Spotify Launches in About 40 African Countries

Spotify announced that it would soon launch in over 80 markets, including Bangladesh, Pakistan and Nigeria, over the next few days. The announcement came on Tuesday during their Stream On Livestream event. It was among the company’s vision for audio and part of its plan for the year. Also, it would be brought in more than 36 different languages. This was to reach a global audience; making the market represent more than a billion people who already use the internet. Also, more artist teams would be able to access Spotify in their native language and control their success on the platform. In a blog post, Spotify said that the change would be reflected on the dashboard of Spotify for Artists. “You’ll see listeners from these new countries reflected in your Spotify for Artists dashboard as we launch throughout the year.” However, the expansion aimed to create new ways for artists to use select playlists to share their stories and create connections with fans.