There's relative continuity in the list of most-streamed artists on Spotify in 2025 (more accurately, from December 2024 to November 2025). Six of the top ten artists are the same as last year: Bad Bunny, Taylor Swift, The Weeknd, Drake, Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar, and Ariana Grande. However, there's a change in the rankings. Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny is now number 1, ahead of Taylor Swift and The Weeknd, whereas last year the order was Taylor Swift, The Weeknd, and Bad Bunny. It's worth noting the presence of rappers Drake and Kendrick Lamar, who continue to capitalize on their ongoing verbal sparring. In contrast, on the list of streams in the United States alone, the top five spots are occupied, in that order, by Taylor Swift, Drake and Morgan Wallen, Kendrick Lamar, and Bad Bunny.

After Rosalía, Coldplay, and the Rolling Stones, Barça now knows which international musical artist it will feature on its shirt for the upcoming Clásico against Real Madrid. According to ARA, Hans-Dieter Flick's team will wear the Travis Scott logo in the match on May 11 at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys. The Houston-born rapper has prevailed over the other options Spotify, Barcelona's main sponsor since spring 2022, had for that decisive La Liga clash. Among these alternatives was British artist Ed Sheeran. There was also a strong rumor of Taylor Swift.

After Spotify has strengthened its fraudulent usage detection systems, the platform has taken down the main pirated versions of the application, the so-called Spotify APK. This has left thousands of people without a favourite music player on their devices. APK versions - downloaded from modified files of the original - are used to access the application's Premium services for free. That is, they allow access to music without ads and free choice of songs, but without having to pay the monthly subscription. They also Users will have to look now for new music platforms. Here you'll find a few ones:

Subscription-based platforms continue their crusade against piracy. Now it's Spotify's turn: the music app has taken down many modified versions that allow users to use its features without paying. Yesterday, many users who used to have some APK versions of the platform reported that they are no longer operational. However, despite the massive blocking, some continue to work, according to users on social networks.

It's official. After months of negotiations, Barça and Spotify have joined forces. The Barça board, which held an ordinary meeting on Tuesday, has given the green light to the Swedish music and podcast streaming platform, which will be the Catalan club's new sponsor. Starting next season and for the next four seasons, the company's logo will appear on the front of the men's and women's first teams' jerseys. The agreement also includes Spotify sponsoring both teams training kits starting next season and for the next three seasons. In addition, and for the first time in history, the Camp Nou will have a commercial name: it will be renamed Spotify Camp Nou. Barça has not made the sponsorship figures public, although the final sum will range between €70m and €75m, depending on bonuses. All this will have to be ratified by the extraordinary online assembly on April 3.

Spotify and Barça are about to announce the agreement that will see the Swedish company become the front-of-shirt sponsor of the men's first football team shirt, replacing Rakuten, as of July 1, 2022. The company will also appear on the women's jersey replacing Stanley. In addition, the Spotify logo will be on training kit and will associate its name with the Camp Nou through naming rights until the refurbishment work is completed, initially in 2025. The contract will be for three years, during which Barça will be able to receive around €75m per season in total, sources involved in the negotiations as explained to ARA.