James Solomon, programmer at Spotify, announced the launch of the new Spotify Artists website powered by PHP 7, Symfony framework 3.1, and Contentful content management system.
Spotify Symfony Revenues are up 8.1%, an important growth
Spotify fans base grown to more than 100M in 60 countries using Spotify to listen to music and discover new artists. The subscriber base has exploded to more than 40M. Streaming has been incorporated into charts all around the world, including the Billboard Hot 100.
Revenues are up 8.1% from just a year ago, the biggest increase since the late 90s. We’re proud that Spotify’s a major driver of that growth, having already paid out more than $5B in royalties.
Noted Troy and the Spotify Team in a blog post. The streaming today goes mainstream and as a result, the music industry is growing again.
Today, streaming is mainstream — and as a result, the music industry is growing again. Revenues are up 8.1% from just a year ago, the biggest increase since the late 90s. We’re proud that Spotify’s a major driver of that growth, having already paid out more than $5B in royalties.
The new Spotify Artists site features a guide for artists getting their start on Spotify and tips for artists thinking about ways to grow their fanbase. The playbook is being rewritten which is opening up new opportunities for artists and the industry.
Spotify is listening to its users, and based on feedback they added concert listings and merch to artist pages.. They made it simple to update your artist image. They built a large team spread all around the world dedicated to working with artists, labels, songwriters, and publishers.
Adopting open source software powered by PHP and Symfony are helping lots of businesses to boost their solutions and provides new features. The case of Spotify Symfony and Contentful platform adoption among many others.
