During Q1, Spotify's paid subscriber total grew to 158 million, up 21% from the same period a year ago, as the streaming giant's battle with Apple Music and Apple Podcasts heats up.
Podcast creators who use Anchor can now submit paid-only podcast episodes to Spotify, initially for no additional cost but with a 5% fee starting in 2023.
The European Union is expected to charge Apple over anticompetitive behavior allegations this week, almost two years after Spotify lodged its complaint with the European Commission about the App Store and Apple Music.
Spotify is reportedly planning to introduce a paid podcast subscription service, and not take a cut of revenue as Apple's new Podcast subscriptions will.
Representatives from Spotify, Match Group, and Tinder testified against Apple at a Senate hearing Wednesday, accusing the Cupertino company of anticompetitive conduct.
Apple's new podcast subscription service will reportedly take a 30% revenue cut during podcast publishers' first year on the platform.
Apple has unveiled a new subscription podcast service to rival that of Spotify. Users will get early access to episodes, and be able to support podcast creators.
Top legal officials from Spotify, Match, and Tile will speak at an upcoming Senate antitrust hearing examining the Apple and Google app stores.
Facebook is allegedly preparing to announce a number of new products under the title of "Social Audio" on Monday, launches that could see it take on Clubhouse as well as working with Spotify to improve podcast recommendations.
Apple is writing to artists on Apple Music, saying it pays a penny per stream, and that 52% of subscription revenue goes to them via record labels.
Spotify Premium subscribers will soon be able to take easier navigation of their tunes to their cars, thanks to Spotify's new "Car Thing."
Spotify is updating its Mac app and web player with a redesign that matches the look of its iOS app.
Spotify is overhauling the Home Hub of its iPhone and iPad app to increase music discovery, with changes to the app making it easier to see previously listened-to tracks and bringing a greater focus on podcasts.
A European Commission investigation into whether Apple disadvantages Apple Music rivals is wrapping up and charges against Apple are expected. However, analysts believe the "bark is a lot worse than the bite."
The European Commission is expected to shortly announce that Apple will face antitrust charges after investigating Spotify's accusation that Apple unfairly puts Apple Music competitors at a disadvantage.
A market forecast claims that Spotify will overtake Apple in podcast listenership by the end of 2021, but it appears to have missed where recent growth stems from or why it may or may not continue.
Apple executive Elena Segal said that a free Apple Music tier would get more users, but advertising revenues from it couldn't support artists and musicians — and stands in violation of Apple's privacy policies.
In an interview detailing Spotify's long-term profitability goals, CEO Daniel Ek says his company's strength in the fact of rivals like Apple Music is that it can "play nice" on any platform.
Spotify is preparing to offer higher quality music streams to subscribers in a number of markets, with Spotify HiFi set to offer lossless audio, a feature currently not available on Apple Music.
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