Podcasting Now Spotify vs. Everybody Else; IDAGIO Launches Global Concert Hall; Apple Music to Launch First Radio Show In Africa

Spotify made a deal with Joe Rogan to make his podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience, a Spotify-exclusive. The deal is reportedly worth potentially more than $100 million, and it gives Spotify a show that reaches millions of people a month.

IDAGIO has launched the Global Concert Hall, a new online concert venue made available to audiences worldwide.

The streaming platform announced that “Africa Now Radio with Cuppy” will debut Sunday (May 31) and will feature a mix of contemporary and traditional popular African sounds, including genres like Afrobeat, rap, house, kuduro and more.

A new YouTube Music feature allows users to view and pre-save unreleased albums.

Mark Smotroff finds artists making music together alone around the world.

Streaming doesn’t have to mean settling for lower-quality music.

For those saturated by the era of all-you-can-eat in the music industry, there is a new restaurant in town - and jazz fans are among those to get opening night tickets.

I haven’t seen anything that provides a clear sense of the big picture just yet.

Avicii gave a performance which has never been heard before, and it was aired on Sirius XM. The full set includes many of Tim's greatest unreleased IDs.

Learning data science with Spotify.

The music streaming services industry is estimated to grow by more than $5 billion by 2023.

We know that chillout music is having a big moment during the Covid-19 pandemic, but one of Spotify's editors has been making the case for this as a boost for new artists.

Company’s music related units include Cinq Music and music channel Latido Music.

Podcasting is one of the best ways to find and connect with your customers.

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