SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean group BTS was the third most-streamed global artist on Spotify, one of the world’s biggest players of music streaming, this year, data from the service showed Thursday. According to the Spotify Wrapped 2021 data, BTS ranked third after Puerto Rican vocalist Bad Bunny and Taylor Swift as [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Uplus Corp., a major South Korean telecom operator, said Tuesday it will offer Spotify to its mobile users for up to six months in a move expected to expand the music streaming service’s presence in the country. The telecom operator said subscribers to its 4G LTE and 5G [...]
SEOUL, March 16 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop megastar BLACKPINK became the first girl group worldwide to garner 20 million followers on the music streaming giant Spotify, its management agency said Tuesday. The four-piece K-pop act set the record Monday (U.S. time), about 15 months after it pushed down Fifth Harmony to No. 2 on the [...]
SEOUL, March 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Major South Korean music distributor Kakao Entertainment Corp. and global music streaming giant Spotify Technology SA said Thursday they have reached an agreement on global music licensing after the two companies failed to renew an existing deal last month, resulting in a partial K-pop blackout. The new deal comes [...]
SEOUL, March 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Last weekend, global K-pop fans on Spotify faced a blackout of hundreds of songs by popular artists, including Zico, Mamamoo and IU, after the Swedish audio giant’s licensing agreement with South Korea’s top music distributor Kakao M Corp. came to an end. While some music has since been restored [...]
SEOUL, March 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Global streaming giant Spotify Technology SA on Monday suspended the streaming service of K-pop tracks licensed by Kakao M on its global platform as their license deal has expired, officials said. The move has prevented global K-pop fans from listening to songs of major South Korean artists, including IU [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Spotify Technology SA, which opened its service in South Korea early this month, is expected to face fierce competition in the music streaming market currently dominated by local players. While the Swedish company is one of the top audio streaming services in the world, with 345 million users across [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Global streaming giant Spotify Technology SA said Monday that South Koreans will be able to enjoy personalized music recommendations and discover new music through its service. The service landed in the country last week, giving South Koreans access to over 60 million tracks and over 4 billion playlists from [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Global streaming giant Spotify Technology SA said Tuesday it launched its music streaming service in South Korea, the home market of K-pop. The service, which originally launched back in 2008, has more than 60 million songs and over 320 million users across 93 markets. The latest launch comes amid [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Attention is mounting as to whether Spotify can succeed in the South Korean market after the global music streaming service platform announced plans to launch its service here within the first half of this year. The driving force behind Spotify’s strong popularity around the world is its strong music [...]