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greymunford.bsky.social @greymunford.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Spotify Editors Reveal Their Picks for Best Book of the Century (So Far) newsroom.spotify.com/2026-04-15/b...
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Spotify Editors Reveal Their Picks for Best Book of the Century (So Far) — Spotify
From gripping thrillers to poignant memoirs, the 21st century has had no shortage of unforgettable books. To celebrate the standout storytelling of our modern era, we’re launching Best of the Century ...
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greymunford.bsky.social @greymunford.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Spotify Book Charts are now available via Publishers Weekly www.publishersweekly.com/pw/newsbrief...
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Spotify Launches Audiobook Charts in U.S., U.K.
The new charts, accessible through Spotify’s Audiobook Hub, cover 11 genre categories in the U.S.—including romance, self-help, and SFF—and five in the U.K., as well as overall top audiobooks.
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greymunford.bsky.social @greymunford.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...
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‘The Louis Theroux Podcast’ Returning for Series 7, Sets Launch Date (Exclusive)
Boris Becker, Laufey, Kyle MacLachlan and Yorgos Lanthimos are among the star-studded interviewees making an appearance on the upcoming season of Theroux's show.
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greymunford.bsky.social @greymunford.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/spotify-says...
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Spotify says it’s ‘helped artists generate $1bn+ in ticket sales’ to date. Now it’s integrating with SeatGeek to drive even more - Music Business Worldwide
SeatGeek becomes the latest ticketing platform to join Spotify’s growing live events ecosystem.
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greymunford.bsky.social @greymunford.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Jason Concepcion Hosts ‘Wait a Second…’ Video Podcast From Spotify’s The Ringer About Conspiracy Theories, True Crime and More: ‘Stories That Make You Say What the F—‘ variety.com/2026/digital...
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Jason Concepcion Hosts ‘Wait a Second…’ Video Podcast From Spotify’s The Ringer About Conspiracy Theories, True Crime and More: ‘Stories That Make You Say What the F—‘
Spotify’s The Ringer is taking a deep dive into tinfoil-hat territory with "Wait a Second…," a new video podcast hosted by writer and podcaster Jason Concepcion and featuring The Ringer’s Tyler Parker...
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Pop Crave @popcrave.com · 17/02/2026
Spotify announces Bad Bunny as the fourth artist to headline its ‘Billions Club Live’ concert series. The event will be held exclusively for Bad Bunny's top fans in Japan on Spotify.
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Pop Crave @popcrave.com · 11/02/2026
Bad Bunny continues to occupy the top 6 spots on Global Spotify and the top 7 spots on US Spotify following his Super Bowl Halftime Show.
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greymunford.bsky.social @greymunford.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
record user growth = good newsroom.spotify.com/2026-02-10/s...
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Spotify Reports Fourth Quarter 2025 Earnings — Spotify
Today, we announced our fourth quarter 2025 earnings, marking a strong finish to the year with exceptional user growth and continued momentum across the business. Daniel Ek, Founder and Executive Chai...
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greymunford.bsky.social @greymunford.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Bunny Bowl = Hit www.cbsnews.com/news/bad-bun...
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Bad Bunny holds top 6 spots on U.S. Spotify chart after Super Bowl halftime show performance
Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny, born Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, is one of the most-streamed artists on the planet.
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greymunford.bsky.social @greymunford.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
It’s been a busy week for Spotify, as About the Song isn’t the only feature it’s announced in recent days. techcrunch.com/2026/02/06/s...
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Spotify's new feature lets you explore the story behind the song you're listening to | TechCrunch
The short, swipeable stories in the About the Song feature are summarized from third-party sources to highlight interesting details and behind-the-scenes moments.
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Casey Newton @caseynewton.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
I wrote about using Spotify's new prompted playlists as a way to explore my own tastes again, instead of simply being dragged around by an algorithm www.platformer.news/spotify-prom...
For years now, we’ve worried — justly — about the flattening effect that AI has on taste. Instead of encouraging us to pursue our own individual interests, it can feel as if AI only ever drags you back to the median. (My Hard Fork co-host Kevin Roose calls this “machine drift.”) If you have autoplay enabled on Spotify, you’ve likely experienced a version of this: the way that the algorithm will take a song that you mostly like and slowly ruin it for you over the course of weeks of relentless autoplaying.

Prompted playlists, on the other hand, hand you back that lost agency. It’s an AI tool that helps you explore your own taste, rather than a system to replace it.
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Fidel Martinez @fidel.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
The Marias. Always the Marias.
