Spotify tested listening parties over the past year
Camille Hearst · Monetizing passions, scaling marketplaces, and stories from a creator economy vet | Camille Hearst · Aug 20, 2023 · at 6:28
Camille Hearst, Head of Fan Monetization at Spotify, discusses experimental formats Spotify has tested to connect artists with listeners.
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“And then other things we've been looking at have been listening parties. We ran a few of those over the past year.”
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