Electric Light Orchestra’s 1977 hit ‘Mr Blue Sky’ proves a lockdown favourite as Spotify listeners ‘dive into nostalgia to escape reality’ Electric Light Orchestra hit has become a favourite during lockdown, study says Study in Belgium finds lockdown ‘significantly changed music consumption’ Listeners on Spotify were opting for classic hits from the late 1970s and … Read more
If you’re a Spotify premium customer, you may be disappointed to learn you have missed out on a freebie – the music streaming giant was allowing households to claim a Google Nest Mini for nothing. It is likely to have given away thousands to those who pay monthly for the service, with error messages now … Read more
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are reportedly set to be offered a seven figure deal to produce podcasts for Spotify. Prince Harry, 35, and Meghan Markle, 39, who are currently living in their $14 million mansion in Santa Barbara, having officially stepped back from royal duty seeking financial independence in March. The streaming giant, … Read more
Pregnant Katy Perry gets candid about struggle with depression as she admits she ‘may face those challenges again’ By George Stark For Dailymail.com Published: 00:03 BST, 21 August 2020 | Updated: 00:17 BST, 21 August 2020 Earlier this year, Katy Perry opened up about her struggle with mental health and how fiancé Orlando Bloom helped … Read more
Spotify crashes for thousands of users around the world leaving customers unable to play songs By Joe Pinkstone For Mailonline Published: 13:51 BST, 19 August 2020 | Updated: 14:02 BST, 19 August 2020 Thousands of Spotify customers have been left unable to play music as the site experiences technical difficulties. It appears to affect customers … Read more
Ariana Grande overtakes Rihanna as the most-streamed artist ever on Spotify… but she hopes they’ll trade places again By Brian Marks For Dailymail.com Published: 03:19 BST, 18 August 2020 | Updated: 03:32 BST, 18 August 2020 Ariana Grande marked another milestone on Monday as she became the most-streamed female artist on Spotify. The 27-year-old Thank … Read more
Michelle’s fireside chats: Former First Lady to launch her own podcast with Spotify at the end of the month featuring chats with Conan O’Brien and former White House adviser Valerie Jarrett Michelle Obama is launching a podcast focused on meaningful relationships that will debut on July 29 on Spotify The ‘Michelle Obama Podcast’ is the … Read more
Swedish streaming giant Spotify is making it easier to find trending and top podcasts with the release of two new charts in the iOS and Android mobile app. The Top Podcasts charts will list the 200 most popular shows in the selected region or category, while Trending Podcasts will display the top 50 ‘rapidly rising … Read more
Spotify ditches the term ‘urban music’ after concerns from black stars that the term is antiquated Urban music was used as an umbrella term for a variety of musical sub-genres Some black artists and experts say the phrase perpetuated racial stereotypes Spotify is now ditching the term in the UK and will instead use the … Read more
Spotify launches a $12.99 per month premium plan for COUPLES that merges their music tastes together with shared playlists The plan will attempt to court couples to join Spotify premium It allows them to merge music tastes and curates joint playlists Users can still keep their individual accounts and listening histories The plan option is … Read more