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greymunford.bsky.social @greymunford.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
The idea behind the new feature, explains J.J. Italiano, Head of Global Music Curation and Discovery at Spotify, is to make it possible for anyone to build a playlist, even if they don’t know much about music curation or the correct words to use. techcrunch.com/2026/01/22/s...
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Spotify brings AI-powered Prompted Playlists to the U.S. and Canada | TechCrunch
Now available in the US and Canada, Spotify's AI-powered Prompted Playlists let users describe what they want to hear using natural language commands.
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greymunford.bsky.social @greymunford.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
The annual event will spotlight Addison Rae, Alex Warren, KATSEYE, Leon Thomas, Lola Young, Olivia Dean, sombr and The Marías. www.billboard.com/music/music-...
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Spotify’s Best New Artist Party Returns for Grammy Week With Performances From All Nominees
Spotify's annual best new artist party will continue this year for Grammy week with special performances from all nominees in the category.
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greymunford.bsky.social @greymunford.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
"The number of people who have listened to the People We Meet on Vacation audiobook has surged 515% globally on Spotify since the release of the film — which stars Tom Blyth and Emily Bader as traveling friends-to-lovers Alex and Poppy..." via People Magazine people.com/people-we-me...
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'People We Meet on Vacation' Audiobook Skyrockets 800 Percent on Spotify (Exclusive)
The 'People We Meet on Vacation' audiobook surged on Spotify after the release of the Netflix book-to-movie adaptation starring Tom Blyth and Emily Bader, PEOPLE can exclusively reveal.
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greymunford.bsky.social @greymunford.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
"If I had to describe the future of podcasting in one sentence, it would be this: The future is open, creator-driven, and more culturally central than ever. Podcasting has always grown fastest when creators have freedom, audiences have choice,..." open.substack.com/pub/spotifyn...
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From Long Shot to Industry Standard: How Spotify Saw the Future of Podcasting Early
Roman Wasenmüller, Spotify’s VP, Global Head of Podcasts, reflects on a decade of conviction, from early bets to Good Hang’s Golden Globe–winning moment.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 12/01/2026
“Good Hang With Amy Poehler” won the first-ever Golden Globe for best podcast. See more highlights from the show. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Amy Poehler is holding an award, while standing in front of a microphone. A headline reads: "'Good Hang With Amy Poehler' Wins First-Ever Podcast Award at Golden Globes." Photo by Rich Polk/Penske Media, via Getty Images
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greymunford.bsky.social @greymunford.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
“Podcasts are now absolutely in main culture. When we started in podcasting, it was a very niche medium,” said Wasenmüller...There’s something big happening. To a certain extent, it’s the future of entertainment.” www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
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Spotify digs in on podcasts with new Hollywood studios
In addition to its Arts District campus, Spotify is expanding to Hollywood with a new video-focused podcast studio. The new location will act as a home base for the Ringer, its media brand focused on ...
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greymunford.bsky.social @greymunford.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
The Hollywood Reporter and Spotify Partner on Golden Globes Red Carpet Preshow Hosted by Social Media Star Kareem Rahma www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general...
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The Hollywood Reporter and Spotify Partner on Golden Globes Red Carpet Preshow Hosted by Social Media Star Kareem Rahma
Rahma, the creator behind the viral sensation 'SubwayTakes,' will interview the night's most buzzed-about nominees, presenters and guests before Sunday's awards show.
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greymunford.bsky.social @greymunford.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
Spoiler Alert: Co-creator Ross Duffer said that they had “never talked about a song choice as much as we did for that moment. variety.com/2026/music/n...
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Prince’s ‘When Doves Cry’ and ‘Purple Rain’ Spotify Streams More Than Double in ‘Stranger Things’ Series Finale Surge
Prince's 'When Doves Cry' and 'Purple Rain' both surged significantly on Spotify following their inclusion on the series finale of 'Stranger Things.'
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greymunford.bsky.social @greymunford.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
The experts weigh in... parade.com/books/best-a...
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11 Best Audiobooks on Spotify, According to Librarians
Plus, how to navigate and use Spotify's audiobook platform.
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greymunford.bsky.social @greymunford.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
What's especially wild is that to get to 'just' 25, we had to cut this list down... newsroom.spotify.com/2025-12-29/y...
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25 Ways Spotify Leveled Up Your Listening in 2025 — Spotify
From crisper Lossless audio and immersive music videos in beta to new Audiobooks+ plans, custom transitions between tracks, and in-app Messages, we keep leveling up the way people experience Spotify. ...
