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Spotify Soars to 320 Million Listeners, with 144 Million Paid Members

posted by martyb on Friday October 30 2020, @10:09AM   Printer-friendly
from the easy-listening dept.

Phoenix666 writes:

Spotify soars to 320 million listeners, with 144 million paid members:

Spotify soared past a worldwide listener milestone as the number of people using the service climbed 29% to 320 million in the third quarter, the music streaming service said Thursday. Excluding anyone who listens free with advertising, Spotify's paid members also rose 27% to 144 million, the company said.

The latest figures further cement Spotify as the world's biggest subscription music service.

How does it compare to p2p these days?

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  • (Score: 2) by gawdonblue on Friday October 30 2020, @11:16PM

    by gawdonblue (412) on Friday October 30 2020, @11:16PM (#1071090)

    About a year ago I was talking to a muso from a popular band about Spotify and how very popular his band was on it, and hinted he must be doing alright. His response was that they make SFA directly from Spotify, but Spotify is used to determine which acts get which cut at music festivals, and that was good for his band as they loved playing live and headlined quite a few festivals.

    I hope they're getting more from Spotify now, because the festivals are not happening and are unlikely to be viable anytime soon.

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