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Spotify look set to compete with Clubhouse after the streaming giant completed the sale of the popular live audio app Locker Room this week.Launched back in October by Betty Labs, Locker Room has served as a live audio space for sports insiders and fans to log on and discuss games together.Spotify has now acquired Betty Labs and is planning to “evolve and expand Locker Room into an enhanced live audio experience for a wider range of creators and fans,” according to a press release.Spotify say they will offer “a range of sports, music and cultural programming, as well as a host of interactive features that enable creators to connect with audiences in real time” on the new version of Locker Room.1/ I’m thrilled to share that Betty Labs has

2021 Golden Globes are tonight, and it’s not too late to catch up on all of the Golden Globes Awards nominees with our watchlist. Win or lose, every movie and TV show on the nominee list is worth a watch!For this week’s Soundtrack Sunday, we curated a Spotify playlist filled with songs from movie soundtracks that were nominated for a 2021 Golden Globe Award.Listen here: Let us know your favorite song on Twitter!More Like This: See all of our HollyGOOD playlists right here.The way you feel when listening to movie soundtracks is proof that Hollywood is a part of all of us. That’s why we’re reimagining Hollywood.com to bring you entertainment news that actually entertains you and makes you feel good.

Eminem has celebrated his song ‘Lose Yourself’ hitting one billion streams on Spotify.The rapper’s 2002 track was the lead single from the soundtrack to his semi-autobiographical film 8 Mile, which was also released in 2002.‘Lose Yourself’, which gave Eminem his first US number one single on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart and won an Oscar for Best Original Song in 2003, has now earned a significant streaming record to add to its already weighty list of accolades.Eminem confirmed yesterday (February 24) that the song has now been streamed over one billion times on Spotify.

Billie Eilish has teamed up with Spotify to unveil their first foray into HD audio.From later this year, Spotify Premium subscribers in select global markets will get the chance to upgrade their sound quality to Spotify HiFI – delivering music to a level that is said to rival CD equality.The new offering, which comes after Amazon Music, Deezer and Tidal unveiled similar services, was unveiled by Eilish and her brother Finneas during the Spotify Stream On livestream.“High quality audio means more info, there are things you will not hear if you don’t have a good sound system,” said Eilish.

Juice WRLD songs have been streamed over 100 million times each on Sotify since his death.The figure was reported by Chart Data just over a year after the later rapper’s overdose.It comes just weeks after he was crowned Spotify’s most streamed artist in the US and fourth in the world overall in 2020.His posthumous album ‘Legends Never Die’was also the most streamed album of the year on Spotify.Juice WRLD now has fifty songs with at least 100 million streams each on Spotify.— chart data (@chartdata) February 16, 2021Juice WRLD died on December 8, 2019 after suffering cardiac arrest at Chicago’s Midway International Airport at the age of 21.His label boss Lil Bibby recently revealed that the rapper signed up for rehab just days before his

Spotify stock has hit a new all-time high on the New York Stock Exchange this week.On Friday (January 8), the streaming giant’s stock reached $354.60, and closed at $353.48, up 7% from the closing price the day before and up 12.2% for the week.

podcast with Spotify, and guests on the first episode include Elton John.Archewell Audio launched on the streaming service this week, and the first episode sees the couple reflecting on the events of 2020 alongside “a few friends and a lot of other folks” that the pair “admire,” aiming to “get their thoughts on what they learned from 2020”.On the episode, John is joined by TV presenter and Gavin and Stacey co-creator James Corden, Reasons To Stay Alive author Matt Haig, tennis player Naomi Osaka and more.In his segment, Elton John called 2020 “the worst year I’ve ever known”, while hoping that the pandemic means “that we have become better people” and shared a “hope for healing” in the following years.Listen to the first episode of

Barack Obama has shared his annual list of top songs in 2020 via a new Spotify playlist.The former POTUS took to social media to champion his favourite songs of the year, listing records by the likes of Dua Lipa, Bruce Springsteen, J. Cole and Little Simz.Obama shared his list on Twitter and Instagram, writing: “Here are some of my favorite songs of the year.

Taylor Swift! T-Swizzle turns 31 on Sunday, December 13, 2020.The Bad Blood singer said on her Twitter: “Ever since I was 13, I’ve been excited about turning 31 because it’s my lucky number backwards, which is why I wanted to surprise you with this now. You’ve all been so caring, supportive and thoughtful on my birthdays and so this time I thought I would give you something!”Her new album, Evermore, was released on Friday, December 11, 2020.

