Hello and welcome to the latest edition of the Spotify Newsletter. It’s issue #50, so we’re excited to have reached this nice milestone in our Spotify journey.

And we thank you very much for reading and supporting us.

★In the SPOTlight★

⭐️ Spotify updates its desktop and web apps to match its mobile experience

As Spotify expands into more global markets, the music streaming service is also refining its user experience. Starting today, it's rolling out a much-needed redesign for its desktop and web player to match the feel of its oft-updated mobile app.

While the aesthetical changes — including a cleaner home page, decluttered sidebar, and filters to help sort your library —are welcome, the real highlights for heavy users include new playlist tools and a download button that lets you save music and podcasts to play offline (the latter reserved for paying members).

⭐️ Five things to learn from Spotify’s Loud & Clear transparency campaign

Spotify's new microsite dishes out a wealth of information on its royalty system and streaming payouts in 2020.

⭐️ Tuma Basa Changed Spotify With a Playlist. YouTube’s Next.

The veteran music exec on trying to make the industry’s gatekeeping obsolete.

⭐️ Spotify updating Home Hub on iPhone this month

The Home Hub is getting a new 'Recently Played' destination where you can see up to three months' worth of listening history, with both Premium and Free users able to browse recently played individual tracks and episodes, including where you played them.

🗣Podcast Action🗣

Fred Armisen’s Meta Sketch Show Among Trio of New Spotify Comedy Podcasts

The future of creativity is audio: The Drum and Spotify podcast series

Dune: Spotify Launches Comedic Podcast Exploring the Book Series

🎧The Playlist List🎧

‘Spotify for Artists’ – Behind the playlists: African Heat

🔥Even more hot news links🔥

12 Things You Didn't Know You Could Do in Spotify

Tuma Basa Changed Spotify With a Playlist. YouTube’s Next

Spotify’s Head of Music in Germany is leaving

Joe Jonas Eats McDonald's Off Spotify's Billion Streams Plaque to Celebrate 'Cake by the Ocean' Milestone

Billionaire Spotify Founder Plans to Cash In on MiFID Blind Spot

The Kid LAROI Teams Up With Spotify RADAR To Cover Drake's 'Shot For Me'

5 Questions (and Answers) with David Sang Wook Park, Spotify Korea Managing Director

Alice Young quits Spotify, joins Future Classic as managing director

Have a nice weekend! 😀