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Spotify Offers Barack Obama Position As "President Of Playlists"

Spotify is going big with its next recruit. Spotify is aiming high with its next potential hire. The streaming service is jokingly courting Barack Obama with a job title just for him "President of Playlist" after Obama made a joke with Sweden's outgoing Ambassador.
Drake, Justin, Bieber, Rihanna Dominate Spotify Most Streamed Artists Of 2016

Drake just keeps the wins coming. The end-of-the-year recaps and madness has begun and while we will wait until the end of the month (you know, the end of the year?), others have unveiled their data and picks now.
Spotify Unveils Singles Program With Originals, Covers By John Legend, Tove Lo & More

New original content from Spotify on the way. Spotify has led the way in curation and playlist creation, but seeing the competitive market, also started to create some original content.
Shawn Mendes, Ariana Grande, Chance The Rapper Top Spotify 25 Under 25 List

Spotify has released its third annual 25 under 25 list for the artists they peg to be the most influential in the music industry right now.
Spotify, Tinder Team Up To Make Your Matches Musical

Tinder and Spotify are teaming up to add another way to filter out ways to decide which way to swipe on potential matches. Tinder will now allow users to link their profile to their Spotify account and choose their "anthem" that will appear to the public and be playable.
Spotify Grows Paid Subscriber Base To 40 Million Users

Spotify has released its updated paid subscriber numbers. The Swedish streaming giant now boasts 40 million paying users.
Spotify 2016 Most Streamed Summer Songs: Drake, Sia, Rihanna, The Chainsmokers & More

Spotify has released its data on what were the most streamed songs this summer. Among the artists who dominate the US and global rankings include Drake, The Chainsmokers, Sia and Rihanna.
Violinist Joshua Bell Talks Viral Video Fame, New Album and Shares Exclusive Playlist [Q&A]

Joshua Bell went viral in 2007 after a Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial had him playing violin at a D.C. Metro station for indifferent commuters. Here, he talks about that experience, his new classical album and shares with us an exclusive playlist.
Rhapsody Rebrands as Napster à la Early 2000s Peer-to-Peer Music Piracy Heyday

Yesterday, music streaming service Rhapsody announced they are rebranding themselves as Napster, the name of the popular but ultimately doomed early-aughts peer-to-peer file sharing service the company acquired in 2011.
Spotify Co-Founders Threaten To Leave Sweden In New Letter

They are unhappy with restrictions on housing, stock options and lack of technology in education. Sweden may be the envy of other Europeans, right behind Switzerland, but Spotify doesn't exactly feel the same way.
Spotify Raises $1 Billion In Convertible Debt To Fight Apple Music

Spotify just bolstered its war chest for the intensifying streaming wars. In the race to be the biggest and most powerful in the streaming game, having the most cash on hand is one of the major keys to success for aggressive growth and marketing schemes needed to signing up new customers and entering new markets.
Spotify, Nightlife Music Announce CrowdDJ, Giving Users Ability To DJ Venue

Only available in Australia for now. Over the past few years technology has both been a blessing and a curse for DJs. It has given DJs more tools at their disposal to mix, dissect and recreate tracks on the fly live.