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Spotify profit outlook disappoints Wall Street, overshadowing subscriber gains
Chief Executive Daniel Ek tried to reassure investors that Spotify’s business is strong, despite economic turbulence roiling ...
Spotify’s Push Into Videos, Podcasts Sees Traction, With 12% Gain in Subscribers in First Quarter
Spotify reported its first quarter earnings on Tuesday, following its first year as a profitable company in 2024. Read more ...
Spotify paid more than $100 million to podcasts in the first quarter, including Joe Rogan, Alex Cooper and Theo Von
The payout includes all creators on the platform across all formats and agreements, including the biggest podcasts from Joe ...
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The rise of streaming: How Spotify and YouTube reshaped pop stardom
The emergence of streaming services such as Spotify and YouTube redefined what it means to be a pop star in the 21st century.
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Spotify expands AI Playlist beta as YouTube launches ‘Ask Music’
Ask Music’ is pitched as a “personalised radio station” rather than a playlist. Typing a text prompt of the kind of music you ...
YouTube Music is testing a Spotify-like lyrics sharing feature.
Android Central and leak hunter Assemble Debug point out that the feature has started to appear, as shown in this Reddit post ...
Spotify Has Paid More Than $100 Million to Podcasters to Take On Competitors
The audio platform has branched out to video and has given its podcasters a raise as the war for creator talent heats up.
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Spotify paid $100M to podcasters as creator wars heat up
“The payout is the result of a program introduced in 2025 that opened up new revenue streams to eligible hosts. But it is also an attempt to draw more creators (and their audiences) to Spotify, as the ...