★ SPOTlight

⭐️ Daniel Ek signals plans for 'a much better version of Spotify'

CEO Daniel Ek outlined two things Spotify is doing to juice the growth of its free tier. “First, we’re intensifying our efforts to improve the impact of our marketing, and we believe there are a number of levers to pull over the upcoming quarters,” he told analysts.

“Second, we are prioritising enhancements in our free product pipeline that, based on existing performance in certain markets, should boost engagement and retention, especially in our developing markets.

⭐️ Spotify’s new comments feature tries to solve a longtime moderation problem

Comment sections have historically been bastions of hate speech and polarization. Spotify is trying to navigate this maze with their new podcast feature.

⭐️ Spotify Sheds More 4 World Trade Center Space in Sublease to StubHub

Music streaming service Spotify shed three more floors at 4 World Trade Center.

Ticketing resale platform StubHub signed a sublease with Spotify for 103,000 square feet at the 72-story tower developed by Silverstein Properties, according to subtenant broker Savills.

⭐️ Billie Eilish is About to Make History by Crossing 100 Million Spotify Followers — Easily Blowing Past Taylor Swift’s Totals

Eilish was made for breaking records. The “bad guy” singer became only the third artist and the youngest overall to reach 100 million monthly listeners on Spotify back in June, achieving the feat with less than half the number of tracks in her catalog as the two artists who precede her, Taylor Swift and The Weeknd.

⭐️ Música Mexicana is getting its own series of Spotify Singles

According to Spotify, streams of Música Mexicana grew by 440% between 2018 and 2023, while streams of this regional Mexican music from Gen-Z listeners spiked by nearly 60% in the last year. You can thank the likes of Peso Pluma, Fuerza Regida and Grupo Frontera for that.

🗣 Podcasts

• Spotify CEO Daniel Ek Says Video Podcast Popularity Hinges on Consumers

• The Most Powerful People in Podcasting in 2024

▶️ Playlists

• Blake Lively Reveals the ‘Entire Sonic Universe’ of Music That Inspired ‘It Ends With Us’

• DJ Chloé Caillet's Surprise Spotify track IDs Party at Plaza

🎧 Streams

• Lithe Leads Spotify’s Australian Charge In First Half

• Eminem Surpasses 50 Billion Spotify Streams

🖌 Design

• Supercharged Developer Portals

🎼 Spotify 4 Artists

• Musician's Guide to Spotify Countdown Pages

💡 Tips & Tricks

• 25 best Spotify tips and tricks: genius ways to fine-tune Spotify

🔥 News

• British startup sues Spotify for alleged patent infringement over ‘Remote Group Session’ and ‘Jam’ features

• FC Barcelona’s U.S. Preseason Tour: A Melodic Collaboration with Spotify and Rema

🎵 New Adventures

I'll Remember The Kinks

Lost Paraguayos Rod Stewart

Oceans Of Emotions The Teskey Brothers

Rolling Back Young Gun Silver Fox

Tokyo Bruce Cockburn

Going for the One - 2008 Remaster Yes

Tainted Love Gloria Jones

I'm On Fire - Remastered Dwight Twilley Band

The Walls Came Down The Call

📧 Get in touch

If you have a question, idea, request for sponsorship info, or simply a desire to chat about Spotify, please email me at jeff.spotifynewsletter@gmail.com.

😀 Have a Nice Weekend!