Spotify App Gets a Refresh; Warner Music Backs New NFT Project; Songfinch Partners With School of Rock

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Spotify has given its app icons their first refresh in six years – and its a subtle one. Here's what's changing in the Spotify app.

Singapore-based Ownft World said its new NFTs will effectively live like real celebrities that grow in value by earning income rather than being traded.

Songfinch makes it possible for anyone to discover talented musicians and turn their personal stories into a custom, one-of-a-kind song.

Warner Music Group is on course to become Africa's top music distributor.

MBW Reacts: Our team's music biz-centric take on soaring inflation in the US.

Spain is now a market dominated by streaming - it's 85% of overall music consumption - and paid subscriptions are finally having an impact too.

Check out the latest guide to the TikTok "For You" algorithm for creators and musicians, sourced by the recently leaked internal documents.

Ogle is responsible for introducing Spotify’s Discover Weekly playlist recommendation engine.

Consumers spent 3.8 trillion hours on mobile devices in 2021, according to App Annie.

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