Spotify posts quarterly profit, user growth beats expectations
By Supantha Mukherjee STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Spotify on Tuesday swung to a quarterly profit aided by price hikes in its streaming services and growth in subscribers in all regions, and forecast that…
Spotify considering full-length music videos on app – Bloomberg News
(Reuters) – Spotify Technology is mulling adding full-length music videos to its app, which could help the music streaming platform compete with TikTok and Alphabet Inc’s YouTube, Bloomberg News reported on Friday,…
Spotify listeners cross half a billion mark
(Reuters) -Spotify Technology SA said on Wednesday it would roll out new features like smart shuffle and previews of podcasts and music playlists on its audio streaming platform, as it crossed 500…
Tech Layoffs Just Keep Coming As Spotify Makes A Giant Cut To Workforce
Tech Layoffs Just Keep Coming As Spotify Makes A Giant Cut To Workforce John Hugh DeMastri on January 23, 2023 Audio streaming platform Spotify is laying off 6% of its staff, becoming…
Spotify to cut staff as soon as this week – Bloomberg News
(Reuters) – Spotify Technology is planning layoffs as soon as this week to cut costs, Bloomberg News reported on Sunday, joining the likes of Alphabet Inc, Amazon.com Inc, Microsoft Corp who have…
Obamas find new podcast home at Audible after Spotify exit
(Reuters) – The Obamas’ media company Higher Ground has signed a multi-year deal with Amazon Inc-owned Audible to make original audio content, after ending its three-year run with Spotify. The terms of…
Spotify shares fall after Joe Rogan’s podcast briefly not accessible
– Spotify Technology’s shares fell 5% on Friday after Joe Rogan’s podcast was briefly not accessible on the company’s streaming platform. The podcast can now be accessed and Spotify did not immediately…
Spotify chief content officer calls Joe Rogan events a ‘learning experience’
By Elizabeth Culliford -Spotify’s chief content officer Dawn Ostroff told advertisers at a conference on Wednesday that the backlash around popular U.S. podcaster Joe Rogan’s podcast had been a “real learning experience”…
Exclusive-New York pension official, worried about misinformation, seeks Spotify report
By Ross Kerber – New York State’s top pension official has asked streaming music platform Spotify Technology SA for details about the effectiveness of its new content rules, citing complaints including that…
Spotify CEO condemns Rogan over racial slurs, but won’t silence him
By Bhargav Acharya and Shivani Tanna – Spotify Chief Executive Officer Daniel Ek said on Sunday he “strongly” condemns racial slurs and other comments made by popular U.S. podcaster Joe Rogan but…
Spotify to remove music catalog of artist who glorified taking sexual advantage of “Welfare Mothers”
The streaming music service Spotify has announced it will remove all of the songs in its catalog performed by the misogynist songwriter who glorified taking sexual advantage of poor and unfortunate women…
Rogan Backlash Leads Spotify To Flag COVID Content In ‘Effort To Combat Misinformation’
Spotify will begin attaching a warning label to content that features discussions of COVID-19 following backlash over its relationship with podcast host Joe Rogan. The company will direct listeners to its “COVID-19…
UK’s Harry and Meghan voice concern to Spotify over COVID-19 misinformation
LONDON – Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife Meghan have expressed their concern to Spotify about COVID-19 misinformation on its platform and are committed to continuing to work with the company, a…
Spotify removing Neil Young’s music after his Joe Rogan ultimatum
Neil Young’s music is being removed from Spotify’s streaming service after the singer-songwriter objected to his songs playing on the same platform that offers Joe Rogan’s podcast, the company and the musician…
Neil Young doesn’t even own the rights to his music, in Spotify challenge
Does Neil Young even own the rights to his music? It turns out he doesn’t fully have the final say in decisions about his vast musical catalog. It has been reported previously…
‘Rogan Or Young’: Neil Young Threatens To Pull Music From Spotify Over Joe Rogan’s Vaccine Comments
Rock musician Neil Young sent a letter to his management company Monday demanding that music streaming service Spotify remove his music due to its decision to provide a platform for podcast host…
Doctors Are Pressuring Spotify To Crack Down On ‘Misinformation’ After Joe Rogan Podcast
A group of 270 doctors wrote an open letter to audio streaming service Spotify asking the tech company to implement a COVID-19 misinformation policy following an episode of Joe Rogan’s podcast. The…
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