Spotify closed up 13% on Thursday after announcing new features and 2030 guidance, forecasting a compound annual growth rate in the mid-teens

Spotify shares jumped 15% on Thursday after the music streaming platform laid out guidance for 2030 and reached an artificial intelligence deal …

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Martin Husovec Martin Husovec on linkedin
This announcement by Spotify is a big development. For music industry, UGC creators, but also for Spotify's regulatory position as a future VLOP. …
@carnage4life Dare Obasanjo on bluesky
I was particularly interested in Spotify's earnings today as they recently announced that instead of following the rest of tech and doing layoffs, they plan to deliver more features to customers given AI productivity gains. — So far so good.
@hellmania Charlie Hellman on x
We announced Reserved by Spotify today. I have wanted to crack this one for years! You know the feeling. 10am, you're glued to your phone, ready to buy tickets, and somehow you're already behind 10,000 people in the queue. It can feel like the fans who care the most end up [video…
@hellmania Charlie Hellman on x
Starting this summer, if you're one of an artist's biggest fans on Spotify, we'll hold two tickets for you to buy before the general sale. No codes or bots to worry about. This will be an exclusive benefit for Spotify Premium. Read on here: https://newsroom.spotify.com/ ...
Dave Sandford Dave Sandford on linkedin
Many months ago, Spotify brought me on board to help achieve its vision of giving subscribers greater access in the music presale space. …
Jon Ostrow Jon Ostrow on linkedin
For the last 4 years, we've focused on bringing live events to Spotify for every artist by partnering with 45+ ticketing companies globally. …
Marel Pitter Marel Pitter on linkedin
Big Investor Day energy at Spotify today and this one hits close to the heart of fandom. — With Reserved, eligible Spotify Premium fans …
@paleofuture Matt Novak on bluesky
“The platform will use streams, shares and other types of activity to 'identify an artist's most dedicated fans and hold two tour tickets for them.'” [embedded post]
r/indieheads r on reddit
Spotify Will Reserve Concert Tickets for Superfans
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Spotify Announces “Reserved” - Concert Tickets held for premium listeners
@mageba_wav @mageba_wav on x
Drake leaves UMG then suddenly they announce an AI deal with Spotify 😭😂 The timing is looking very suspicious.
@popbase @popbase on x
Spotify and UMG are reportedly partnering to allow Premium users to generate AI covers and remixes. Users will be able to use this feature with songs created by participating artists and songwriters signed to UMG. ( https://www.billboard.com/...) [image]
@tbpn @tbpn on x
BREAKING: Spotify has reached an agreement with UMG to allow users to create covers and remixes of their favorite songs. Artists get a share of the streaming revenue. Co-CEO @alega explains: [video]
@interesting_ail @interesting_ail on x
Spotify in a collaboration with Universal Music Group will allow Premium users to AI-generate covers and remixes of participating artists' songs [image]
@sarafischer Sara Fischer on x
Morning from @Spotify Investor Day 1 Big Thing so far: AI is tailwind to our business of *taste* 🤑Company says it'll get more profitable as it shifts from a passive, single media player to an interactive, multi-player platform 🤖It won't focus on building LLMs; It'll buy [image]
Miles Lennon Miles Lennon on linkedin
Extremely proud and excited to see this announcement go out today! Huge shout out to Chris Bonavia Sofia Sheppard Winston Wu and all members of their teams for making it happen. …
Andres Guadamuz Andres Guadamuz on linkedin
Spotify and Universal Music announce landmark licensing agreements for fan-made covers and remixes. This is a massive announcement …
@toskarin @toskarin on bluesky
the inevitable result of caring so little about music that you understand your streaming service's value as an automatic IP negotiator does inevitably seem to be that you consider the music itself as incidental to all this. a string of names and ideas to lease, which you may as w…
Tommaso Rossi Tommaso Rossi on linkedin
Today, Spotify is launching Reserved! — For too long, getting concert tickets has been a frustrating experience for the fans who deserve them most. …
r/SunoAI r on reddit
Spotify is launching AI-generated remixes.
Samantha Subin Samantha Subin on linkedin
Spotify is shuffling its AI strategy. — The music streamer struck a deal with Universal Music on Thursday to let users create AI covers and remixes using the voices of certain artists. …
Ben Kung Ben Kung on linkedin
Super proud of the team that made this happen!

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Spotify closed up 13% on Thursday after announcing new features and 2030 guidance, forecasting a compound annual growth rate in the mid-teens

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