As Spotify turns 15, a look at the ways in which it changed how people listen to music, like breaking down boundaries between genres through “mood playlists”
Ask any executive what the music business was like in the '00s and their face may take on an expression more commonly associated … Tweets: @firstcom_music , @thatericalper , @mrjonburk , @wordsbykristin , @claudiusboller , @tommanatos , @artsjournalnews , and @variety Tweets: @firstcom_music : Do you remember the music industry before Spotify? Read about what's changed from piracy, streaming playlist and the way people discover music. And follow us on Spotify here: https://open.spotify.com/... https://variety.com/... Eric Alper / @thatericalper : In honor of the game-changing Spotify's 15th anniversary, Variety breaks down 15 innovations, transformations, modifications and other ways Spotify has changed how people consume music and brought new functionalities to its platform. https://variety.com/... Jon Burk / @mrjonburk : Excellent read. In 2006 when #Spotify was created, Tower Records shuttered - the last of the destination national music chains (Transworld FYE doesn't count). Gone were the days of physical #music browsing replaced by #algorithms and curated #playlists https://variety.com/... Kristin Robinson / @wordsbykristin : I commemorated Spotify's 15th anniversary for @Variety's latest issue!! This took a ton of research and time and I'm so happy with how it turned out. Thank you @shirleyhalperin and @jemaswad for this opportunity! (Print only for now!) https://twitter.com/... Claudius Boller / @claudiusboller : How did Spotify (re)shape the music industry in the past 15 years? Slashing piracy, de-genrefication, 4.5bn playlists, free tier... What a brilliant story on Variety: #SpotifyArabia #SpotifyAfrica #music #streaming https://variety.com/... Tom Manatos / @tommanatos : “2. De-Genrefication of Music - But subscription services enable users to explore limitless artists, genres and sounds for $10 per month....YPulse found that 85% of millennial Spotify users said their music tastes do not fall into one category.” https://variety.com/... @artsjournalnews : Spotify Turns 15 — It Revolutionized The Music Business: How completely has streaming transformed the music world? The platform rose from 7% of the U.S. market in 2010 to a whopping 83% by the end of 2020 — and recorded-music revenues saw their fifth c... https://variety.com/... @variety : On its 15th anniversary, 15 ways that Spotify has changed the music industry forever https://variety.com/...