Spotify Heats Up Competition with YouTube with the Spotify Partner Program, Clips & Custom Thumbnails
Spotify announced the Spotify Partner Program.
TikTok Tests Album Pre-Saves to Expand its ‘Add to Music App’ Feature
TikTok is beta testing a Pre-Save button for its Add to Music App feature, which allows users to save music directly from TikTok to streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music.
TikTok Partners with Spotify & Apple Music on New 'Share to TikTok' Integration
TikTok launched new integrations with Spotify and Apple Music, allowing users to share music, podcasts, and audiobooks from these streaming services directly to TikTok.
Spotify Rolls Out New Settings & Controls To Make It Easier For Podcast Creators to Manage Comments
Spotify, which introduced Comments on podcasts in July, is now rolling out new settings and controls to help creators better manage their comment sections.
Instagram Launches New Integration to Allow Users to Add Songs from Posts Directly to Spotify
Instagram and Spotify have announced a new integration that enables users to link their Spotify accounts to Instagram.
Spotify Launches Comments for Podcasts for Two-Way Interaction
Spotify launched Comments for podcasts, allowing listeners to leave comments on episodes. Creators can like and respond to comments, enable or disable them, and approve which ones are displayed.
Spotify and Universal Music Group Expand Partnership to Include Music Videos, Promotional Tools, and Social Features
Spotify and Universal Music Group (UMG) have announced an expanded partnership.
Spotify Pilots Video-Based Courses Through Partnerships with Educational Platforms
Spotify is testing video-based courses through new partnerships with educational platforms such as BBC Maestro, PLAYvirtuoso, Skillshare, and Thinkific. The courses fall into four categories: Make Music, Get Creative, Learn Business, and Healthy Living, and will be displayed alongside music, podcasts, and audiobooks.
TikTok Launches Add to Music App to Allow Users to Save Songs to Music Streaming Services
TikTok launched Add to Music App, a new feature allowing US and UK users to save songs they discover on TikTok to major streaming services such as Apple Music, Amazon Music, and Spotify.
Spotify Rolls Out New Advertising Tool in Showcase
Spotify has launched Showcase, a new ad campaign tool designed to help artists and their teams run sponsored recommendation ads. These ads appear as mobile banners at the top of Spotify's home page, a highly frequented section of the platform.
Spotify Empowers Podcasters with New Customization and Analytics Tools
Spotify is adding new features for podcaster creators.
YouTube Music Launches Samples Feature for Personalized Music Discovery
YouTube Music has launched a new feature called Samples, which is a personalized music discovery feed that consists of short-form video clips from music videos and live performances.