Tag: Latin America

Get to Know the Finalists for the 2020 Spotify Awards

February 19, 2020

The first ever Spotify Awards are just a few weeks away, and the countdown is on. The event, being held in Mexico City on March 5, is an award show based entirely on user-generated data from our listeners in Mexico.* So your plays, patterns, and habits not only count, but they’re going to determine the award categories, finalists, and winners.

The Spotify Awards are a true reflection of what you—the fans in Mexico—are listening to. So without further ado, meet the finalists for the 12 main Spotify Awards categories.

There will be 44 more categories in total shared on social media and the green carpet, in addition to the twelve above that will be broadcast. So tune into TNT if you are in Latin America or Telemundo and Universo if you are in the United States, visit the official site to learn more about the rest of the categories, and stream the artists from the Spotify Awards hub.

* Spotify Awards data from Mexican users with the exception of “Most streamed Mexican artist outside of Mexico”

Conoce a los finalistas de los Spotify Awards 2020

February 19, 2020

Los primeros Spotify Awards están a tan sólo unas semanas de llegar y la cuenta regresiva ya empezó, el evento se llevará a cabo en la Ciudad de México el próximo 5 de marzo. Estos premios están basados cien por ciento en la data de escucha de nuestros usuarios en México*. Así que tus plays, patrones y hábitos de escucha no solo cuentan, sino que van a determinar las categorías, finalistas y ganadores de los premios. 

Los Spotify Awards son el verdadero reflejo de lo que ustedes, fans en México, están escuchando. Así que, sin más preámbulo, conoce a los 12 finalistas de las categorías principales de los Spotify Awards. 

Habrá más de 44 categorías en total, las cuales serán entregadas en redes sociales y en la Alfombra Verde, 12 de estas se transmitirán en vivo. Así que sintoniza la señal de TNT si estás en Latinoamérica o Telemundo y Universo si estás en Estados Unidos, visita el sitio oficial para conocer con más detalle las categorías que se van a premiar, y escuchar a los artistas finalistas en el espacio dedicado a Spotify Awards

 

*La data para los Spotify Awards corresponde a usuarios mexicanos con excepción del “Artista de México más escuchado en el mundo”.

Save the Date for the First Ever Spotify Awards in Mexico City

November 21, 2019

This March, Spotify is changing the game with our first awards show—one based entirely on user-generated data. That’s right: your streaming choices—whether hip-hop or rock, reggaeton, banda, or cumbia—matter.

Your plays, patterns, and habits will help determine the award categories, finalists, and winners, for the Spotify Awards by providing a true reflection of what fans are listening to. You can get excited for an awards ceremony that actually speaks to what the people are streaming.

Through a partnership with Turner Latin America, the Spotify Awards will be broadcast live on March 5 from the streaming capital of the world, Mexico City. The Mexican capital has the most listeners on Spotify globally, ahead of even New York City, London, and Paris. 

Since Spotify’s launch in Mexico back in 2013, the country has evolved into one of the most sophisticated digital music markets, becoming a magnet for major live acts and inviting rising singers and songwriters to connect with fans and make their mark. And now, it’s the host for the first Spotify Awards, which will be broadcast live on TNT for all of Spanish speaking Latin America.

So save the date—and get streaming. You’ve got the power.

 

Reserva la fecha para los primeros Spotify Awards en la Ciudad de México

November 21, 2019

El próximo marzo, Spotify cambiará las reglas del juego con nuestra primera ceremonia de premios, totalmente basada en datos generados por usuarios. Así es: tus streams – ya sea hip-hop o rock, reggaeton, banda o cumbia – cuentan.

Tus plays, gustos y hábitos de escucha nos ayudarán a determinar las categorías de premios, los finalistas y los ganadores de los Spotify Awards, ofreciendo un reflejo fiel de lo que los fans están escuchando. Prepárate para emocionarte con una ceremonia de premios que realmente celebra lo que la gente escucha.

Por medio de una alianza con Turner Latinoamérica, el evento será transmitido en vivo el próximo 5 de marzo, directamente desde la capital mundial de streaming, Ciudad de México. La capital de México tiene la mayor cantidad de oyentes en Spotify a nivel global, sobrepasando a ciudades como Nueva York, Londres y París.

Desde el lanzamiento de Spotify en México en 2013, el país ha evolucionado hasta colocarse entre los mercados más sofisticados de música digital, convirtiéndose en un imán para los principales eventos en vivo e invitando tanto a artistas consagrados como emergentes a conectar con fans y dejar su huella en la capital del país. Y ahora, es el anfitrión del primer Spotify Awards, que será transmitido en vivo para todos los países de habla hispana de Latinoamérica. 

Así que reserva la fecha – y dale a play a tu música favorita. Tú tienes el poder.  

Discover a Decades-Old Murder in ‘Fausto,’ the First True Crime Spotify Original Podcast for Mexico and Latin America

October 22, 2019

In December of 1991, a family was mysteriously murdered in Ecatepec, Mexico. The event drew the media’s attention to the town—one that would soon be notorious for its high rates of crime and serial killings. Now, the world can tune in to hear how the case eventually unraveled on Fausto, the first true crime Spotify original podcast for Mexico and Latin America. 

Fausto—the name the local police gave to the file that contained murder cases—is the third original Spotify production for Mexico after Tlatelolco: La Plaza en Movimiento and NRDWARE. The eight-episode Spanish language series is based on a year-long investigation. Each installment recreates the events for listeners through testimonies from real people involved with the case.

One of those people is Agent Fabian Roldán. The multiple homicide at the heart of the story was the biggest case in his 40-year law enforcement career. On Fausto, he gives his first-person account of how the crime was solved.

Narrating the shocking tale is Mexican actor Damián Alcázar, who has been in more than 60 films, been nominated for 30 international awards, and received more than 25 awards throughout his career. You might recognize him for portraying Colombian drug lord Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela on the Netflix series Narcos.

6 Questions (And Answers) with Mia Nygren, Managing Director, Spotify Latin America

July 23, 2019

Artists who emerge in Latin America often catch fire around the Spanish-speaking world—and beyond—thanks to streaming (just look at “Despacito”). In the six years since Spotify’s launch in the region, Latin America has quickly become one of Spotify’s fastest-growing music and podcast markets. 

We sat down with Mia Nygren, our Managing Director of Latin America, to learn how streaming spread so rapidly throughout the region, transformed its music industry, and then began to influence the rest of the world. 

Tell us about your professional background, particularly your work in the music industry prior to joining Spotify. How did that prepare you for your current role?

I have seen and been a part of the massive transformation that the music marketplace has experienced in the past 20 years. After university, my first job as a market research consultant for Nordic internet companies brought me to Spain. Then in 2001, I joined a Swedish mobile music creator and distributor of ringtones. It was pretty clear that the technology would improve with time and that labels and publishers would enter the space. From there, I went to Universal Music Group (Spain and Portugal) in 2003 and lived through the sharp decline in physical sales and the consistent growth in digital distribution. After nine years at the label, I moved back to my hometown, Stockholm, to join Spotify.

My time at Universal was invaluable in so many ways, but was particularly helpful at first in driving the Spotify business forward through partnerships with labels—my primary responsibility as Business Development Director in Europe. Moving into my current role, a deep understanding of the music industry and how to identify innovative growth opportunities through content was also key—especially in a part of the world where music consumption is through the roof.