming Tax' Dispute

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🎵 New Adventures

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