My favorite part of #SpotifyWrapped is Your Artist Messages - tens of thousands of artists sent gratitude and love to their truest fans through Spotify for Artists. And artists took it in so many different directions this year.

Recently we shared that Spotify paid the music industry more money than ever in 2023: More than $9 billion. And today we're sharing a new record: For the first time ever Indies accounted for about half of what the entire industry generated on Spotify in 2023: $4.5 billion.

Get ready to connect with your favorite artists in a whole new way. We’re bringing music videos in beta to Spotify Premium in select markets. spoti.fi/3PloumW

For another year, Spotify set the record for the highest annual payment to the music industry - $10B. For context, in 2014 total global recorded music revenues were just $13B, and Spotify’s pay out at the time was around $1B. Bringing listeners to paid streaming is precisely what

Today, we updated our annual Loud & Clear report, designed to demystify how artists earn money through streaming. Check it out: spoti.fi/loudandclear

Enjoyed being on The Town this week with Matthew Belloni and Lucas Shaw talking about the state of the music industry, why getting people to pay for music matters, and what I think the biggest opportunity is for artists right now. 🎙: spoti.fi/3HfXkMR

Loved hearing about how getting playlisted on Fresh Finds when he was in college kicked off Role Model's career journey 📈

Mental health is a serious issue in the artist community. And too often, help is hard to find or doesn’t show up where artists need it. We’re launching a new program—to give support, shift the culture, and make it easier for artists to get help when they need it. More on the

77% of Discover Weekly streams are driven by emerging artists. Pretty huge! As our first personalized playlist turns 10, take a look at the impact its had.

🔥 Now when someone shares your track from spotify to their instagram story, their followers can hear a preview right in ig — easier than ever for new people to connect w the music

Loved this peek behind the curtain. Two of Spotify’s editors talk about what it really takes to put together the Fresh Finds playlists every week. Hours of digging through new music, picking what actually makes the cut. Super cool to see how it all comes together. Happy 10 years

To another decade of Fresh Finds 🎉 Check out all the Fresh Finds stats and hear from playlist alumni at the link below ⤵ artists.spotify.com/blog/celebrati…