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⭐️ Spotify fights back: Think that artists aren’t getting enough cash? Spotify says there's a good reason for that

After a stream of anti-Spotify sentiment, the supersized streaming service wants to set the record straight.

⭐️ Spotify HiFi was announced four years ago, and it’s almost here — maybe

The streaming service is locking down the necessary deals to finally launch its Music Pro add-on in 2025. Hopefully.

⭐️ Spotify is profitable: Why it took so long

Spotify is profitable, but it wasn’t by chance. Aggressive growth strategies and new royalty deals are gave the platform more power over the music industry.

⭐️ What does the future of Spotify’s ad business look like?

Spotify may still be experimenting with the best path for advertising, but that doesn’t mean marketers should tune out.

⭐️ Snoop Dogg gets Tune·fm deal but Spotify questions his royalty claims

“We can’t speak to endorsement deals for Web3 companies but … $45K for a billion streams? It’s well documented that a billion streams on Spotify generates millions of dollars to rights holders,” its spokesperson told TMZ.

⭐️ Pantera Presale Tickets Hit Spotify As Superfan Tier Takes Shape

Pantera is the latest artist to launch a Spotify-exclusive “Fans First” ticket presale. That’s free for now, though it raises an interesting question: down the line, will diehard supporters have to pay for early access under the ‘Super-Premium’ tier?

🗣 Podcasts

• Stories That Shine: Audiobooks and Podcasts To Enjoy This Awards Season

• Spotify Opens Up Support for ElevenLabs Audiobook Content

▶️ Playlists

• How Artists Can Promote Themselves by Making a Spotify Playlist – And Why It Works

• Vini Vici curates Ultra’s Spotify playlist The Gateway ahead of Ultra Miami next month!

🎧 Streams

• ‘Tell me’ … have you heard about this ‘Drops of Jupiter’ Spotify milestone?

• BTS Jimin's 'Who' becomes Spotify's most-streamed K-pop song in second half of 2024

• African Artists Who Are in Spotify's Billions Club

• 10 Billion Streams and Counting: Spotify Singles Celebrates Its Biggest Hits

🤖 AI

• Spotify Looks to Expand AI-Narrated Audiobooks On Its Platform

💡 Tips

• How to Get Playlisted on Spotify And Get Your Music Heard

🔥 News

• Spotify CEO calls Apple’s EU compliance a ‘farce,’ urges penalty enforcement

• The Hottest Artists, Trends, and Sounds Coming out of Sweden in 2025

• Lady Gaga to Host Spotify Press Conference for Fans

• Want to Make Your Spotify Wrapped Better This Year? Start Now

• Spotify’s Taylor Swift Experience draws Philippine crowds

🎵 New Adventures

Firehouse - Live/1975 KISS

Panic - 2011 Remaster The Smiths

Pontius Pilate's Home Movies The New Pornographers

Stay up Late - 2005 Remaster Talking Heads

Nanci Toad The Wet Sprocket

Roberta Flack, Virtuoso Singer-Pianist, Dies at 88

Legendary pop/R&B vocalist Roberta Flack, who was launched to stardom in the early ’70s by the Grammy-winning hits “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” and “Killing Me Softly With His Song,” has died, according to a statement from her rep. No cause of death was cited; she was 88.

The classically trained singer-pianist only belatedly found fame when Clint Eastwood employed her 2-year-old version of “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” in his 1971 directorial debut “Play Misty for Me.”

Where Is the Love Roberta Flack, Donny Hathaway

Go up Moses Roberta Flack

Happiness Roberta Flack

Can We Find Love Again Peabo Bryson, Roberta Flack

When It's Over Roberta Flack

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