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greymunford.bsky.social @greymunford.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Welcome to Squawk Radio, clues 1 & 2 have dropped on the Stranger Things Official Playlist 👀 open.spotify.com/playlist/37i...
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Stranger Things Official Playlist
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greymunford.bsky.social @greymunford.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Why Christmas Music Is More Popular Than Ever One music manager described a holiday hit as a ‘little ATM machine’ www.wsj.com/arts-culture...
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Why Christmas Music Is More Popular Than Ever
One music manager described a holiday hit as a ‘little ATM machine.’
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greymunford.bsky.social @greymunford.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Control FTW newsroom.spotify.com/2025-12-10/s...
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You’re in Control: Spotify Lets You Steer the Algorithm — Spotify
For the first time, Spotify is giving users the power to steer the algorithm. Gustav Söderström, Spotify’s Co-President, CPO, and CTO, shares the vision behind Prompted Playlists, and how a new era of...
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greymunford.bsky.social @greymunford.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
variety.com/2025/music/n... Records continue falling via Variety...
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Spotify Wrapped Breaks Own Record With 250 Million Engagements in Less Than Three Days
Spotify Wrapped 2025 broke its previously held record, drawing 250 million engagements in less than three days.
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greymunford.bsky.social @greymunford.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
open.spotify.com/episode/5Nw8...
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Netflix Buys Warner Bros. Emergency Pod!!!
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greymunford.bsky.social @greymunford.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Spotify Wrapped 2025 is already blowing past last year's numbers www.businessinsider.com/spotify-wrap...
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Spotify Wrapped 2025 is already blowing past last year's numbers
Spotify Wrapped engaged 200 million users in roughly the first 24 hours, a 19% increase year-over-year, the company said.
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Pitch It To Me @pitchittomepod.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Oh boi! Clark's favorite: stats! This year was a massive year of growth for Pitch It To Me and the data from Spotify proves it. We're so grateful for everyone who took the time to give us a listen no matter what platform. #fabtcg #wrapped
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Ryan Nanni @celebrityhottub.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
huh, didn't expect that
a Spotify wrapped summary that says my listening age is the infinity sign, with the description "You are the eternal, the beholder of all suffering and joy, the hourglass that can never be emptied, cursed  to know neither rest nor fear.  You also listened to a lot of Dua Lipa this year."

in a different time i would not feel compelled to tell you i made this in photoshop but we don't live in that time now do we so yes: i made this in photoshop
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greymunford.bsky.social @greymunford.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Of all the Spotify Wrapped materials this year, this Felicidades Bad Bunny video is everything youtu.be/UwSCDzYQb5A?...
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Felicidades Bad Bunny
YouTube video by Spotify
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greymunford.bsky.social @greymunford.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Spotify Wrapped = Yep
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greymunford.bsky.social @greymunford.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
As Willard said, there is a significant and growing “middle class” of artists who generate enough streams to net at least $100k/year. This isn’t a myth or an urban legend. These artists exist. I’ve seen it with my own eyes. lefsetz.com/wordpress/20...
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Re-Per Stream Payouts
I hope all is well with you and yours. I worked at AWAL as its U.S. SVP of Business Affairs from 2018-2023, and it was amazing to see how many indie artists at AWAL were earning real money while ow…
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greymunford.bsky.social @greymunford.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
All major streaming services pay per user, not per stream. That's why Spotify and then YouTube pay out the most and the others pay out less. But the myth of high per stream (fewer users, listening less) continues. lefsetz.com/wordpress/20...
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Per Stream Payouts
“The Truth About Streaming Payout – Take a closer look at the actual math behind real music royalties.” Even I missed this story, which was published a week ago. I caught it in to…
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Amy Nicholson @theamynicholson.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
A rousing final salute from the great art critic @knightlat.bsky.social ❤️ "Every few years now there seems to be a flurry of worry about a 'crisis in criticism.' I think that fuss misses the mark, however. The crisis is in publishing, not criticism." www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
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Column: L.A. exploded into a world art capital. I was lucky to be here to witness it
Los Angeles' ascension coincided with the 46-year career of art critic Christopher Knight. In his final column for The Times, he cites three important factors in that rise.
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greymunford.bsky.social @greymunford.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Pitchfork's 100 Best Songs of 2025 open.spotify.com/playlist/5Pe...
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The 100 Best Songs of 2025
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Apoorva Mandavilli @apoorvanyt.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
Mind-blowingly cool use of AI “Altogether, these findings are leading us to an extraordinary conclusion: Whales may possess a communication system more intricate than our own, one that possibly predates human language by tens of millions of years.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
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Opinion | I’m a Marine Biologist. This Is How I Talk to Whales.
