Who Will Win the Latin Grammy Awards? Here’s What Our Streaming Data Says

The future of audio engineering and production is female—which is exactly why Spotify’s Social Impact Team is partnering with Berklee College of Music to form the EQL Studio Residency. Women are often underrepresented in the music industry, so by providing three full-time, paid residencies to women

From Arabic classical and pop to gritty folk, funk, and hip-hop sounds, Arabic music is alive, poetic, energetic, and complex. This is why we are excited to announce that today, Spotify is launching in 13 new markets across the Middle East and North Africa—and making these unique sounds available to

“In order to make change, everyone has to agree there’s a problem to solve in the first place,” says Anna Ingler, co-founder of the Upfront Producer Network, which represents 100-plus female and gender-nonconforming producers in Sweden.
It’s estimated that less than 5 percent of all audio profes

We’re constantly on the go—whether bouncing between the gym, work, school, errands, or just chilling—and our smartwatches are the tool to help keep us up to speed. Today, Spotify is introducing a new app for the Apple Watch, giving you the ability to seamlessly access and control your favorite music

Be nice. Be kind. Do good things for others. That’s the idea behind World Kindness Day on November 13. In honor of the day dedicated to lending a hand just ’cause, we put together a list of podcasts to get you in the mood to give back.

If you dig science and keep a daily gratitude journal, yo

It’s a noun (“Would you like to take a fika?”), a verb (“We’re fika-ing this afternoon"), an everyday ritual, and a state of mind. Fika is the Swedish concept of taking a pause in the day to drink a cup of coffee, sometimes together with a small sweet treat, and connect with each other—in person (no

With their 1993 debut album, “Enter the Wu-Tang,” the Wu-Tang Clan stormed onto the hip-hop scene with an aggressive message and a soulful sound. They grew up in crack-era New York City, a time and place of widespread suffering and even wider public indifference, with the soul records of the 1960s a

Keith Urban, G-Eazy, Tiesto, Timbaland, Bazzi, Max Martin and More To Take the Stage as Presenters
Awards Set for November 16 in Downtown Los Angeles
On November 16, the second annual Secret Genius Awards will celebrate the masterminds—songwriters, producers, engineers and mixers—behind the m

It’s a noun (“Would you like to take a fika?”), a verb (“We’re fika-ing this afternoon"), an everyday ritual, and a state of mind. Fika is the Swedish concept of taking a pause in the day to drink a cup of coffee, sometimes together with a small sweet treat, and connect with each other—in person (no

Yumi Zouma is on the rise. Hot off the release of their new EP, the New Zealand band has served their soft, breezy indie pop to faithful fans from Auckland to L.A. On October 4, they hit New York to headline Brooklyn’s Elsewhere venue. But before they took the stage, the energy behind the scenes was

She dresses with an effortless cool, she knows the best hidden taco joints, and her music taste is always on point. She’s the friend who introduced to that new artist you’re streaming on repeat and brought you to the random concert that, in a nutshell, changed your life.
We’re here to tell you: Y

On a busy Thursday afternoon at our New York office, we found Mallory Thomson, Spotify’s Px (People Experience) Lead, preparing for “Classy AF.” The playfully titled classical music event offers classically trained Spotifiers a chance to share their music skills with coworkers.
“If you had come

From our humble beginnings in Stockholm to our current presence in 65 markets, Spotify is on a mission to bring music streaming to the entire world. But we’re not quite there yet. There’s a lot at play when determining whether to enter a new market, a process Cecilia Qvist, our global head of market

It’s been 10 years since Spotify officially launched for fans—and new music and artist discovery has never been the same. We built our Swedish company to create a legal, better alternative to piracy—one that helps to fairly compensate artists for their work and shape music listening and sharing via

Spotify was founded in 2008, and in the decade since, millions of people around the world have joined the music streaming revolution. But where did it all begin? According to our CEO Daniel Ek, Spotify was built on the concept of trust, and that idea has remained core to our beliefs.
“At the end

