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Spotify launches new daily soap opera podcast to challenge The Archers – still BBC’s most popular audio show after 70 years Spotify could launch a ficional drama to rival the BBC show as early as next year Plans were revealed by content head at podcast production group Gimlet Media The company was bought by streaming … Read more
Joe Biden’s Secretary of State nominee Antony Blinken is a ‘smooth-talking guitarist’ who even has two singles on Spotify – Lip Service and Patience Anthony Blinken, 58, is the former deputy secretary of state under the Obama administration and a longtime aide to the President-elect But Blinken is better-known to his 57 monthly Spotify fans … Read more
Credit scores can now be boosted by Netflix or Spotify subscriptions: Experian launches new feature and millions are likely to see instant uptick Experian announced its new ‘boost’ feature for its 8m UK customers today It will use data from people’s bank accounts to help ‘thicken’ their credit file This means payments which didn’t count … Read more
Ex-soldier, 32, is jailed for more than two years for running over cyclist while choosing Spotify tune on his mobile phone which he threw into bushes in vain bid to cover his tracks Geraint Coombes was driving his Range Rover Discovery Sport on the A469 near Caerphilly He later confessed he was on Spotify the moment … Read more
Spotify defends allowing Alex Jones to appear as a guest on Joe Rogan’s podcast, saying it won’t ban conservative voices just because staff and listeners don’t agree with them Horacio Gutierrez, Spotify’s chief legal officer, sent a memo to staff this week He said the platform would not ban people from being guests on podcasts … Read more
Matthew McConaughey reveals how listening to Dwight Yoakam helped him overcome sadness of losing a friend and more personal stories in new Spotify show By George Stark For Dailymail.com Published: 16:57 BST, 20 October 2020 | Updated: 17:01 BST, 20 October 2020 He’s certainly the man of the moment, having recently whipped up his fan … Read more
Where’s my free Google Nest Mini? Spotify subscribers left in the dark after signing up for smart gadget giveaway Spotify was offering its Premium customers a free Google Nest Mini Weeks later and many haven’t received an email from the music giant Customers have taken to social media to complain about the lack of contact … Read more
Electric Light Orchestra’s 1977 hit ‘Mr Blue Sky’ proves a lockdown favourite as Spotify listeners ‘dive into nostalgia to escape reality’ Electric Light Orchestra hit has become a favourite during lockdown, study says Study in Belgium finds lockdown ‘significantly changed music consumption’ Listeners on Spotify were opting for classic hits from the late 1970s and … Read more
If you’re a Spotify premium customer, you may be disappointed to learn you have missed out on a freebie – the music streaming giant was allowing households to claim a Google Nest Mini for nothing. It is likely to have given away thousands to those who pay monthly for the service, with error messages now … Read more
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are reportedly set to be offered a seven figure deal to produce podcasts for Spotify. Prince Harry, 35, and Meghan Markle, 39, who are currently living in their $14 million mansion in Santa Barbara, having officially stepped back from royal duty seeking financial independence in March. The streaming giant, … Read more