Spotify

• Spotify, Jemele Hill Forge ‘Unbothered’ Podcast Network Centering Black Women’s Voices
• Spotify Launches Clubhouse Competitor ‘Greenroom,’ Will Let Creators Record Live Chats And Turn Them Into Podcasts

  Spotify Greenroom, launching today on iOS and Android, is the latest big tech effort to combat the much-funded Silicon Valley darling. Like Twitter's Spaces, Facebook’s Live Audio Rooms, and Discord’s Stage Channels, Greenroom copies Clubhouse’s core offering: it allows users to congregate in digital rooms for live audio chats.

  
• Spotify Signs Reported $60 Million Exclusivity Deal For Smash Podcast ‘Call Her Daddy’

  Spotify has onboarded hit podcast Call Her Daddy in a massive exclusivity deal. Beginning July 21, the sex advice series -- which is hosted by Alex Cooper -- will be exclusively available for free on the music streaming service, including new and existing episodes.

  
• Addison Rae Launches Rebranded, Video Version Of Spotify Podcast ‘That Was Fun?’

  TikTok star-turned-beauty entrepreneur-turned-actress-turned-pop musician Addison Rae has rebranded her Spotify Original podcast.

  
• Spotify Introduces Ability To Share Timestamped Podcast Episodes
• Spotify Launches Podcast Subscriptions, Will Give Creators 100% Of Revenue Through 2023
• Spotify Will Reportedly Give Creators 100% Of Revenue Earned Through New Podcast Subscription Feature
• Spotify Revamps Podcast Chart Calculations, Adds New Episodic Rankings, Web Accessibility
• Spotify Acquires ‘Betty Labs’ In Bid To Build A Clubhouse Competitor
• Spotify Will Highlight, Provide Grants To Women Creators With EQUAL Initiative
• Gimlet’s Reply All Ceases ‘Test Kitchen’ Series, Pauses All Production Amid Internal Reckoning
• Spotify Will Enable Podcasters To Charge For Monthly Subscriptions, Slates Broader Rollout For Video Podcasts