Spotify Adds 8 Million Paying Subscribers, Misses on Q2 Sales Estimates

straight to your inboxFormer Manchester United forward Dimitar Berbatov believes Romelu Lukaku "will want revenge" against his old club should they meet in the Europa League final.Lukaku completed a £74million move to Inter last summer to join up with Antonio Conte at San Siro.Since his arrival in Milan, the former Everton man has 31 times in his first 49 appearances for the Nerazzurri.His latest goal came on Monday night as Inter booked their place in the final four of the Europa League.Should

Michelle Obama has curated a new Spotify playlist to accompany her podcast on the platform.In a statement, the former First Lady revealed, "It's filled with incredible new artists and a whole lot of #BlackGirlMagic. I hope you'll give it a listen."The first episode of Michelle's podcast featured her husband, former President Barack Obama.Michelle Obama's new podcast, The Michelle Obama Podcast, has arrived on Spotify.

In August last year, Disney was preparing to overwhelm D23 attendees with marketing materials and promotional discounts for soon-to-launch streamer Disney+. Now, the service is one of the few bright spots for a company that has watched its legacy businesses crumble amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Also Read: 'Mulan' to Debut on Disney+ for $29.99 in SeptemberNetflix, which sits atop of the streaming mountain right now, with nearly 193 million subscribers, likely took notice of Disney’s quick streaming growth.

Just months after Milan Harris gave birth to Meek Mill‘s baby, the couple split in a very public manner. The fashion designer recently took to social media where she shared a very spicy photo of her impressive behind and used the caption to say that she is hard at work to get back in shape.

Daniel Ek noted during an investors call that sales improved significantly by June.Spotify said its second-quarter operating loss amounted to €167 million ($196 million), compared with €3 million ($3.5 million) a year ago and €17 million ($20 million) at the end of March.

Dade Hayes Finance EditorCrunchyroll, the anime specialist now controlled by WarnerMedia, has hit a milestone of 3 million subscribers to its streaming service.GM Joanne Waage, who took the helm of Crunchyroll in late 2018, said the platform has seen accelerating growth. Founded in 2006, it reached 1 million streaming subscribers in 2016 and then hit the 2 million mark toward the end of 2018.

Peter White Television EditorMark and Jay Duplass, creators of HBO’s Room 104 and Netflix’s Wild Wild Country, are the latest creatives to sign up to Spotify to create original podcasts.The pair, who also created HBO’s Togetherness and produced Netflix’s Evil Genius, have struck a first-look development deal via their Duplass Brothers Productions (DBP) banner.

Former U.S. President Barack Obama paid a virtual visit to Crip Camp, a.k.a. New York’s Camp Jened, a summer camp for children and teenagers with disabilities; due to the pandemic, this summer campers are experiencing the camp as a virtual experience.

The Michelle Obama Podcast” will feature interviews with notable figures across politics, healthcare, entertainment and politics and is hosted exclusively on Spotify.The Obamas aren’t the only politicians to pursue the podcast game recently — Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will soon launch a show on iHeartMedia, and presidential candidate (and former Obama VP) Joe Biden started a podcast called “Here’s the Deal” on March 29.The Obamas will spend their time on Michelle’s first podcast

Ted Johnson Michelle Obama’s debut episode of her podcast will feature a familiar voice — Barack Obama.The former president will join his wife on the first episode of The Michelle Obama Podcast, recently announced as an exclusive on Spotify.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorNo shocker here: In the premiere episode of Michelle Obama’s Spotify podcast, she sits down for a one-on-one conversation with her husband, former President Barack Obama.The first episode of “The Michelle Obama Podcast” with the former First Couple launches July 29 exclusively on Spotify worldwide.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorTwitter fell short of Wall Street earnings expectations for the second quarter of 2020 as total revenue fell 19%, despite packing on a record 20 million daily active users in the period.What Twitter calls “monetizable” daily active users increased 34% year over year to 186 million, adding 20 million in Q2 and representing the highest quarterly year-over-year growth rate “since we began reporting mDAU growth,” said Jack Dorsey, Twitter’s CEO, in announcing

Also Read: Bret Easton Ellis and Irvine Welsh Are Developing a Drama Series Based on American Tabloids“The new feature allows select creators to bring both audio and video content to Spotify, enabling them to connect more meaningfully with their listeners, expand viewership, and deepen audience engagement,” Spotify said in a statement Tuesday.YouTube already offers this capability, and podcast creators have long been using it as a way to court fringe listeners who are new to the audio-only

LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – Michelle Obama will bring her voice to Spotify’s global streaming platform later this month with the launch of “The Michelle Obama Podcast.”

Former U.S. President Barack Obama has joined dozens of politicians and activists in paying tribute to John Lewis, the long-serving congressman and civil rights icon who died Friday night at the age of 80 after a battle with cancer.

It’s been just revealed that Michelle Obama is making fans happy with this new announcement. She’s launching a new podcast on Spotify! The Shade Room has all the details and you can check them out below.