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Call Her Daddy, one of the most popular podcasts, is on the move. Alex Cooper, who hosts the female-skewing show, has struck a deal with SiriusXM, moving her show from Spotify. The deal will start in 2025 and gives SiriusXM advertising and distribution rights to the show as well as shows from…

Shares of giant music streamer Spotify have jumped 13% in pre-market trading as the company grew premium, subscribers, revenue and profit for the second quarter ended in June. Monthly active users rose 14% to 626 million and expanded across all regions, although a bit below Wall Street's guidance…

Amazon's podcast company Wondery has inked an exclusive distribution and ad-sales deal for the popular podcast, Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard. The agreement calls for Wondery and Armchair Expert to co-develop and produce two new podcasts for fans, and one livestream per year, and includes a first-look…

Streaming giant Spotify and creator-focused Nebula are teaming up on a video content initiative. The partnership will bring videos from Nebula to Spotify’s 615 million-plus global users. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Creators who are part of the initial Nebula slate…

Spotify is raising prices for the second time in two years, upping the monthly rate for its ad-free premium plan by $1 starting in July. When the new price of $11.99 takes effect, it will be 20% higher than it was in 2022. In a blog post, the Sweden-based streaming audio company said it is making the…

Another day, another record for Taylor Swift. As expected, Swift's The Tortured Poets Department debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart (dated May 4). It is her 14th album to reach that plateau, tying Jay-Z for the most No. 1s among soloists. The Beatles, with 19 No. 1s, have more, but it…

Taylor Swift has broken yet another record with her latest album The Tortured Poets Department. Since the album was released a week ago, it has topped the UK's music chart with the biggest first-week sales in seven years. The BBC reports that the 31-track double album (including a second volume…

Podcast giant Wondery has hired Spotify’s Chris Baughen, as it launches the paid-for Wondery+ service in the UK. Baughen will be Head of Podcasts, Wondery UK, and report into Wondery's Head of International Podcast Content, Jessica Radburn. Based on London, he will have strategic oversight of the…

UPDATE, 12 PM: Another record for Taylor Swift. Her Tortured Poets Department has become the first album in Spotify history to surpass one billion streams in a single week — and it happened in just five days. The previous album to reach the most streams in a week also came from Swift, with her last…

EXCLUSIVE: Nick and Jon Hamm's Free Turn Entertainment has announced a hybrid game-podcast murder mystery as its next project. The indie has partnered with Spotify for distribution of Cold Tapes: Winter Over, which it has described as a “true-crime style audio game set in the frozen and isolated…

Beyoncé’s entry album into the country music genre, Cowboy Carter, was released on March 29, and it’s already shattering records on streaming platforms. After the “Texas Hold ‘Em” singer dropped her new album, Spotify said it became the platform’s “most-streamed album in a single day in 2024 so…

As its public dispute with TikTok continues, Universal Music Group has set an expanded strategic relationship with Spotify. The new agreement will “further amplify music discovery and social interaction and enhance fan experiences,” the companies said in a joint announcement. Under the deal…