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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.
Spotify Hits 30 Million Paid Subscribers According To CEO Daniel Ek

Damn Daniel that's a lot of subscribers. 30 million is an operational word for Spotify at the moment. On Friday they just agreed to a $30 million settlement with NMPA over unpaid royalties and today Spotify CEO Daniel Ek announced on Twitter that the streaming service had eclipsed the 30 million paid subscribers mark.
Spotify, NMPA Announce $30 Million Settlement Over Unpaid Royalties

The have also agreed on a plan to try and make sure this doesn't happen again going forward. Spotify has been facing a rash of lawsuits lately over royalty payments from mechanical licenses, but it just settled a major suit with the National Music Publishers' Association (NMPA) on the behalf of its constituents to the tune of $30 million over unpaid royalties.
WhoSampled Unveils Spotify iPhone App Integration

WhoSampled has not been a mainstream music app during its eight year existence, but with its latest integration it could be heading down that path. The website and app that allows users to unearth various different samples that your favorite artists used in their tracks and from there see how else the song was sampled who else your favorite artist sampled on other songs. It just announced a new integration with Spotify on its iPhone app.