BTS' Jungkook once again made headlines with his new Spotify record. On June 16, 2025, @WORLDMUSICAWARDS stated that the BTS maknae became the first and only K-Pop solo artist to surpass 9 billion ...

Shortly after his military release, BTS' Jungkook made headlines with another record-breaking achievement for his solo track ‘SEVEN.

Billboard Japan caught up with Hadley, Spotify's Global Head of Music Partnerships & Audience, during his visit to Japan for ...

Spotify has released its annual "Loud and Clear" report — a comprehensive look at how artists have performed on the platform.

Compared with Spotify, Tencent Music has significant potential for subscriber growth, driven by its strategy ... global presence through acquiring a Japanese online karaoke platform in early ...

JP Morgan raises Spotify ... growth, supported by product improvements, efficient marketing, and its year-end Wrapped campaign. Anmuth also expects Spotify to keep investing in its core Music ...

This distribution highlights Spotify’s role in democratizing music industry revenue streams beyond traditional major label dominance. The company also reported significant growth in podcast ...

“The growth and expansion of streaming services have increased ... In 2020, only three Japanese songs were streamed more than 100 million times on Spotify. Music Awards Japan’s major categories ...

“Revenues still skew heavily to the West but user growth is now consistently coming from elsewhere.” Trending on Billboard Related Spotify's Joe Hadley on Why Japanese Music's Global Moment Is ...

“The growth of people uploading music is always going ... more than $100 million last year, Spotify said: English, Spanish, German, Portuguese, French, Japanese, Korean and Italian.