Get Artist Accounts Ready For Spotify Wrapped

2 Weeks To Get Artist Accounts Ready For Spotify Wrapped 2025

There are less than two weeks left to get Artist accounts ready for Spotify Wrapped 2025. Fortunately, Hypebot makes it easy with a checklist and tips from Spotify to help musicians get ready.

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How Artists Level Up in 2025 Using DSP Features

Here are the top features on streaming platforms that artists and A&R reps are using to level up independent musician visibility.

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Paid Streaming Dominates Music Listening For First Time

For the first time, paid music streaming services account for the majority of listening time among U.S. consumers, according to new data from Edison Research’s Share of Ear study. The milestone underscores a fundamental shift in how audiences consume music — and what they’re willing to pay for.

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Indivisible Spotify Boycott

Indivisible calls for Spotify boycott over ICE recruitment ads

Indivisible calls for Spotify boycott urging artists and listeners to drop the streamer over ICE recruitment ads appearing on its free tier.

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DistroKid Direct

DistroKid adds ‘Direct’ Merch Sales

Indie D.I.Y. music distributor DistroKid has launched Direct – a new platform that brings direct-to-fan commerce to smaller independent artists. Designed to go beyond traditional distribution, Direct enables artists to create and run on-demand merch stores from within the DistroKid ecosystem.

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Spotify closed Wellness Week

All of Spotify is Out Of Office for its annual Wellness Week

Spotify is in the midst of its annual company-wide Wellness Week October 25 to November 1, 2025. During this time, Spotify employees worldwide are encouraged to take a paid break to focus on their mental health and well-being. 

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There are artists making big money on Spotify

From too-low payouts to investments in AI warfare, artists have a lot to think about when it comes to the music streaming platform created by Daniel Ek. But it’s also true there are artists who make big money on Spotify.

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Spotify adds venue search and follow

Spotify adds Venue Search and Follow, updates Live Events feed

Spotify Free and Premium users can now search for and follow venues within the app. Spotify’s Live Events feed also got a refresh with smarter recommendations and daily updates.

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How I Discover My Next Musical Faves by Escaping the Algorithm

Non-algorithmic music discovery? But how? The Sound Vault examines and shares their experience with finding one’s next musical faves.

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Spotify and Major Music Companies Unite to Build “Artist-First” AI Tools

Spotify and the world’s biggest music companies are attempting to draw a new line — not against AI, but in favor of artists.

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Future Of Music Streaming: ‘A Change is Gonna Come’ [MIDiA]

Analysts at MIDiA look at the Future of Music Streaming “to map bold visions of what the future could, and more importantly, should look like.”

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