The first Friday of every month, Bandcamp waives its usual processing fee for purchases of music and merch on the site and sends all the money to the artists selling the product. December's edition is tomorrow, and it just so happens to fall on the week where everyone's sharing what they've listened to the most on Spotify.

YHLQMDLG” tops Spotify’s list of most-streamed albums globally. The Weeknd’s “After Hours,” Post Malone’s “Hollywood’s Bleeding,” Harry Styles’ “Fine Line” and Dua Lipa’s “Future Nostalgia” round of the top five.The Weeknd’s album is the only one in the top five to earn no Grammy nominations.

Miley Cyrus’ 2009 hit Party In The U.S.A. soared back into the charts over the weekend (November 7-8, 2020) following the results of the U.S.

Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex are reportedly set to be offered a million-dollar deal with Spotify to produce exclusive podcasts for the streaming service.According to U.K. newspaper the Daily Mirror, bosses at the platform are prepared to make a seven-figure offer to the couple, who stepped down from their duties as senior members of the royal family earlier this year (2020).“Of course, money is no object,” a source told the publication.

Joe Budden has ended his deal with Spotify that has seen The Joe Budden Podcast with Rory and Mal hosted exclusively on the streaming platform for the last two years.On the latest episode of the podcast, Budden talked at length about his dissatisfaction with the platform, and said that once the deal expires in September 23 he will no longer be hosting it there.“September 23rd, I cannot tell you where this podcast will be,” Budden said.

Zayn Malik‘s fans have successfully rallied Spotify to remove an Islamophobic song that takes aim at the singer.The former One Direction star is the subject of a track called ‘Zayn Did 9/11’, which was recorded by parody artists Una Kompton in 2017.After realising that it was being hosted on the streaming platform, fans campaigned for its removal using the hashtag #RemoveItForZayn.The song aims a series of offensive digs at the singer, who is a non-practicing Muslim, and also makes light of the attacks on September 11, 2001 when 3,000 people were killed in New York and at The Pentagon.By Sunday evening (July 19), fans realised that the track had been pulled from the platform because it no longer appeared on Kompton’s artist page.

Zayn Malik fans have successfully campaigned for Spotify to remove an Islamphobic song aimed at the singer. The former One Direction singer was the subject of the offensive song, Zayn Did 9/11, by parody artist Uma Kompton, who released the track back in 2017. Fans realised that the song was available for streaming on Spotify and campaigned for its removal using the hashtag #RemoveItForZayn. The song makes light of the terror attacks on 11 September 2001, when almost 3,000 people were killed in New York City and at the Pentagon. By Sunday evening, it appeared the streaming service heard the fandom’s pleas as the song no longer appeared on Kompton’s artist page. However, it is still available on Apple Music and YouTube. Calling for the song

Spotify podcast later in July.Set to arrive on July 29, The Michelle Obama Podcast comes after the former First Lady and her husband, Barack Obama, inked a multi-year podcast deal with the streaming giant.The series “features deep dives with loved ones – family, friends and colleagues – on the relationships in our lives that make us who we are,” Spotify said in a statement.Obama added: “In other episodes, we’ll be talking about the challenges and the joys of being a parent or a spouse, the friendships that help us through the toughest times, or the growth we experience when we lean on the colleagues and mentors around us.“What I love about these conversations is that they’re topics and issues that we’re all dealing with no matter what’s

Michelle Obama will let her own voice be heard on a new podcast.

supports HTML5 videoMichelle Obama is about to become everyone’s favourite former First Lady-turned-podcaster and she prepares to launch her new project on Spotify.The iconic former lawyer will debut The Michelle Obama podcast on July 29 and she says the first series will be dedicated to exploring relationships and how they shape use.Sharing a teaser clip on Twitter, she wrote: ‘I’m thrilled to announce a new project: The #MichelleObamaPodcast with @Spotify! ‘It’s been a tough year and I hope this podcast can help us explore what we’re going through and spark new conversations with our loved ones.

DownDetector.com, and initial investigations point to Facebook’s software developing kit (SDK) as the probable cause. Many of the broken apps rely on SDK to manage user logins, The Verge reports.Facebook has acknowledged the glitch and is working on the problem.“We are aware and investigating an increase in errors on the iOS SDK which is causing some apps to crash,” the social media giant wrote at 7 a.m.

Joe Rogan has announced his wildly popular podcast is moving to Spotify.