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Spotify Adds Music Videos To Output

Global audio streaming giant Spotify has announced that it would be posting music videos on its platform in “select markets”, entering an arena long dominated by YouTube. The company said in a statement that the beta version of music videos on Spotify begins rolling out yesterday. The statement added that it would release a limited […]

Davido’s ‘Timeless’ The Most Streamed Album In Sub-Saharan Africa In 2023

Nigerian superstar Davido is ending 2023 strong with his fourth album, “Timeless,” continuing to shatter numerous streaming records. In the recently released Spotify Wrapped 2023, Davido’s album ‘Timeless’ is ranked as the most streamed album on Spotify in sub-Saharan Africa in 2023. The album recently earned a nomination for Best Global Album at the 2024 […]

Spotify Raises Premium Subscription Price

Spotify is raising prices for its 200 million ad-free subscribers for the first time in over a decade, the platform has announced. In the US, the cost will increase from $9.99 to $10.99 for those with an individual plan. Similar price hikes also apply to the UK, Canada, Australia and 49 other territories. The move […]

Rema Hits 2 Billion Career Streams on Spotify

Following the global success of his single ‘Calm Down’ which enjoyed further success with the Selena Gomez-assisted remix, Nigerian music star Rema has now surpassed 2 billion career streams on Spotify as a lead artist. In 2022, Rema joined the exclusive club of Nigerian artists to have surpassed a billion streams on Spotify, and just […]

CKay the First becomes the most streamed project by an African on Spotify

Nigerian music artist, CKay’s second extended playlist ‘CKay the First’ has become the highest streamed project by an African act in Spotify history.The project which was released on 30 August 2019 has garnered over 661 million streams surpassing Burna Boy’s ‘African Giant’ which was at 660.9 million streams on Spotify. The project was self-produced by […]