Hello - Welcome to the latest Spotify Newsletter! I hope everyone had a nice week!

We're not too far off from the midway point of 2023.

Does anyone spend a quick moment or two thinking about how their Spotify Wrapped is shaping up thus far? I know I do.

“Have I listened to this Steely Dan song enough times already to place it solidly in my top 5?”

“Do I want this Nathaniel Rateliff tune in my top 5, and if so, should I make sure to listen to it more often?”

“Am I really going to end another year with a Style Council tune as my top song?”

“I’m going on a deep deep dive into some crazy genres to spice up my end of year list.”

These are thoughts that cross my mind as I hop around Spotify.

That's how cool Spotify Wrapped is: I think about it constantly, shaping and shifting my top songs throughout the year.

That big reveal at the end of the year is so delightful.

My ChatGPT friend breaks it down:

Music fans love Spotify Wrapped because it gives them a personalized and comprehensive summary of their listening habits over the past year. With so much music available on streaming services like Spotify, it can be difficult to keep track of all the songs and artists that you've listened to, and Wrapped provides a convenient and entertaining way to do just that.

In other news ….. If you received my new AI Music Newsletter Thursday you’d know we are at defcon 1 and rising in the great AI Music battle of 2023.

Things are moving fast and furious between the robots, the artists, the platforms and, Lordy knows, the lawyers.

Spotify is part of the action as it has pulled a number of songs created through Boomy and ceased allowing new releases from the AI music platform.

This is constantly changing story and no doubt Team Spotify is blocking off more than a few strategy sessions at headquarters to try and stay a step ahead of this monumental shake-up now happening in the big business of creativity.

Have a nice day - and great weekend!!

★In the SPOTlight★

⭐️ What do Spotify DJ & YouTube's Radio Builder mean for broadcast radio?

A unique and strange occurrence has been taking place inside the world’s biggest tech companies. They have all created radio-like products.

⭐️ Spotify needs to woo the boomers if it wants to keep growing in the US market

According to the RIAA, the US was home to 92.0 million music streaming subscribers in 2022.

⭐️ Miley Cyrus’ ‘Flowers’ Becomes Fastest Song to Hit 1 Billion Streams on Spotify

It's only been 112 days since the pop star released her empowering anthem.

⭐️ Spotify HiFi is never coming, and that's just fine

Spotify is no longer necessarily about music.

🗣 Podcast Action 🗣

• Spotify is radio’s middleman to podcasts – but will this guarantee new listeners?

🎧 The Playlist List 🎧

• Let's Go Down The Latest Spotify 'Fake Artist' Rabbit Hole

• Spotify's Pop Rising Playlist Is Supporting Your Favorite Artists On Tour

• These stats prove Spotify needs Boomers after all

• Gregory Isaacs’ ‘Night Nurse’ Hits 100 Million Streams On Spotify

• The Ryder Cup launches official ‘Range Sessions’ playlist on Spotify

💡 Tips & Tricks 💡

• You Should Change These Spotify Settings to Amp Up Your Music

🖌 Design Notes 🖌

• Spotify revamps Mac app with new 'Your Library' sidebar

• Spotify’s ‘Controversial’ New Look Arrives on Linux

🤖 Spot(ai)fy 🤖

• AI music app Boomy has created 14.4m tracks to date. Spotify just deleted a bunch of its uploads after detecting ‘stream manipulation’.

💰 Spotify Stock 💰

• Spotify Keeps Beating Expectations. Is It Time to Buy?

🔥 Extra News 🔥

• Spotify planning price rise “when the timing’s right”

• Backstreet Boys Witnesses 2X Surge In Daily Searches On Spotify In India Ahead Of Their Tour

• Elon Musk and Spotify’s CEO team up against Apple’s ‘absurd’ App Store rules

• Spotify-owned Findaway Voices eliminates distribution fee for audiobooks on the streaming service

• Channel 4 content discovery campaign on Spotify

• All-important percentage of Spotify paid vs. free users keeps falling

• Spotify planning price rise “when the timing’s right”

• Our Generation Comes to Life With IRL Event Space From Illustrator Eliza Williams

🎵 New Adventures 🎵

Hitchcock Railway Joe Cocker

If I Could Build My Whole World Around You Marvin Gaye, Tammi Terrell

Murderess - 2005 Remaster The Power Station

Wonderland - 2008 Remaster Simply Red

Supply & Demand Amos Lee

Who Cares? Sonny Rollins

I might not listen to Aerosmith with the same frequency as I did when I was growing up - as a proud member of the Aero Force One Fan Club - but they remain one of my very favorite bands — with a catalog of music I love.

The band has announced a farewell tour to close the curtain on a wild and amazing 50 year career. I was fortunate to see them twice back in the 80s, and perhaps I’ll swing by for one of the farewell shows. And with that, I had to drum up a few of my faves to celebrate a truly great rock n’ roll band.

Let The Music Do The Talking Aerosmith

Draw The Line Aerosmith

Get The Lead Out Aerosmith

Heart's Done Time Aerosmith

Is there anyone who doesn’t like Gordon Lightfoot? The man just made darn good music - simple as that. The honey-voiced Canadian singer-songwriter who had giant hits with “If You Could Read My Mind,” “Sundown” and “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald,” died Monday at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto. He was 84.

Damn he was good. Rest In Peace.

Old Dan's Records Gordon Lightfoot

Too Late for Prayin' Gordon Lightfoot

Summertime Dream Gordon Lightfoot

Sundown Gordon Lightfoot

📧 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! 😀

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