From Arabic classical and pop to gritty folk, funk, and hip-hop sounds, Arabic music is alive, poetic, energetic, and complex. This is why we are excited to announce that today, Spotify is launching in 13 new markets across the Middle East and North Africa—and making these unique sounds available to

“In order to make change, everyone has to agree there’s a problem to solve in the first place,” says Anna Ingler, co-founder of the Upfront Producer Network, which represents 100-plus female and gender-nonconforming producers in Sweden.
It’s estimated that less than 5 percent of all audio profes

We’re constantly on the go—whether bouncing between the gym, work, school, errands, or just chilling—and our smartwatches are the tool to help keep us up to speed. Today, Spotify is introducing a new app for the Apple Watch, giving you the ability to seamlessly access and control your favorite music

Keith Urban, G-Eazy, Tiesto, Timbaland, Bazzi, Max Martin and More To Take the Stage as Presenters
Awards Set for November 16 in Downtown Los Angeles
On November 16, the second annual Secret Genius Awards will celebrate the masterminds—songwriters, producers, engineers and mixers—behind the m

We know that there are usually many more people involved in the creation of your favorite song than just the artist whose face appears on the billboard. We celebrate those songwriters and producers through our Secret Genius program, and we help listeners discover their work with song credits on desk

Spotify Reports Third Quarter 2018 Earnings
Today, we (NYSE: SPOT) announced our third quarter 2018 financial performance. Take a look:

With the Spotify Premium for Family plan, families have unlimited access to the songs, playlists, and artists they love—and love to enjoy together. Starting tomorrow, we are teaming up with Google Home to give Spotify Premium for Family master account owners in the U.S. a Google Home Mini as part o

A cartel leader’s rise and fall. Hit men. Government fallout. Journalists risking their lives. Citizens caught in the middle. It’s the stuff of primetime dramas. But it’s also the very real narrative of the drug war’s impact on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border.
Spotify is partnering with Vice

The future of audio engineering and production is female—which is exactly why Spotify’s Social Impact Team is partnering with Berklee College of Music to form the EQL Studio Residency. Women are often underrepresented in the music industry, so by providing three full-time, paid residencies to women

Be nice. Be kind. Do good things for others. That’s the idea behind World Kindness Day on November 13. In honor of the day dedicated to lending a hand just ’cause, we put together a list of podcasts to get you in the mood to give back.

If you dig science and keep a daily gratitude journal, yo

With their 1993 debut album, “Enter the Wu-Tang,” the Wu-Tang Clan stormed onto the hip-hop scene with an aggressive message and a soulful sound. They grew up in crack-era New York City, a time and place of widespread suffering and even wider public indifference, with the soul records of the 1960s a

The average Thanksgiving dinner takes seven hours to prepare—and timing is everything. That’s why we created our Turkey Timer, which cranks out a special holiday playlist based on the size of your turkey and your Thanksgiving mood.
It’s simpler than setting the table: Select the weight of your tu

It all started with a beat. Smooth, slinky, and undeniably chill, “Don’t Miss Me” has the sweet flow of any world-class pop hit. But if you haven’t heard of the new duo behind the song, $AMoA, it’s for good reason–they hadn’t even heard of each other until Soundtrap, Spotify’s new platform brought t

These days stores start cranking out yuletide tunes faster than you can say Black Friday. Santa’s elves (and you know they’re everywhere) have been waiting to hear jingle bells since July. Kids, of course, are counting down. Grinches may protest, much preferring a silent night over little drummer bo

Guy Raz. You know him from NPR’s super popular TED Radio Hour and How I Built This. Now everyone’s favorite podcast interviewer has a brand new series on Spotify.
The exclusive Spotify Originals series, called “The Rewind With Guy Raz,” takes you inside the minds of today’s biggest music stars,

Ever since the curtain first rose on “Wicked’s” giant, mechanical dragon clock and the dancing citizens of Emerald City, Broadway has been changed “For Good.”
The untold story of the witches of Oz—Elphaba and Glinda—first captured the world’s imagination in Gregory Maguire’s 1995 novel “Wicked,”