Welcome! We are back with another edition of the Spotify Newsletter.

No wordy screed this week! I’m more at ease. A big Super Bowl weekend and the threat of war in Eastern Europe has pushed the ‘Joe Rogan & Spotify are Destroying the World’ narrative off the front page. At least for now. Surely someone will find an objectionable podcast episode in the archives.

Neil Young is probably still upset about something, but let’s hope we’re beyond the worst of it. Time to shift back into happy-happy-happy Spotify thoughts … and lots of fun listening to great music on our favorite music streaming platform. 😀

★In the SPOTlight★

⭐️ Spotify Greenroom Inks Exclusive Deal With Complex Networks for Live Audio Programming

Complex Networks will now use Spotify Greenroom exclusively for all of its live audio programming, which will begin with the launch of four new shows later this month.

⭐️ New Spotify “Platinum” subscription tier rumoured to be in the works – could this finally be HiFi?

The Platinum plan will allegedly include a “higher quality audio” feature.

⭐️ Spotify reportedly paid $200 million for Joe Rogan’s podcast

Double what was initially reported.

⭐️ Daniel Ek says Spotify’s content policy should have been public sooner: “We should’ve done it earlier and that’s on me”

The streaming giant recently implemented content advisories for podcasts discussing COVID-19.

⭐️ How Spotify uses Spotify

You might not consider Spotify a tool for the workplace, but Spotifiers use Spotify at work all the time.

🗣Podcast Action🗣

Spotify is acquiring two major podcast tech platforms

Kendrick Lamar Spotify Podcast Premieres

🎧The Playlist List🎧

Classic Hip-Hop, Rap, and R&B Hits Spiked After Halftime Show

Dr. Dre’s Spotify Streams Increase By 185% After Super Bowl Halftime Performance

🖌Design Notes🖌

Porsche Updates Infotainment With Spotify, Fresh Graphics

🔥Even More Hot News Links🔥

How “Fake” My Bloody Valentine and Cocteau Twins Lyrics Ended Up on Spotify

Spotify open-sources its Ruler tool to help app devs analyze their app sizes

Spotify’s valuation is half the size it was a year ago. Could a Big Tech titan make a shock acquisition bid?

Audioboom Shares Surge as Amazon, Spotify Said to Explore Bids

BTS's Jungkook holds the record for the Most-Followed Asian Soloist on Spotify in the first 24 hours

The Spotify debates are loud, obnoxious and almost entirely wrong

This Is Why Spotify's Hi-Fi Streaming Tier Is Delayed

🎵New Adventures in Spotify🎵

Oh! You Pretty Things - 2015 Remaster David Bowie

History, Now Mavis Staples

If You Love Somebody Set Them Free Sting

Down To Zero Joan Armatrading

Taxi Bryan Ferry

Floyd's Hotel The J. Geils Band

Casanova Levert

I Ain't the One Spoon

Bang Theory World Leader Pretend

Air Mail Special Marty Stuart And His Fabulous Superlatives

Have a Nice Weekend! 😀