Spotify

• Spotify has launched its own island in Roblox. Will it launch a metaverse concert series?
• TikTok star Ari Elkins is building playlists on Spotify Live. Then he’s releasing them through a new podcast.

  TikTok star Ari Elkins, known for assembling playlists, is the star of the Spotify podcast 'Soundtrack Your Day,' which uses Live Rooms.

  
• Spotify’s letting creators self-publish (and self-monetize) their video podcasts

  Why just listen to podcasts when you can watch them, too?

  
• Spotify just bought two companies to give podcast advertisers more insights

  Spotify has purchased two podcast technology companies, Podsights and Chartable, with the goal of furnishing additional data to advertisers and publishers alike. 

  
• Spotify’s CEO Says Joe Rogan’s Podcast Has Been Vital To Its Growth. Also, Its Stock Dropped 16% This Week.
• Spotify, Joe Rogan Respond To Mounting Uproar Over Vaccine Misinformation
• CoComelon Is Getting into Podcasts
• Spotify Shutters Internal Podcast Studio, Laying Off And Reassigning Staffers
• Spotify Said It Would Introduce CD-Quality Streaming In 2021. Now Users Want To Know What The Holdup Is.
• Spotify’s Next Original Profiles Fandom Touchstones Like “Twilight” And “To Pimp A Butterfly”
• Spotify Is Rolling Out Public-Facing Podcast Ratings
• Spotify Is Testing A TikTok-Like Music Discovery Tool