‘Spotify for Artists’ – Behind the playlists: African Heat
Here Spotify editor extraordinaire Melanie Carmen breaks down the importance and diversity of African dance music, and what her process is for curating the extremely popular ‘African Heat’ playlist. Guest. Continue reading
Benefits of doing a pre-save campaign on Spotify
While major player in the industry have been taking advantage of Spotify’s pre-save feature for a while now, not nearly enough up-and-coming bands/artists are utilizing this particular promotional tool. Guest. Continue reading
HYPEBOT ESSENTIALS: Everything You Need To Know About Spotify Canvas
It felt like it took Spotify forever to roll out Canvas, its free looping image cover art feature that is proven to increase engagement. So as 2021 begins, our HYEBOT. Continue reading
Spotify’s Long Tail Of Artists Grew 42% In 2020
More than 60,000 artists had more than 100,000 monthly listeners on Spotify at some point during 2020. That’s up 42% from 42,000 in 2019. 6,500 of those artists released music. Continue reading
What You Need To Do Now That Spotify Canvas Is Available To Most Artists
Spotify Canvas looping image cover art is proven to increase engagement. So it’s good news that the free feature is finally available to most artists. In recent days Spotify has. Continue reading
Spotify Adds Instagram-Like Stories To Playlists
Spotify appears to have decided that we just can’t get enough Stories. The music streamer is openly testing a new Snapchat and Instagram-like Stories feature alongside playlists. YouTube, Twitter, and. Continue reading
Spotify Expands Canvas Access via DistroKid, CD Baby, TuneCore, Symphonic, Others
UPDATED: Spotify is expanding access to its Canvas looping image cover art feature to more artists and labels via deals with independent and DIY distributors. CD Baby, Symphonic, and TuneCore. Continue reading
How To Verify A Spotify For Artists Profile and Why You Need To Do It Now
When it comes to your presence on Spotify, the single most important thing you can do to increase your following is get your Spotify for Artists profile verified. Here we. Continue reading
Spotify Shows ‘Profound Disrespect’ With Promo For Lower Royalty Offer Say Songwriters
Spotify’s recent offer of targeted algorithmic song placement in exchange for a lower royalty rate continues to draw fire. “Spotify’s suggestion to promise more exposure in exchange of lower royalty. Continue reading
20 Most Popular Playlists On Spotify
Here is an updated list of the Top 20 Playlists on Spotify as of late October based on total subscribers. Thanks to Chartmetric for the updated data with a H/T. Continue reading
