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⭐️ 5 good reasons to pay for Spotify

Ad-free listening is a big perk, but that's not all you get when you upgrade.

⭐️ Spotify’s Backstage Roadmap Aims to Speed up Adoption

As demand for Spotify's open source internal developer portal rises, the roadmap for Backstage looks to address the challenge of too much choice.

⭐️ This man releases a new album on Spotify every single day – here's how much money he makes

The idea of recording an album a day might send the average person running for the hills, but for ambient artist Michiru Aoyama, the routine has been a part of his everyday life for the last two years.

⭐️ Duolingo Takes Over 86K-SF 4 World Trade Center Offices From Spotify

Spotify has been an anchor tenant in the 3 million-square-foot tower since 2017, occupying roughly 564,000 square feet. However, the Stockholm-based music streaming service let its workers work from anywhere starting in 2021 and decided to shrink its office space as a result.

🗣 Podcasts 🗣

• After a Year of Pullback, Podcast Industry Hopes to Regroup In 2024 — With an AI Boost

▶️ Playlists ▶️

• Mariah Carey rings in Christmas with a new Spotify streaming record for her holiday hit All I Want for Christmas Is You

🎧 Streams 🎧

• Daft Punk's Get Lucky surpasses one billion Spotify streams

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

🎼 Spotify 4 Artists 🎼

• Scientist says Spotify Wrapped is a master class in behavioral science

💡 Tips & Tricks 💡

• How To Get Spotify Premium (And Which Plan Is Best For You)

• Level Up Your Spotify Listening Experience With These Tips and Tricks

🤖 Spot(ai)fy 🤖

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

🖌 Design 🖌

• Which Witch? Artist name disambiguation and catalog curation using audio and metadata

💰 Stock 💰

• Spotify Could Be a 10x Stock Like Facebook. Here's Why

🔥 News 🔥

• Spotify —A Case Study. I undertook a comprehensive case study

• Spotify Users Clap Back At Megan Thee Stallion For Comments About Platform

• Spotify Pulls Support for 2 French Music Festivals in Fight Over Taxes

• The Evolution of Casino Music: From Sinatra to Spotify

🎵 New Adventures 🎵

Lotus Blossom Duke Ellington

Over The Sun Tony Bennett

Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me) Sammy Davis Jr.

Take Me To The Alley Gregory Porter

Baubles, Bangles And Beads Antônio Carlos Jobim, Frank Sinatra

Remember - 1999/ Remastered Hank Mobley

Bess You Is My Woman Now Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong

Lush Life John Coltrane, Johnny Hartman

Quiet Now Bill Evans

📧 Get in touch 📧

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