Tag: Spotify

Spotify shares slide to 7% despite subscriber rise
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Nigerian artistes rake N11bn from Spotify in 2022 – Reports

Spotify, a music streaming service, reported that in 2022 Nigerian musicians earned over N11 billion on the company’s platform alone. This information was provided in the company’s most recent report on the expansion of Afrobeats, which was published on Thursday. Spotify reported that the revenue from streaming in 2022 will increase by 74% year over […]

Spotify AI DJ now available in Nigeria
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Spotify AI DJ now available in Nigeria

Spotify is now extending its artificial intelligence-driven personalised music function, “DJ,” to Nigeria and other countries, marking a significant expansion six months after its debut in North America. The AI-powered DJ makes personalised music recommendations to users and also provides spoken commentary in a robotic voice. The “music” feed section of the Spotify mobile app […]

Spotify launches ‘Upcoming Releases’ hub to track new albums
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Spotify to launch tool for software development teams

Spotify is launching “Confidence,” a new commercial tool for software development teams based on its in-house experimentation platform. “Spotify’s data scientists and engineers have been developing and honing our product testing methods for years,” Spotify said in a statement. Teams can easily set up, conduct, coordinate, and analyse their own user tests with the help […]

Spotify launches 'Concerts Near You' playlist for event discovery
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Spotify hits 220m premium subscribers

The number of paid subscribers to the mu Spotify, has reached 220 million. The streaming company disclosed in its Q2 2023 earnings call that its subscribers grew by 17% year-over-year. The company also disclosed that its monthly active users has reached 551 million. The disclosure is coming a day after Spotify increased the prices of […]

Spotify launches ‘Upcoming Releases’ hub to track new albums
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Spotify increases premium plan in US, UK others

Spotify Technology on Monday, increased the cost of its premium plans in a number of countries, including the US and the UK. This is being done as the music streaming service seeks to increase profitability in a shaky economic climate. Due to the change, Spotify’s U.S. plans will cost $1 more; the premium single now […]