Nearly one year, artists can provide their Crowd-Funding links in their profile. Through Cash App, GoFundMe or PayPal.me Link it's possible to get support from listeners.
Another Cooperation with Merchbar makes it possible to import merchandise products from there into spotify.
Meanwhile there is also a nice featureto upload individual covers for playlists (take own images to be sure you have no trouble with licenzing)
Ich hab mich auf jeden Fall mega gefreut und gleich alle Playlists “gebrandet”
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