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WebDesignMuseum @webdesignmuseum.org · 24/11/2025
Spotify for Windows Phone in 2013
Spotify for Windows Phone in 2013
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greymunford.bsky.social @greymunford.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
From Metallica To Kate Bush, ‘Stranger Things’ Biggest Musical Moments Weave Into Spotify Experience Ahead Of Season 5 Launch deadline.com/2025/11/spot... via @deadline.com
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From Metallica To Kate Bush, ‘Stranger Things’ Biggest Musical Moments Weave Into Spotify Experience Ahead Of Season 5 Launch
Spotify has curated a 'Stranger Things' Music Time Machine experience to take viewers through the biggest songs from the show so far.
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greymunford.bsky.social @greymunford.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Spotify Expands Song Credits, Introduces New Features for Deeper Listening Experience variety.com/2025/music/n...
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Spotify Expands Song Credits, Introduces New Features for Deeper Listening Experience
Spotify announced plans to expand song credits and introduce new features for a deeper listening experience.
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greymunford.bsky.social @greymunford.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Spotify Opens ARIA Week With The Kid LAROI and ONEFOUR www.billboard.com/pro/spotify-...
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Spotify Opens ARIA Week With The Kid LAROI and ONEFOUR
Spotify launched its first Artist Party in Sydney on Monday night (Nov. 17), marking the start of ARIA Week.
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greymunford.bsky.social @greymunford.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Ashley Flowers, Ben Shapiro, Dax Shepard, Jon Favreau, Keith Morrison and Mel Robbins at the THR Podcast Roundtable | Presented by Spotify www.hollywoodreporter.com/video/ashley...
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Ashley Flowers, Ben Shapiro, Dax Shepard, Jon Favreau, Keith Morrison and Mel Robbins at the THR Podcast Roundtable | Presented by Spotify
Ashley Flowers ('Crime Junkie'), Ben Shapiro ('The Ben Shapiro Show'), Dax Shepard ('Armchair Expert'), Jon Favreau ('Pod Save America'), Keith Morrison ('Dateline') and Mel Robbins ('The Mel Robbins ...
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greymunford.bsky.social @greymunford.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Dom Dolla’s Record-Breaking Year Earns Him ARIA’s New Global Impact Award www.billboard.com/music/awards... via @billboard
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Dom Dolla’s Record-Breaking Year Earns Him ARIA’s New Global Impact Award
Australian DJ and producer Dom Dolla will receive the first ARIA Global Impact Award presented by Spotify at the 2025 ARIA Awards.
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greymunford.bsky.social @greymunford.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
Madness open.spotify.com/track/4aniXv...
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The Ox Driver's Song
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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 14/11/2025
Shohei Ohtani wins fourth MVP award, joining Barry Bonds as only player with more than three
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Shohei Ohtani wins fourth MVP award, joining Barry Bonds as only player with more than three
The Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani on Thursday won his third straight MVP award and fourth in five seasons. Only Barry Bonds, who won the award seven times, has more.
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Matt Belloni @mattbelloni.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
New pod: Sony is kicking butt in an area of animation that Disney and Universal both missed. Why? With Crunchyroll president Rahul Purini. Listen! open.spotify.com/episode/3Wtf...
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Why Anime Is Becoming Undeniable in Hollywood
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greymunford.bsky.social @greymunford.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Spotify’s new audiobook recap feature uses AI to remind you of the story so far www.theverge.com/news/819476/...
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Spotify’s new audiobook recap feature uses AI to remind you of the story so far
For the frequently forgetful Spotify audiobook listener.
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greymunford.bsky.social @greymunford.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Spotify Enters Partnership To Boost Revenue For Music Creators via @forbes www.forbes.com/sites/cathyo...
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Spotify Enters Partnership To Boost Revenue For Music Creators
The NMPA and Spotify, which have been embroiled in a longstanding feud centered on diminishing publisher royalty rates in the U.S., are taking a step together to bring a new revenue stream to music cr...
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Barça Reddit @barcabsky.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Lionel Messi visited the New Spotify Camp Nou yesterday, sharing his visit on Instagram.
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greymunford.bsky.social @greymunford.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Rosalía’s ‘LUX’ breaks Spotify record for most-streamed album in a single day by a Spanish-speaking female artist - Music Business Worldwide www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/rosalias-lux...
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Rosalía’s ‘LUX’ breaks Spotify record for most-streamed album in a single day by a Spanish-speaking female artist - Music Business Worldwide
The album accumulated 42.1 million streams within 24 hours of its release via Columbia Records.
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