Category: Spotify
Spotify’s Intuitive Web Design Continues to Contribute Toward Its Success
Whenever we mention music streaming, the most likely platform to come to mind is Spotify. Enjoying over 30% of the music streaming industry's market share, Spotify continues reshaping music consumption habits globally. By 2023, the giant streaming company attracted over 299 million listeners, 138 million of whom were registered as paid members. Engaging Web Design…
Kate Bush’s Running Up That Hill number 2 on Spotify running playlists
Kate Bush's Running Up That Hill is topping the charts thanks to its inclusion in the pivotal scene of Stranger Things. Image: Netflix New research from PureGym has revealed that the 1985 Kate Bush classic ‘Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)’ is providing the soundtrack to fitness regimes around…
Revealed: Brits spend almost £300 a year on online subscription services
New research by comparethemarket.com reveals online subscription services we can’t live without Netflix comes top, followed by Amazon Prime and Disney+ Brits spend nearly £300 a year on subscription services with Londoners spending the most, followed by those in Manchester and Birmingham With the average Brit spending three hours and 37 minutes online every day,…
Shopify partners with Spotify so artists can sell products
Shopify unlocks new revenue opportunities for musicians with Spotify partnership Artists can showcase products that expand beyond traditional merch on Shopify’s Spotify channel Ellie Goulding and Jax Jones among the first UK artists Shopify has today announced a new partnership with Spotify, through which artists can showcase and sell products that expand beyond traditional income…
TikTok teams up with Spotify for promotion
TikTok has teamed up with Spotify, the world’s most popular audio streaming service, to offer eligible members of its community four months free of Spotify Premium in the UK, as well as six other European markets. The offer is available to eligible users who are age 18+ with a TikTok profile in the UK, France,…
Spotify’s revenue reached nearly €8B in 2020, study claims
Music streaming service Spotify has established itself as market leaders after experiencing impressive growth in the last five years. According to data presented by TradingPlatforms.com, Spotify’s Global revenue grew at an incredible Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 32.36% in the five year period from 2015-2020, reaching almost €8B in 2020. Spotify recorded an estimated €7.9B…
Spotify pages defaced as top tracks announced
Some of the world's most popular singers have had their Spotify pages defaced by a hacker who posted messages about Donald Trump and Taylor Swift just as the streaming service announced its top tracks of 2020, writes the BBC. On Wednesday, artists including Lana Del Rey and Dua Lipa had their biographies replaced by the…
Spotify removes widget feature from Android
Spotify does not appear to be singing to the tune of some music lovers with the removal of its Android widget. The mini-player sat on the home screen of Android smartphones with quick play and skip buttons, as a convenient alternative to opening the full music app. Some users are calling for the Swedish firm…
Spotify Lite launched for users with older devices
Spotify has launched a new streamlined version of its music service called Spotify Lite which is aimed at users in countries where access to the latest devices and software is not as common. The music service said it will work in a similar fashion to its main app but will be smaller in size and…
Obamas to produce Higher Ground podcasts with Spotify
Barack Obama and wife Michelle have agreed a deal to exclusively produce podcasts for streaming platform Spotify through their production company. Higher Ground, which was created by the former US president and his wife last year, will “develop, produce and lend their voices” to select podcasts to be made available on the audio app. Spotify…
