Barack and Michelle Obama's production company Higher Ground has signed a deal with Spotify to create a series of podcasts for the music streaming service, which is seeking to diversify its content. "We're excited... because podcasts offer an extraordinary opportunity to foster productive dialogue, make people smile and make people think, and, hopefully, bring us…

Swedish music streaming giant Spotify said Wednesday it had filed a complaint with the EU Commission against Apple, accusing its US rival of stifling competition in the online music market. "In recent years, Apple has introduced rules to the App Store that purposely limit choice and stifle innovation at the expense of the user experience…

Hundreds of songs get released everyday but only a handful go on to become hits. To get, perhaps, the clearest picture of which songs were the biggest in 2018, we combed through 5,000+ songs released last year. We then compared their numbers on streaming platforms like Music+, YouTube and Spotify and compiled a list of…

The average Nigerian music consumer is buying less CDs and streaming more. These days, there’s no better reflection of how well an EP has performed in the marketplace...

Nigerian songstress, Niniola in a recent interview with Off-The-Top reality TV has dished that her hit song, "Maradona" changed her life. The singer who has some hit songs to her name and is the elder sister to the fellow singer, Teni the Entertainer revealed that the hit song represents a radical turning point in her…

Scream Halleluya yet? Tired of seeing some artists on your Spotify? Well, you can now breathe. Spotify is set to introduce a mute and block feature which will allow you to steer clear of all the artists you don't want to see anymore. Already, the Verge reports that Spotify is currently testing the “don’t play…

Multiple Grammy award-winning songstress, Taylor Swift has taken to Instagram today to announce that she has a "new home". The 28-year-old who released her debut album 12 years ago under Big Machine Records has signed a new record deal with Universal Music Group. As part of her pact, Swift is working to reshape how artists…

20 million streams! That’s the figure on the Spotify screenshot that Mr Eazi shared of his latest EP, “Life is Eazi Vol.2: Lagos To London.” As the praise poured in, and he lapped it up, running victory laps from Twitter to Instagram, we are sucked into the moment. This is genuine, measurable success, and no…

If there is a list of artistes known for being pacesetters in music, then the trio of Drake, Ed Sheeran and Rihanna will definitely make the cut so it comes as no surprise that they top Spotify's list of most popular songs and artists of all time on the platform. In celebration of its 10th anniversary, Spotify…

Top streaming platform Spotify said Thursday that it has reached 83 million paying subscribers, marking steady growth even as the company still struggled to make a profit.

Spotify's billionaire CEO Daniel Ek, who revolutionised on demand music listening for millions of people, is a resilient entrepreneur from a Swedish working-class suburb whose no-nonsense attitude has drawn investors and staff alike.

Spotify is a company that has been burdened with issues particularly in the latter half of its existence. Deciding to go public on Tuesday, 3rd of April, 2018, via a floatation on the New York Stock Exchange market means that the company value could potentially be between $20 billion and $25 billion (N7.2trillion and N9 trillion)…