{"id":206757,"date":"2025-11-19T21:10:32","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T02:10:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2025\/11\/19\/spotify-acquires-song-sample-database-whosampled-platform-to-power-streamers-new-songdna-feature\/"},"modified":"2025-11-19T21:10:32","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T02:10:32","slug":"spotify-acquires-song-sample-database-whosampled-platform-to-power-streamers-new-songdna-feature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2025\/11\/19\/spotify-acquires-song-sample-database-whosampled-platform-to-power-streamers-new-songdna-feature\/","title":{"rendered":"Spotify Acquires Song Sample Database WhoSampled; Platform to Power Streamer\u2019s New SongDNA\u00a0Feature"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\tSpotify has acquired the song sample platform WhoSampled, the companies revealed on Wednesday (Nov. 19).<\/p>\n

\n\tAccording to a blog post<\/a> by Spotify, WhoSampled will power SongDNA, an upcoming feature on the streaming platform that will showcase \u201cconnections between songs,\u201d including samples, collaborators and covers. In a LinkedIn post<\/a>, WhoSampled founder Nadav Poraz<\/strong> said he would stay on and that the platform would \u201ccontinue to operate as a standalone platform and brand\u201d following the acquisition. A blog post<\/a> by WhoSampled added that the platform, which is driven by user contributions, would improve in several ways, noting that its iOS app would now be free to download and that in-app subscriptions would become free for all users; in addition, the site will become ad-free, and moderation for submissions will be faster.<\/p>\n

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\n\tNews of the purchase was part of a larger announcement in which Spotify revealed it would be expanding its song credits feature to encompass every single contributor to tracks on the platform; song credits previously only included topline performers, songwriters and producers. Spotify notes that the expanded song credits, which come directly from labels and distributors, are available starting now on the Spotify mobile app and will be rolled out to its desktop platform in the coming months.<\/p>\n

\n\tAlso announced by Spotify on Wednesday was \u201cAbout the song,\u201d another upcoming feature that will take the form of \u201cswipeable cards\u201d featuring factoids about songs. The information, which will be available in the platform\u2019s \u201cNow Playing\u201d view, will be \u201csourced from third parties to highlight interesting details and behind-the-scenes moments,\u201d according to Spotify\u2019s blog post.<\/p>\n

\n\tSpotify says the SongDNA and About the song features will be introduced via its Spotify for Artists platform early next year \u2014 giving creators an opportunity to offer feedback and \u201credeliver\u201d credits if inaccuracies are found \u2014 before rolling out to users.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\u201cEvery song is a collaboration, and every contributor should be seen,\u201d said Jacqueline Ankner<\/strong>, head of songwriter & publisher partnerships at Spotify, in a statement. \u201cWith expanded Song Credits, SongDNA, and About the song, we\u2019re giving fans a deeper look at the people and creative threads behind the music they love and giving creators the recognition they deserve. It\u2019s another step in Spotify\u2019s work to champion the people, connections, and stories that bring every track to life.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tArtists can review their Spotify song credits here<\/a>.<\/p>\n


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Spotify has acquired the song sample platform WhoSampled, the companies revealed on Wednesday (Nov. 19). According to a blog post by Spotify, WhoSampled will power SongDNA, an upcoming feature on the streaming platform that will showcase \u201cconnections between songs,\u201d including samples, collaborators and covers. In a LinkedIn post, WhoSampled founder Nadav Poraz said he would […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-206757","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-musique","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/206757","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=206757"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/206757\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=206757"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=206757"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=206757"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}