Hello and thanks for taking a look at this week’s Spotify Newsletter. Someone mentioned Spotify Wrapped the other day, and I realized we are about a month away from the big event - and that is exactly what it has become: A personal celebration of the artists, songs, and podcasts that defined the year.

Spotify recently released the Only You feature - which gives users personalized playlists in a shareable form - to try and tap into the Wrapped excitement more than once a year, but for my money noting is better than the anticipation and eventual joy of drenching your self with all that audio data compiled from the previous year.

I’ll be surprised if Style Council’s ‘Changing of the Guard’ isn’t my most listened-to song, considering how many times I’ve played it throughout 2021. I’m excited to see all the data and details. Always a treat from the team at Spotify. 😀

★In the SPOTlight★

⭐️ Spotify’s 15th anniversary: Its impact on the music industry

In commemoration of Spotify’s 15th anniversary, we’ll be exploring Spotify’s impact on the music industry through 13 features that the Spotify team has introduced to the world from their HQ in Stockholm. 

⭐️ Spotify expects to have over 400M users by the end of the year

As the company continues to profit from podcasting.

⭐️ Spotify Is Looking Better Than Ever

Podcasts shift part of the business from a variable cost structure to a fixed cost structure. Ad revenue is up 75% year-over-year!

🗣Podcast Action🗣

Spotify Has Tried Being Netflix. Now It Wants to Be YouTube.

🎧The Playlist List🎧

Spotify and Peloton step up their playlists partnership

The Kid Laroi And Justin Bieber’s ‘Stay’ Reportedly Hit 1 Billion Spotify Streams Faster Than Any Song Ever

🔥Even More Hot News Links🔥

Spotify’s Car Thing arrival delayed in Australia

Spotify doubling down on interactivity

The lockdown winners on Spotify

How Spotify almost had its email marketing shut down because of spam traps

How to integrate merch into a Spotify profile using Shopify

A letter to my Spotify account

Can I listen to local files on Spotify across multiple devices?

🎵New Adventures in Spotify🎵

Two Lives - Remastered VersionBonnie Raitt

Shake Your HipsThe Rolling Stones

Something To SayThe Action

Leave The Door OpenBruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic

The Paris MatchThe Style Council, Tracey Thorn

HAVE A NICE WEEKEND!!! 😀