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It’s Christmas week so we are not going to have an issue on Friday. But! There’s just enough news from Spotify floating around to help us deliver a brief, mid-week holiday edition of the Spotify Newsletter.
We want to wish you a very happy and healthy holidays!! 😀
★In the SPOTlight★
⭐️ Spotify Is Finally Coming to South Korea
With one of the fastest-growing music major markets and an industry long-touted as a model of the future, South Korea is a prize.
⭐️ Spotify made huge investments in podcasts — here’s how it plans to make them pay off
It’s been nearly two years since Spotify began turning the podcast industry completely upside down with a slew of acquisitions and deals.
⭐️ Tones And I’s ‘Dance Monkey’ Shimmies to 2 Billion Plays on Spotify
The Australian singer and songwriter’s breakthrough hit “Dance Monkey” on Tuesday (Dec. 22) moved past two billion streams on Spotify, a rare feat that places Tones in the record books several times over.
⭐️ Spotify and Vayner Media on the future of storytelling through audio
The Drum and Spotify have launched a special three-part podcast series and the first episode themed around the ‘Future of Audio’, with the second episode themed around ‘Storytelling through Sound.’
⭐️ Spotify got a big boost this year from an unexpected audience
People streamed music from their gaming consoles 55% more this year compared to last year, Spotify told CNN Business.
⭐️ Liz Gateley to Transition to Consultant Role At Spotify
The veteran television executive, who joined Spotify in 2019 to lead its push to create more original podcasts, will continue to work closely with the company on projects she's been developing, including those from partners DC Comics and Mark and Jay Duplass.
⭐️ Spotify Launches New Songwriters Hub
The “Written By” playlists featured on the hub collect songs crafted by individual songwriters.
⭐️ Spotify's CEO Just Boiled Down Everything You Need to Know About Emotional Intelligence Into Only 8 Words
Daniel Ek delivered the message we all need to hear this year.
⭐️ Why YouTube Music Subscribers Should Make The Switch To Spotify
YouTube Music and Spotify are two of the most prominent competing music streaming services around, but Spotify has the edge in a few areas.
⭐️ Spotify Shares Canvas Stats, Adds Designer Marketplace
Spotify shared some impressive engagement stats for its Canvas looping image feature alongside a new designer marketplace to help artists and labels create them.
