Hello — Welcome to the latest edition of the Spotify Newsletter!

That’s not my bike. But I did happen to like this photo.

Basically everything I said last week about streaming and instant access to music and enjoying the work of Jeff Beck can apply today (sadly) with news of the passing of the great David Crosby.

So here I am surfing across Crosby’s immense catalog of work on Spotify - from The Byrds to CSNY to all the solo recordings.

I’m all over the place consuming song after song from Crosby’s wonderful catalog over the years. Streaming can so quickly reintroduce you to songs you either never heard before, or had forgotten about.

I’m grateful for the opportunity to stream music.

Enjoy the links, thanks for reading and have a terrific weekend! Listen to lots of David Crosby! 😀

★In the SPOTlight★

⭐️ The Weeknd may soon have more than 100m listeners on Spotify

It’s a mark of the rhythms of the streaming that a full year after The Weeknd released his latest album ‘Dawn FM’, his Spotify metrics are going from strength to strength rather than dropping off.

⭐️ Spotify, Basecamp, and Deezer ask European regulators to crack down on Apple

The companies say Apple is harming consumers and are asking the European Commission to act quickly, even before the EU’s transformative digital regulations come into effect.

⭐️ Depeche Mode Could Repeat Kate Bush’s Spotify Success Thanks to ‘The Last of Us’

The premiere ended with Joel, Ellie, and Tess leaving the Boston QZ, with a radio flickering on and beginning to play a song. This was Depeche Mode’s 1987 track “Never Let Me Down Again”, from their sixth album Music for the Masses. Getting a song on a major TV show is proving very lucrative for musicians, as proven by Kate Bush and Metallica rocketing up the charts due to them soundtracking key moments on Stranger Things.

🗣 Podcast Action 🗣

• Podcasting’s Recession Era: Dealmaking Gets More Selective in Slower Ad Market

🎧 The Playlist List 🎧

• Spotify just added 10,000 new Arabic songs to its platform via a licensing deal with Rotana Music

• How many streams is a placement on “New Music Friday” really worth?

• ‘The Simpsons: Hit & Run’ soundtrack has been released on Spotify and Apple Music

• Why is Spotify full of faster versions of pop hits? Let’s bring you up to speed

💡 Tips & Tricks 💡

• Skiley web app is designed to improve your Spotify experience, and a new 4.0 version has just launched

• 20 Spotify Tips to Trick Out Your Music Streaming

• How to Stop Spotify From Starting Automatically on Windows

• What Does 'Filters Are Hiding Some Results' Mean on Spotify?

• How to Make Spotify Louder

🖌 Design Notes 🖌

• Spotify UI scaling issue affects some Google TV and Android TV devices

💰 Spotify Stock 💰

• Spotify Needs to Profit From a Music Revolution

• Is Spotify Stock Poised to Crush the Market in 2023?

🔥 Extra News 🔥

• Kendrick Lamar 'Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers' Leaks Appear On Spotify

• Spotify launches program to support rising Korean hip-hop artists

• Spotify Fires Back with a De La Soul Exclusive Release

• At Spotify Africa, Jocelyne Muhutu-Remy runs the show

• Instagram, Spotify, and other modern logos get a 1980s makeover

• These worrying stats send a clear message: The music biz needs a Spotify price rise… now.

🎵 New Adventures 🎵

Little Criminals Randy Newman

Over My Head Randy Crawford

Had I Known You Better Then Daryl Hall & John Oates

The Amorous Humphrey Plugg Scott Walker

Not Only Numb Gin Blossoms

Michelle Post Hootie & The Blowfish

That's All It Took - 2002 Remaster Gram Parsons

Details of the War Clap Your Hands Say Yeah

Another week… Another sad report of a music legend passing. David Crosby, who co-founded both the Byrds and Crosby, Stills and Nash, dies aged 81.

Long Time Gone - 2005 Remaster Crosby, Stills & Nash

Rodriguez For A Night David Crosby

Deja Vu Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

Amelia David Crosby

Drive My Car David Crosby

📧 Get in touch 📧

If you have a question, idea, request, or simply a desire to chat about Spotify, please email me at jeff.spotifynewsletter@gmail.com.

😀 Have a Nice Weekend! 😀