Absolutely loved this interview with legend and friend Hugo Barra . He’s seen so much of the tech era and has a ton of perspective and insight. And Ben Thompson is one of very few interviewers who understands the space and history deeply enough to ask all the really interesting -…

Spotify’s 2023 royalty transparency report is out today. The number of artists generating eg $10k+, $100k+, $1M+ have all nearly tripled over the last 6 years. Which is exciting on its own, and also bodes well for where the ecosystem will be by 2030. loudandclear.byspotify.com

Please check it out if you're interested in product development and AI! We put a lot of love into this 💚

Super happy to be part of this team 😊

Was really great spending time with Michael Mignano on-air! 🎙️ Got pretty deep into what product development in an AI world means and how we think about it at Spotify. But also touched on a few more philosophical questions around AI and it’s risks and benefits which I rarely get to talk…

Had a super fun conversation with scott belsky , Tomer Cohen and Harry Stebbings on the The Twenty Minute VC podcast. We talked about what happens with product and design now that AI is the product.

open.spotify.com/episode/12s6DS…

Hey US people. Try it out! 📖📚🎧

This is maybe my favorite Spotify launch the last few years. It’s been a looong time in the making. I’m a huge book fan and I think that audiobooks in an access model can do to reading what the access model did to music and make a lot more people - that may not consider…

Been using the Jam feature internally for a while now. Sooo much fun, any room can bootstrap a party in seconds 🪩🕺

Happy to share it with the world 🌍

youtu.be/3DYrvRn2Uy0?si…

Podcasters - what if I told you could offer your pod to any listener around the world, in their own local language but still keep it in your own voice? That’s the pilot we’re launching Spotify!

It’s called Voice Translation and using AI, translates podcasts episodes into…

I always knew Lex Fridman and Steven Bartlett would sound amazing in Spanish too 😊 So glad that we could make it happen 🔥

Exciting news! Our integration with Patreon is live for users globally. This partnership underscores our commitment to give creators more power and choice, and provide listeners with access to all the content they love.

newsroom.spotify.com/2023-08-09/pat…

Hope you find this useful!

Full talk here: youtube.com/watch?v=2eWuYf…