Emirates has launched a collaboration with Spotify to bring audio streaming to the skies
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India’s IndiGo partners with Spotify to generate exclusive travel playlists
As a value add, IndiGo and Spotify are also offering customers, booking and travelling directly with IndiGo, four months of complimentary Spotify Premium subscription
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Spotify releases new features as it crosses half a billion active monthly listeners
The company also released its annual music royalties report, saying more artists and creators are finding success than ever before, and getting paid
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Mariah Carey earns millions of dollars a year from ‘All I want for Christmas is you’: Reports
Initially, the singer reportedly did not want to release the song which only took 15 minutes to write
Anghami
Anghami revenue jumps 27% amid Spotify buy-out links
Anghami revenue increases and headcount slashed by 22 per cent
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Spotify in talks to buy Anghami: Report
World leading music streaming platform could acquire Abu Dhabi based streaming service, Anghami
Anghami
Anghami subscribers surge as Spotify rival focuses on Arabic content
Anghami also signed deals with Rotana Music, Saudi Arabia’s MBC Group, as well as Wajeez, which is an audiobook subscription service featuring Arabic content
Anghami
UAE’s Anghami shines on Nasdaq debut as rival Spotify falters
Abu Dhabi-based music streaming firm sees shares surges by as much as 82% on day one of trading in the US
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Video: How Spotify dominates Apple, Google and Amazon in music
Streaming has become this decade’s preferred way of listening to music. It’s an $11 billion dollar industry, making up 47% of global music industry revenues, and Spotify has become the clear winner globally in terms of paid subscribers.
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How Spotify is listening for new Middle East advertising opportunities
Spotify for Brands has launched in the Middle East looking to disrupt traditional advertising markets
Camila Cabello
Revealed: Spotify’s most popular summer song in the UAE
Second collaboration between Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello has been named Spotify’s most-streamed song of the summer in the UAE
Android Apps
Spotify launches lighter android app requiring less data, storage
Lite versions cater to developing countries that have slower internet connections and expensive data
Abdulrahman Tarabzouni
Saudi ‘has massive demand and lagging supply’, says STV CEO
SoftBank Investment Advisors said the direction of the Middle East tech scene is positive
Arab Music
Revealed: Spotify’s most streamed female singers in MENA
World’s most popular music streaming service unveils list for International Women’s Day
Badr Jafar
Spotify appoints Lebanese-Syrian rapper to manage Middle East artists
Exclusive: Wissam Khodur was the executive director of LA-based Quincy Jones’ and Badr Jafar’s LA-based entertainment company Global Gumbo Group (G3)
Anghami
Piracy is biggest challenge for music streaming in MENA, says Spotify
It will take time to convince consumers to switch to legal music streaming, according to Spotify
Claudius Boller
Spotify puts aside profitability to focus on growing MENA users
Spotify is also concentrating on educating artists on monetisation