Spotify adds new music recommendations feature but it’s not great for bands on a budget

(Image credit: Spotify) Spotify has good news for artists (no, it’s not upping its royalty rates). It’s offering a new promotional tool, which it calls Showcase. When you take out a Showcase ad it’ll appear on users’ home pages or home screens as a You Might Like banner. Spotify recommends using it not just for new music but for making listeners aware of deep cuts and the wider context of new releases. Showcase is in part designed to promote music you’ve already released. For example, you might use Showcase in the run-up to a new EP release to make listeners aware of your existing releases and get them excited about your imminent release. Or you might use it to keep people interested in a recent release when it’s… Click below to read the full story from TechRadar
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