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Founded as a small start-up firm just 14 years ago, Spotify has quickly risen to take the music world by storm. From its humble beginnings, the music streaming service, which boasts a library of 60million songs, now has a staggering 320million monthly active users and is worth an estimated $23billion. The meteoric rise began in … Read more
From ‘All by myself’ to ‘Happy’, songs we decide to listen to often reflect our mood. Now Spotify thinks it can make that decision for us – by listening to our voices. The streaming giant has been granted a patent for a technology that analyses your voice to determine your emotional state, age, gender and … Read more
Spotify adds nine classic audiobooks like Jane Austen’s ‘Persuasion’ and Charles Dickens’ ‘Great Expectations’ narrated by celebrities including Hilary Swank and Forest Whitaker Spotify is testing audiobooks and has added nine classics the its library They include Jane Austen’s ‘Persuasion’ and Kate Chopin’s ‘The Awakening’ Each is narrated by a celebrity like Hilary Swank … Read more
Pete Evans’ wife, Nicola Robinson, has hit back after the disgraced chef’s podcast was banned from Spotify for spreading misinformation about Covid-19. The former MKR judge, who lost his $800,000-a-year job at Seven in May because of his dangerous and unscientific views, announced on Tuesday the audio streaming giant had completely wiped every episode of his … Read more
Spotify is the latest online platform to take a hard stance against disgraced celebrity chef Pete Evans. The former My Kitchen Rules judge, who lost his $800,000-a-year job at Channel Seven in May because of his dangerous and unscientific views, announced on Tuesday that Spotify had completely wiped every episode of his Evolve podcast. ‘Looks … Read more
Prince Harry has dropped the Queen’s English accent in favour of a more ‘slurring mid-Estuary’ twang in his new podcast with wife Meghan Markle, a British behaviour expert has claimed. The Duke, 36, and Duchess of Sussex, 39, today released their first Spotify podcast, calling on famous friends including Sir Elton John, Brené Brown, Deepak … Read more
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s new business partner Spotify paid less than £1million in UK taxes last year despite earning £6billion globally, reports claim. The Sussexes recently signed a £30million deal with the streaming service to produce and host their own shows as part of the newly formed Archewell Audio. Their latest venture will begin with a ‘holiday … Read more
How can Spotify give Meghan and Harry millions when it pays singers £200? Sandie Shaw blasts streaming service for handing out a fortune to former royals for podcast while paying only small amount in royalties to musicians By Gregory Kirby For The Daily Mail Published: 22:00 GMT, 16 December 2020 | Updated: 22:00 GMT, 16 … Read more
Twitter users have taken to social media in droves to poke fun at the trailer for Harry and Meghan’s new Spotify podcast. The couple will produce and host their own shows as part of the newly formed Archewell Audio – starting with a ‘holiday special’ that ‘uplifts audiences around the world’. It is not known how … Read more
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle sign podcast deal with Spotify following in the footsteps of the Obamas to add to their £100million Netflix agreement By Rory Tingle For Mailonline Published: 15:17 GMT, 15 December 2020 | Updated: 15:22 GMT, 15 December 2020 Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have signed an exclusive podcast deal with Spotify. The … Read more