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Happy Friday and welcome to another installment of the Spotify Newsletter!
It’s another week of news - and lots of it! - for the streaming behemoth, leading off with the report that you can connect music to your Spotify podcasts. Now, you are able to add any of the service’s 60 million-plus tracks to a spoken-word audio show (i.e., a podcast).
★In the SPOTlight★
⭐️ Spotify Now Allowing Creators to Package Podcasts With Music (Further Licensing Not Required)
Driven by Spotify's podcast-creation platform Anchor, the unique streaming format has the potential to attract a slew of new creators to the service.
⭐️ Spotify is pushing podcasts beyond adolescence
One of Daniel Ek’s long-held mantras at Spotify is to improve the timing of strategy decisions, and he seems to have chosen podcasts in which to make his point.
⭐️ Spotify open-sources Klio, a framework for AI audio research
This week at the 2020 International Society for Music Information Retrieval Conference, Spotify open-sourced Klio, an ecosystem that allows data scientists to process audio files (or any binary files) easily and at scale
⭐️ The Strange, Uninspired History of Spotify’s Bland Logo
The music company has succeeded despite its branding, not because of it.
(we don’t agree about the logo, but this is a very interesting article about the history of the logo and brand)
🗣Podcast Action🗣
Spotify’s new format puts music in podcasts – and pays royalties
𝄞The Playlist List𝄞
IsItAGoodPlaylist.com: Analyze Spotify playlists to know if they’ll increase your stream count
A look inside the top gaming playlists on Spotify
John Prine Performing Live In Concert Spotify Playlist
According to Spotify, THIS is the most popular song on running playlists
🔥Even more hot news links🔥
Spotify adds video for ‘Written by’ songwriter playlists
Spotify iOS 14 widgets make early appearance in latest beta
Spotify’s new Soundtrap capture app offers collaborative voice notes for songwriters
Spotify is launching a new global brand to ‘connect with Black audiences’
Like Jeff Bezos, Spotify’s CEO makes ‘big decisions’ after 10:30 a.m.—a look at his morning routine
Spotify for Artists has a new boss, joining from Patreon
Spotify and YouTube double down on their music charts
Spotify’s music and talk shows bring the feel of radio to your streaming service
🎧And now … a little music🎧
A new edition of the Playlist kicks-off with Queen, Stew, Blue Oyster Cult and Southside Johnny. 😎
Have a terrific weekend!!
