Spotify Launches Influencer Following Music Graph, Collection, And Instant Previews To Aid Discovery | TechCrunch

Spotify employees in the crowd at its New York City press event are chatting about the influencer following system its about to launch, confirming my scoop from late November. Founder Daniel Ek announced Spotify now has 20 million active users, 5 million paid subscribers, and has paid out a half billion dollars to artists’ record labels. It also launched Instant Preview which gives you a one-click way to sample an artist you see on the service, and Collection to help you organize the music you dig.