Stream it all. Wednesday is a celebration for Jay Z as he turns 50-years-old. We’re certain that the hip hop mogul will kick off his Golden Jubilee Birthday in style and luxury, but at the top of the day at midnight, the rapper blessed the world by returning his full catalog to Spotify. “Happy birthday, Hov ? Welcome back to Spotify,” the streaming …
The first-ever Spotify Awards will take place next year. Spotify is launching its own awards show. The streaming service announced the move in a statement on their website earlier this week. The event will be taking place on March 5th and winners will be based on data collected from users’ listening habits. “This March, Spotify is changing the game with our first …
The acclaimed podcast is back. The Spotify-produced podcast, “Dissect,” was named in The New York Times’ list of the five best podcasts of 2018. The Times wrote that “Dissect” “actually attempts to bottom out, close-reading great records with college-lecture authority and autograph-hound zeal.” “Dissect”‘s host, Cole Cuchna, takes a deep dive into a different album each season, piecing together the …
Singer Wizkid has emerged as the first African musician to hit 8 million monthly listeners on Spotify. He has now edged out Congolese artiste Maitre Gims, who was the previous record holder with 7 million monthly streams. Wizkid’s win was obviously booted by his recent collaborations with DJ Spinall and Tiwa Savage on the song ‘Dis Love’ and also duet …
Shares in messaging app Slack surged 49% as the company became the latest tech start-up to join the stock market. Slack set a guide price of $26 a share, but rose 60% at the start of trading before easing back to finish at $39. The company chose a direct listing on the stock market, rejecting the use of traditional advisers …
Rapper E.L is a superhero because he has just set a new record on Spotify with his rap jam, titled “Superhero”. Off “B.A.R 2” mixtape and released in 2015, the slow tempo hip-hop mixtape which was originally performed by Jetta has put the V.O Nation label frontman on a pedestal. The song has been streamed over 15 million times …
Spotify’s founder is taking measures to prevent an Apple monopoly in Europe. Spotify is hoping an Anti-Competition motion they’re petitioned for in Europe will prevent Apple from skewing the lines of fair play. A report published by Variety tells the story of Spotify accusing Apple of unfairly limiting choice and competition in the Europe marketplace. Spotify founder Daniel Ek says Apple gets away …
#DXHitList: Dreezy, YNW Melly & Migos Top This Week’s Spotify Playlist HipHopDX/Mike Lavin @Thehomelesspimp SPOTIFY – Happy Martin Luther King Day! Here’s another #DXHitList help ease into the week and some dope new music to listen to on the day off. Dreezy is revving it up this year for the upcoming release of her Big Dreez album. With “Chanel Slides” featuring Kash Doll already …
