Spotify Newsletter - Spotify Newsletter #178
Hello! Welcome! What a week to be publishing the world’s finest Spotify newsletter. We have attempts to put the song lyrics behind a premium paywall, white noise podcasters on the outs, cannibis ads on the platform for the first-time, and Swedish gangs using Spotify to launder money. That last one is a doozy. It seems criminal networks have for several years been using money from drug deals, robberies, fraud and contract killings to pay for false Spotify streams of songs published by artists with ties to the gangs, an investigative report in Svenska Dagbladet claimed.
This has all the makings of a John le Carré - esque story … with a music/tech spin! Music Ally has the Spotify response:
In other, less dangerous news…. there’s a good story in the WSJ regarding Spotify’s $1 billion podcast bet. It’s behind a dreaded paywall, but perhaps you have your own workaround.
I would have advised from the get-go not to get involved with the Royal Couple, but at least it’s a lesson learned. I’m still not hip deep in the Spotify podcast pool, but I’m confident the podcast division - with its library of more than five million shows includes fiction, nonfiction and personality programming - will continue to innovate and ultimately find big success.
There was a lot of news this week! Thanks for being here for the speedy rundown. I appreciate it. Have a nice weekend! ★In the SPOTlight★⭐️ Spotify CFO on AI DJ, Podcasting, Dealmaking
⭐️ Spotify founder Daniel Ek admits he initially ‘didn’t get’ the appeal of the flagship feature, Discover Weekly
⭐️ Spotify tests restricting lyrics feature to paying subscribers
⭐️ Criminal gangs use fake Spotify streams to launder money, says Swedish newspaper investigation
⭐️ Cresco Labs Launches First-Ever Cannabis Advertisements on Spotify
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It was last week but I don’t care. I love Jimmy Buffet’s music, and I’m bummed he’s shuffled off this mortal coil. But the music is forever. The hits are the hits and are great — but the man recorded some damn good music over the years. A deep dive is in order when time permits. So good. Rest easy, JB.
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