Spotify Newsletter #126

Your Weekly Dose of Spotify News

Sep 9

Hello and thanks for clicking over for edition #126 of the Spotify Newsletter.

I imagine ‘queen’ - related tunes are due for a streaming boost following the news that Queen Elizabeth II died at age 96 on Thursday.

"God Save the Queen," Sex Pistols, and "The Queen Is Dead," The Smiths, should both get extra clicks across all the streaming platforms.

I wouldn’t consider myself a monarchist, but the Queen seemed like a nice enough person…. someone who truly believed in the importance of service — to her nation, her people.

Rest easy, Ma'am.

★In the SPOTlight★

🔥 Spotify Looks to Audiobooks, Ticket Sales In Next Steps for Business

Spotify Chief Financial Officer Paul Vogel touted the company’s early ticketing efforts as one way of boosting monetization at the music streaming and podcast company.
The company has recently been experimenting with selling tickets to listeners, with the launch of a ticket selling website on Aug. 10 for select artists. Speaking at the Evercore ISI Technology Conference Wednesday, Vogel said the early efforts have been a hit with artists and have also helped increase listening hours for that artist on Spotify.

🔥 Spotify launches AI music tool, Basic Pitch

It’s an audio-to-MIDI converter: a user can upload an audio recording of an instrument, or a voice, and the tool uses machine learning via a neural network to transcribe that input into MIDI – the musical digital standard used by almost all electronic musical instruments.

🔥 How to break a new artist and get on Spotify editorial playlists

Not everything you do will be able to be specifically attributed, but collectively, all the intention and effort you’re putting into each release should pay off for you and your artist. Structure and consistency are key.