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⭐️ Spotify quietly moves lyrics behind a paywall

Spotify has apparently found a new way to push its free users to a paid subscription: It’s putting lyrics behind a paywall. Following various reports citing frustrated posts from users on Reddit, the company is quietly confirming the change — but without a direct statement.

Instead, the company told TechCrunch simply that Spotify’s features can vary over time, between markets and across devices. The response indicates the change to lyrics may be more than just a test but that Spotify isn’t yet prepared to make an official announcement about affected markets.

⭐️ Spotify Supremium leak reveals what the new tier and some features may look like at launch

Screenshots have emerged online of what may be the user interface for Spotify’s long-awaited Supremium tier. Or should we say “Enhanced Listening”? This is apparently the new name for the tier according to user OhItsTom who posted seven images of the potential update on Reddit.

They reveal what the new tier could look like on desktop and mobile devices. What’s interesting about the pictures is that they show some of the tools and text windows that may be present in the final product. 

⭐️ Spotify tests adding artist video 'Clips' to its playlist pages

Spotify’s expansion into short-video continues apace. Having launched its ‘Clips’ tool last year for artists to add 30-second videos to their profiles and album pages, now it is testing surfacing those clips elsewhere in its app: playlists.

⭐️ Spotify’s getting serious about its enterprise and dev tools business play

Backstage powers customizable “developer portals” that combine tooling, apps, data, services, APIs and documents in a single interface. Want to monitor Kubernetes, check your CI/CD status or track security incidents? Backstage to the rescue.

⭐️ Spotify just made a record profit. What can the platform do now to maintain momentum?

It is not much of an exaggeration to say that Spotify saved the music industry. Global revenue for recorded music reached its zenith in 1999 – the same year that the seeds of the industry’s near destruction were sown.

🗣 Podcasts 🗣

• Inverse incentives: the implications of Spotify’s Substack integration for podcasts

▶️ Playlists ▶️

• Spotify's latest 'Fan Study' focuses on impact of its playlists

• The Best Spotify Playlists to Listen to in 2024

🎧 Streams 🎧

• Spotify Might Soon Be Drowned in Nightcore. But What Is It?

🎼 Spotify 4 Artists 🎼

• Nature is officially an artist on Spotify

🖌 Design 🖌

• Spotify previews Portal for Backstage as developer portal with easy setup, plus premium plugins for all users

• Retrieving catalogue data using the Spotify Web API

🤖 Spot(ai)fy 🤖

• Spotify’s new AI feature builds playlists based on text descriptions

💡 Tips & Tricks 💡

• What Is Your Sound Capsule on Spotify & How to Find It

• Spotify DJ Not Showing Up: How to Fix It & Reasons for It

✏️ Ek Notes ✏️

• A new ‘music-only’ subscription tier is coming to Spotify, confirms Daniel Ek… and 4 other things we learned on the company’s latest earnings call

• Daniel Ek’s body scanning healthtech Neko Health is expanding to the UK

🔥 News 🔥

• Spotify and ELLE Collaborate in Celebration of Emerging Women in Music

• What Does the E Mean in Spotify: Explained

• Behind Spotify's Missed Growth Guidance: CEO Daniel Ek Shares Key Factors

• Odeeo hires Spotify executive James Cowan

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🎵 New Adventures 🎵

Sneakin' Sally Through The Alley Robert Palmer

Sweeter Memories Todd Rundgren

Come to My Aid Simply Red

I Got the Feeling' (It's Over) Gregory Abbott

I'm Not The One Bettye LaVette

Snowblind Rob Thomas

Play Something Sweet Levon Helm

Ten Years Gone - Remaster Led Zeppelin

I Used to Be a Sailor Tracy Chapman

Rare Bird Toad The Wet Sprocket

Fight Test The Flaming Lips

📧 Get in touch 📧

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