Wishing you a season filled with love, laughter, and unforgettable moments. Happy holidays! 😀

★ SPOTlight★

⭐️ Spotify starts ‘disinvesting’ in France in response to new music-streaming tax

Spotify is pulling support for two music festivals in protest against a new tax directed at music-streaming platforms operating in France.

⭐️ How Spotify’s new model could accelerate a forking of music

Spotify’s new royalty model is the latest attempt to try to bring streaming royalties in line with the dynamics of todays’ streaming market. It has many laudable objectives and intentions, but there is no escaping the threat perceived by artists and companies that operate in the long tail. With many of those artists set to no longer collect even paltry royalty statements, the question is what those artists will do next.

⭐️ Why Spotify is betting big on the booming audiobooks industry

Spotify has added audiobooks to its subscription model. Reaching millions of people, it may revolutionise the already booming audiobooks business.

🗣 Podcasts 🗣

• 9 Audiobooks for Travelers This Holiday Season

▶️ Playlists ▶️

• Meet Tate McRae, the 20-year-old Canadian who has more Spotify monthly listeners than Beyoncé

🎧 Streams 🎧

• Daft Punk's "Get Lucky" Joins Elite Company in Spotify's Billion-Stream Club

• Dan + Shay Join Spotify Billionaires Club With '10,000 Hours'

🎼 Spotify 4 Artists 🎼

• Researchers Reveal Scientific Secrets to Chart-Topping Rhythms of Spotify's Biggest EDM Hits

💡 Tips & Tricks 💡

• How to Download Your Spotify Library for Offline Listening

• How to Copy a Spotify Playlist

⚡️ Ek Notes

• Spotify CEO's Daily Routine: Work Starts at 10:30 a.m.

🤖 Spot(ai)fy 🤖

• More AI, less HiFi. This is Spotify's next venture into artificial intelligence

🖌 Design 🖌

• Why Spotify's Music Recommendations Are So Accurate

• Spotify Wrapped: Here’s How Spotify Calculates Your Listening Data

💰 Stock 💰

• Spotify stock ticks higher after upgrade at Pivotal Research

🔥 News 🔥

• Spotify and Deezer slam French government’s plans to introduce a ‘music streaming tax’ in the market

• Spotify's 10-Year Journey Elevating Latin Creators

🎵 New Adventures 🎵

Burning Rope - 2007 Remaster Genesis

One True Vine Mavis Staples

The World We Knew [Over And Over] [The Frank Sinatra Collection] Frank Sinatra

Rene and Georgette Magritte with Their Dog After the War (Original Acoustic Demo) Paul Simon

Get It Through Your Heart Robert Palmer

Time Passages Al Stewart

Apothecary Love The Low Anthem

Love Struck Baby Stevie Ray Vaughan

Love, The Time Is Now Bobby Womack

I Could Write A Book Miles Davis Quintet

📧 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! 😀