A few weeks ago we stumbled across the news that streaming-giant Spotify has teamed up with Ancestry.com to offer users playlists based on their DNA. Once signed up to the genealogy company, you can trace your family history and input results to Spotify, which will then...
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Rumoured to be coming for some time and with much anticipation building around the changes, Spotify have finally announced that they will be letting artists upload tracks directly to the platform for free, accessible via the Spotify For Artists platform. Death of the record label?...
Read MoreSpotify is staging its first major public concert in Australia. Based on the music of its re-launched playlist ‘Front Left’ (formerly ‘Indie Mixtape’), the line-up is stacked with artists who feature on the playlist, including Cosmo’s Midnight, Baker Boy, Noongar MC Dallas Woods, Hatchie, Kota Banks,...
Read MoreThe North Face released White Denim's ‘Rain Drop’ single as part of the launch of their Apex Flex APX raincoat, teaming up with the band for a rain-drenched performance at SXSW and tying in with Spotify who, relying on data from Accuweather, were able to...
Read MoreSmirnoff has teamed up with Spotify to create an API that analyses your listening habits and provides a gender percentage breakdown of the music you listen to, then giving users a balanced playlist representing genders equally. Part of its ‘Equalizing Music’ global campaign, it’s a...
Read MorePairing users’ music tastes with characters from the popular show, the partnership loosely touts itself as an ‘interactive experience’ where your Stranger Things character is revealed based on listening habits and musical preferences, then giving you a custom playlist that you can share, rotating your...
Read MoreIn their latest report, Spotify breaks down listening habits of its 140M+ users and takes some convoluted guesses about what that might mean in relation to your spending habits. They’ve also just released a widget called Spotify.Me, which quantifies your music-listening habits into hard data,...
Read MoreWith news this week that SoundCloud is in meltdown and Spotify is allegedly play-listing fake artists to drive down royalty payouts, it’s evident that making money in the music industry is more complicated than ever. Here’s an insightful list of some of the inventive ways...
Read MoreEver wondered how the weather affects what music we listen to? Spotify partnered with leading weather provider Accuweather over a year-long study to correlate weather data with Spotify streams, effectively determining how weather affects the mood and acoustic attributes of music played in specific weather...
Read MoreThe U.S.A. inaugurates their 45th president next Friday; a timely reminder to share the incumbent’s compilation of summer vacation picks. Available also via Spotify, the collection is divided into two playlists (daytime and nightime) and features an eclectic mix of legendary songs from Prince, Nina...
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