Spotify

• Spotify’s Next Original Profiles Fandom Touchstones Like “Twilight” And “To Pimp A Butterfly”
• Spotify Is Rolling Out Public-Facing Podcast Ratings

  Spotify is launching a new podcast product aimed at amplifying discoverability – and porting over a feature that has become familiar on podcast forebearer Apple. 

  
• Spotify Is Testing A TikTok-Like Music Discovery Tool

  Spotify is the latest platform to incorporate the TikTok format into its own app, following successful adaptations by the likes of YouTube, Instagram, and Snapchat in the form of Shorts, Reels, and Spotlight.

  
• Spotify Has $3.5 Billion On Its Balance Sheet For Growth And Investment

  Spotify CFO Paul Vogel said the audio streaming service has $3.5 billion cash on its balance sheet that can be used for growth and expansion—particularly in the podcast space.

  
• J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Forms Podcast Unit, Inks First-Look Deal With Spotify
• Storybooth Animates Teens’ Tales On YouTube. Now It’s Expanding To Spotify.
• Spotify Says Podcasts Helped Drive Record $375 Million In Ad Revenue
• Spotify Opening Up Video Podcast Creation To Everyone Through Anchor
• Spotify’s New Shopify Integration Lets Artists More Seamlessly Sell Merch
• Karl Jacobs And Sapnap’s New Podcast Knocked ‘The Joe Rogan Experience’ Out Of First Place On Spotify
• Former Paramount+ Exec Julie McNamara Joins Spotify As Head Of U.S. Studios, Video
• Spotify Will Now Lets All U.S. Podcasters Sell Monthly Subscriptions