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Spotify is reportedly in talks for a $200 million podcast purchase
Spotify is reportedly looking to sink big money into podcasts. According to Recode and The Wall Street Journal, the music streaming company is currently in talks to acquire podcasting giant Gimlet Media for over $200 million. If Spotify manages to finalize the acquisition, it will be the first time it has purchased another company. Recode says the negotiation is in the advanced stages, but it's not a done deal yet, and their talks could still fall through.
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XXXTentacion cover removed from Spotify by Lukas Graham
Danish band Lukas Graham have removed their cover of late rapper XXXTentacion‘s song “SAD!” after apparently only just learning about his controversial past. The track was covered as a stripped-down version for Spotify‘s “Spotify Singles” series. However, lead singer Lukas Forchammer later posted on Instagram: “Our cover of ‘SAD!’ will be taken down ASAP. I had no knowledge of his violent history. I’m very sorry for the pain I’ve caused. Again, I’m very sorry.”
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Eminem Is The Only Artist To Have Seven Albums Reach 1 Billion Streams On Spotify
Eminem has broken a slew of records both huge and trivial in the months since releasing his surprise new album, Kamikaze. This time, however, he's broken a record thanks to one of his most beloved classic albums: The Marshall Mathers LP just surpassed 1 billion streams on Spotify, making Eminem the only artist to have seven albums cross that threshold , according to Chart Data.
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Spotify will soon let you mute and block artists
Spotify is getting ready to enable a block feature in its apps to mute artists you don’t want to hear from. Spotify is currently testing the “don’t play this artist” feature in its latest iOS app, and The Verge has been able to test the new block functionality ahead of its release soon. The feature simply lets you block an entire artist from playing, so that songs from the artist will never play from a library, playlist, chart list, or even radio stations on Spotify.
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Mariah Carey's record-breaking day shows how little musicians make from Spotify
The pop star's Christmas song has been streamed more than 10 million times today. Relatively speaking, there won't be a huge payout.
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Moody Christmas, a playlist by ivotedforkodos on Spotify
I love Christmas but hate Christmas songs so I put together this list of Christmasy sounding music that isn't about Christmas. Beautiful, dark, soft and subtle songs to soundtrack your Christmas. Designed to be played in order and not shuffled.
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Spotify to Launch in India Within Six Months
On the heels of Spotify’s recent announcement that it’s launching in 13 new markets in the Middle East and North Africa, bringing its service to 78 markets in total, Variety has learned that a launch in India is expected as soon as the next six months and will offer an extended free trial period — longer than the 30 days of full-access Spotify offered in Vietnam and South Africa earlier this year. According to Sweden’s Di Digital, plans to buy an Indian competitor have failed to materialize, so Spotify will enter the market of more than 1 billion on its own.
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Spotify Premium Apk Download To Access Unlimited Tracks - FarhanTech
Spotify premium apk is a pro app for Spotify where one can get benefits from its premium features. We are discussing about Spotify premium free apk
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Spotify now available in the Middle East and North Africa, if you have an invite
Earlier this year, it was rumored that Spotify would arrive in MENA (Middle East and North Africa) sometime in Q4 2018.
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Spotify is giving away free Google Home speakers to subscribers — here's how to get yours
Paying for Spotify? If you're a family level subscriber — $15/month — you can get a free Google Home Mini just for being you!
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Spotify starts cracking down on friends who share family plans
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Spotify experiment lets musicians bypass major labels
Company has quietly struck direct licensing deals with a small number of independent artists. The experiment is making the record companies nervous.
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Spotify adds Showtime to its $5-a-month Hulu bundle for college students
Last September, Spotify announced a bundle with Hulu for students that costs $5 a month, which is an amazing deal for any college student. Now, nearly a year later, Spotify is dramatically improving on that deal, adding a Showtime subscription to the offering for no additional charge. College students in the US will have access to Spotify’s updated Premium for Students plan which includes Spotify Premium (regularly $10 a month), Hulu’s limited commercial plan ($8 a month)...
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Warner Music Group Sells Its Entire Stake in Spotify
In its earnings call on Tuesday morning, Warner Music Group announced that it has now sold its entire stake in Spotify, realizing $504 million.
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Spotify hits 83M paying subscribers, more than double Apple Music’s 40M
Spotify has announced that its paid subscribers rose 10% during Q2 to hit 83M. This is 8M up from the 75M it had at the beginning of the year… Reuters notes that this was slightly higher than the 82M estimated by analysts. Free subscribers on the ad-funded tier mean that its total subscriber base has now reached 180M.
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Spotify Now Has Over 8,000 Artists With "Lil" at Beginning of Their Name
It is now official - there are over 8,000 registered rappers with "Lil" before their names on Spotify. If that were not enough, at least three more "Lil" rappers are added every year. Lil Wayne appears to be the most streamed "Lil" rapper of all time, followed closely by Lil Uzi Vert and Lil Yachty. With the birth of Soundcloud era of rap, the amount of "Lil" rappers in the world appears to have grown significantly. As such, it has almost become a joke in the rap world. But whether you like or not, it is now a central piece of contemporary rap culture.
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Spotify Agrees to Fork Over $112 Million to Artists in Class Action Settlement
Spotify has faced a number of accusations regarding violations of copyright in recent years and this week saw one of those looming lawsuits put to bed. On Tuesday, a federal judge approved a $112 million settlement in a class action suit that accused Spotify of failing to adequately pay artists for the use of their music. The Hollywood Reporter first reported the settlement, which marks the conclusion of two separate lawsuits filed by musicians David Lowery of Camper Van Beethoven and Melissa Ferrick that were combined into a class action.
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Spotify reveals 2 million free users are dodging ads
Over 2 percent of free users
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Spotify says about two million users suppressing ads without paying
Music streaming service Spotify Technology SA [SPOT.N] said on Friday about 2 million of its non-paying users were suppressing advertisements, highlighting a potential revenue risk for the soon-to-be public company. Spotify had 157 million active users as of Dec. 31, of which about 71 million were paid subscribers who access ad-free versions of the service.
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A $1.6 billion Spotify lawsuit is based on a law made for player pianos
The hidden costs of streaming music
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