Was last summer's Spotify price bump actually a secret plan to drastically reduce streaming payouts to musicians?

BAFFLED Spotify users have complained that they’re hearing ads – despite forking out for paid memberships. Normally paying for a Spotify Premium plan means you don’t hear advertisements… ...

This person paid £143.88 ($182.82 USD) to Spotify for a yearly Spotify Premium subscription, while Spotify paid around £3.77 ($4.79 USD) to Burna Boy. Ouch. Exactly 2.62% of this person’s ...

Spotify hit 246 million paying subscribers in the second quarter of 2024, up 12 percent year-over-year.. The total number of paid subscriber additions, up 7 million, was 1 million above guidance ...

CONFUSED Spotify users have noticed ads appearing on their accounts even though they pay for premium. Paid subscribers usually get access to the platform without hearing ads as one of the main perk… ...

Paid-up Spotify members have blasted the app for showing them ads – despite their membership promising an 'ad-free' experience Credit: Spotify. It's one of the main benefits £11.99 / $11.99 ...

Two U.S. senators have requested that the FTC investigate Spotify due to allegations that the company bundled its ...

Spotify still dominates when it comes to discoverability, though — there’s no denying that. While we’ll all groan, I’m sure everyone will pay the extra pay and keep on listening.

Spotify added audiobooks last year. Paid subscribers get 15 hours' worth each month. You can also get them through Amazon or the library — and celebrity memoirs are great on audiobooks.

Spotify Adds Record Number of Users in Quarter, Paid Subscribers Hit 268M. The total number of monthly active users grew to 678 million, up 10 percent year-over-year.