Hello! Happy Friday! Thanks for reading the latest issue of the Spotify Newsletter.

Spotify Stock is on a tear. Shares of Spotify have been trading red-hot in recent weeks. Analyst comments are almost all bullish, and expectations are high for further gains in the near term.

The music streaming giant has now gained over 200% in little more than a year, and as we round the corner into February, those gains aren’t going anywhere. 

“All things equal, it’s looking like the stock has the right mix of tailwinds and catalysts to get it there. As mentioned above, the prospect of a rate cut is sending investors rushing back into stocks, especially those still recovering from recent sell-offs like Spotify. There was also a solid update last week with regards to in-app purchasing of subscriptions and audiobooks on iPhones, which will boost sales and revenue.” (MB)

Have a great weekend!!

★ SPOTlight★

⭐️ Spotify’s new Snapchat Lens lets you capture yourself or your surroundings when sharing a song

To get started with the feature, you first need to make sure your Spotify and Snapchat mobile apps are updated. Then, you need to select a track on Spotify that you want to share. You can then open the share menu and hit the Snapchat “Lens” icon. The lens will then generate the track information on Snapchat. After you create your Snap, you can share it to your Story or with others.

⭐️ Calvin Harris & Kid Cudi to Headline FanDuel x Spotify Super Bowl Party

FanDuel is teaming up with Spotify this year for its annual Super Bowl party, with Calvin Harris and Kid Cudi announced as the headliners, Billboard can exclusively announce.

The 2024 FanDuel Super Bowl Party Powered by Spotify — which will be held at LIV inside the Strip’s newest resort, Fontainebleau Las Vegas, on Friday night, Feb. 9 — is the company’s third annual Super Bowl event and will feature a live recording of The Ringer Gambling Show podcast with hosts John “JJ” Jastremski, Raheem Palmer and “Cousin Sal” Iacono.

⭐️ Daylists, New Spotify Viral Feature, See 20,000% Surge

A couple of months after the buzz of Spotify Wrapped died down on social media, a new trend stepped in—daylists. Similar to the yearly music results that circulate on X-formerly-Twitter and Instagram, daylists have taken over Stories and feeds. So if it feels like everything you see on social media is people's daylists, that's because you do.

⭐️ Alex Cooper 'Call Her Daddy' Podcast: Spotify Gives Up Exclusivity

Daddy Gang, rejoice! Alex Cooper’s “Call Her Daddy” hit interview podcast is now available on all major audio platforms after two and half years exclusively on Spotify.

Full episodes of “Call Her Daddy” have been available only on Spotify since July 2021, under a three-year deal worth more than $60 million. As of this week, the audio-only version of the Cooper-hosted show is now available on Apple Podcasts, iHeartPodcasts, Amazon Music and other services, while Spotify will continue to have exclusive distribution rights to the video version of “Call Her Daddy.”

🗣 Podcasts 🗣

• Audiobooks Are Booming. Spotify Wants in on the Action.

▶️ Playlists ▶️

• What We Didn’t Know We Needed: Spotify Daylists

🎧 Streams 🎧

• The Weeknd and Daft Punk's "Starboy" Enters Top 5 Most-Streamed Songs in Spotify History

🎼 Spotify 4 Artists 🎼

• Spotify Wrapped tripled its first-day sales of tickets in 2023

• Does Spotify Have an Explicit Content Problem?

💡 Tips & Tricks 💡

• How to add local files to your Spotify library in 3 steps

• How to Make Spotify Your Default Music Player on iPhone

🤖 Spot(ai)fy 🤖

• Spotify and Palantir alumni raise $3m for AI audio platform

🖌 Design 🖌

• Q&A with the Maintainers of the Spotify FOSS Fund

💰 Stock 💰

• Spotify gets upgraded by UBS on 'efficiency' growth story

⚡️ Ek Notes ⚡️

• Spotify CEO Daniel Ek on Apple's EU Changes: 'They Think the Rules Don't Apply to Them'

🔥 News 🔥

• Jelly Roll, Victoria Monet electrify at Spotify's pre-Grammys party

• iOS 17.4: How The iPhone Update That Changes Everything Affects Apps Like Spotify

• Xbox, Spotify leaders blast Apple for App Store changes. Here’s why

🎹 Billy Joel! 🎹

When the world is running down…. a new Billy Joel tune makes the day brighter.

Billy Joel‘s new single “Turn the Lights Back On,” his first original song in 17 years, has been released. And it’s darn good! The sweet ballad has been on repeat since it debuted. Love it!

Turn the Lights Back On Billy Joel

Joel will debut the song live at the Grammys on Sunday night.

The singer last shared new music back in 2007. His last album was 1993’s “River of Dreams. “

He will perform his final and 150th show at New York City’s Madison Square Garden on July 25, 2024, bringing an end to the record-breaking and unprecedented residency that began 10 years ago. Fans can also catch Billy at his seven stadium shows this year, including some with special guests like Stevie Nicks, Sting, and Rod Stewart.

🎵 New Adventures 🎵

Undercover Of The Night - Remastered The Rolling Stones

No Time This Time The Police

Murderess - 2005 Remaster The Power Station

Hope Of Deliverance Paul McCartney

This Love Will Last Chris Isaak

This Time Tomorrow The Kinks

Victims Culture Club

Rescue Me The Alarm

Little Robbers The Motels

📧 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! 😀