Five Finger Death Punch join Better Noise Music label mates as Spotify launches in 13 new locations including Russia.
Spotify, the global streaming platform, is now available in 13 new markets across Europe, bringing the total number of markets to 92.
Now, listeners in Albania, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Russia, Serbia, Sloveina and Ukraine can enjoy a listening experience that includes 50 million tracks, 4 billion playlists, and localised music personalisation features.
Five Finger Death Punch, along with label mates on Better Noise Music will now be available to fans on Spotify in the new locations. Better Noise Music is home to legendary rockers Mötley Crüe, Five Finger Death Punch, Bad Wolves, Escape The Fate, The Hu – Mongolian breakthrough rock band of 2019, Tommy Lee, Papa Roach, Nothing More, Dirty Heads and AWOLNATION – all of whom will be featured on Spotify.
Zoltan Bathory said, “Russia is one of our favorite places to tour. We have a massive diehard audience there so I’m not surprised on the streaming numbers but most importantly – Spotify’s extension to Russia is a great step forward for the whole world because music is a global unifier that transcends politics and all of our artificial differences that fragment society.”
“And a message to our Russian friends and fans: The challenges the world is facing right now hopefully will be over soon so we can come back and see you again.”
Dan Waite, Managing Director of Better Noise Music Europe commented, “Seeing Spotify launch in Russia is an important milestone for Spotify, the music business in Russia but also the Global Music Industry. It is only been a week since Spotify Russia has launched, but by extrapolating our 1 week streaming data out to 1 year, already we can tell that Russia is going to be a top 10 market for Better Noise Music artists.”
Waite continued “The streaming data tells me that we could open a Moscow office soon, I believe this will open up Russia to greater music investment, reduce piracy and will usher in a Golden Era for music in Russia”
Speaking on the new locations, Spotify said, “Our expansion in Europe comes as consumers in the region embrace streaming. Russia in particular is one of the world’s top 20 largest streaming markets—and this launch opens the door for nearly 250 million fans to start discovering new music from their countries and around the world. Newcomers from these 13 markets will join Spotify’s existing 286 million listeners and 130 million Premium subscribers, so it’s also a huge moment for artists who will be able to engage with more fans than ever in an increasingly connected world.”
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