Spotify Newsletter

#314 | Your Weekly Dose of Spotify News

Jul 24, 2026

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⭐️ How Spotify Finds Tomorrow’s Artists Today

The leaders behind Fresh Finds on helping independent artists turn early buzz into lasting careers.

⭐️ Spotify Is Turning Video Into a High-Impact Engine for Discovery, Engagement, and Fan Growth

What’s emerging is a clearer role for video as a high-leverage driver of listener value—one that operates across discovery, engagement, and long-term fandom.

⭐️ Spotify Bets on Fandom, Discovery in Social News Overhaul

Spotify is rebranding its news-focused social channels as it leans further into culture-driven content, aiming to deepen engagement beyond its core user base.

⭐️ Exploring Spotify’s audience in Australia, Singapore, and Thailand

Spotify’s 20th anniversary presents an opportunity to take a closer look at the audience of a brand that has changed the way we listen to music – and their attitudes to marketing and advertising in Australia, Singapore, and Thailand.

⭐️ Spotify Open Doors Fund grows as 37% of youth music centres face closure

More than a third of youth music projects across the UK are at risk of closure, new figures reveal, as the industry grapples with the loss of spaces critical for discovering and developing emerging talent.