Spotify will also email personalized virtual event recommendations to listeners, both for artists they already listen to and artists they don’t, but might enjoy based on their listening habits. To help with promotion, artists can set their virtual event as their “Artist Pick,” meaning listeners will see it at the top of the artist’s profile. Spotify Enlists Conan Gray, Chloe x Halle & More for 'Play Your Part' Voter Turnout Initiative “In lieu of live shows, staging virtual performances across a variety of platforms has become a vital way to connect with your fans, and share who you are with new listeners. With many tours postponed until 2021, the necessity for these virtual events is set to continue, and we want to make it easy for Spotify listeners to learn about the virtual events for artists they love, and for artists they’re discovering for the very first time.”

“Over the past six months, in the wake of COVID-19, we’ve seen artists adapt and innovate in incredible ways,” the company writes in a new Spotify For Artists blog post. But as long as the events are listed through these partners, the virtual event itself can be hosted on any platform, including Twitch, Instagram Live, YouTube Live or a hosted website.

Shows must be listed either on Songkick, which Warner Music Group acquired in 2017, or Ticketmaster to be included - there is no way to list the event directly through Spotify. Spotify has partnered with concert discovery app Songkick and Ticketmaster to add virtual event listings to the platform, both on artist profiles and in the Concerts hub, the streaming service announced today (Sept.

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