Hello! Happy Friday and happy holidays! Depending what kind of news Spotify rolls out next week prior to Christmas, this might be the last issue before the holiday weekend. But we might try to sneak in a special issue next week. Until then, have a great day and enjoy a few minutes with the finest Spotify news of the week that was.
★In the SPOTlight★
⭐️ Spotify Adds Centralized Hub to Learn More About Songwriters
Royalties aside, songwriters are often unsung heroes of music making. Sure, some — like Carole King and Jimmy Webb — become well-known in their own right, but more often than not, names are relegated to the liner notes.
A new feature in Spotify seeks to correct that — or at least offers listeners a way to take deeper dives into the catalogues of the people behind their favorite songs.
⭐️ Spotify Now Available on the Epic Games Store
Add the Epic Games Store to the list of places where you can download Spotify. The streaming giant has released the desktop version of its app to Epic’s digital marketplace, giving you another way to obtain the software if you don’t want to go through the company’s own website or the Microsoft Store.
⭐️ The Trends That Shaped Streaming in 2020
It goes without saying: 2020 was a year unlike any other. One that, despite its unique challenges, inspired creativity with so many people finding ways to come together with resiliency as a community. 2020 has also sounded differently—and throughout it all, audio has acted as a companion, strengthening our connections with the world around us and giving us hope.
⭐️ Spotify says you can watch music videos and documentaries on its platform (you can’t). Are they on the way?
2020 has been a big year for music videos.
⭐️ Spotify resets passwords after a security bug exposed users’ private account information
Spotify said it has reset an undisclosed number of user passwords after blaming a software vulnerability in its systems for exposing private account information to its business partners.
⭐️ Inside The Mind Of Spotify CEO Daniel Ek
Spotify founder and CEO Daniel Ek sat down for an extensive interview with best-selling author and podcaster Tim Ferriss.
⭐️ The Intern Who Created Spotify Wrapped’s Story Format Never Got Her Due
In a short time, Spotify Wrapped has become an unmissable end-of-year ritual. People can't stop sharing and dissecting their feelings about their Wrapped playlists on Instagram and Twitter, discussing their music tastes with an earnestness and enthusiasm not usually seen on social media.
🗣Podcast Action🗣
Spotify and The Drum launch podcast series to educate on the future of audio
Spotify set for daily soap opera podcast in 2021
Spotify says it’s dominating the podcasting market because of a million-plus tiny podcasts
𝄞The Playlist List𝄞
Spotify Kids Unveils the Most Listened to Kids' Music of 2020
Spotify got a big boost this year from an unexpected audience
🔥Even more hot news links🔥
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Spotify on the hunt for new head of marketing ANZ, with Serena Leith departing
How Spotify’s Megaphone acquisition could further fuel the DTC podcast advertising boom
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