Bloomsbury Publishing announces audio storytelling partnership with Spotify

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc has announced a new content partnership with Spotify, the world’s largest music streaming service.

Spotify will offer titles from Bloomsbury’s 33 1/3 series in a variety of formats exclusively through its streaming service.

33 1/3 is a series of short books about music, focusing on a single album per book, with over 130 titles published.

The book series has been said to have “inspired a cult following through its singular coverage of artists ranging from Björk to J Dilla to Merle Haggard.”

Nigel Newton, chief executive of London-based Bloomsbury, said: “This is an exciting opportunity for our authors to reach a whole new audience. For 15 years the series has produced an amazing range of personal, experimental, and innovative music writing.

“I’m delighted that our partnership with Spotify will break new ground for the 33 1/3 series. It is one of a number of partnerships which Bloomsbury is successfully seeking out with the world’s most ground-breaking companies to expand our digital offering.”

Courtney Holt, vice president and head of Spotify Studios and Video, added: “As a die-hard music fan, I discovered the 33 1/3 series many years ago.

“When I first joined Spotify to think about spoken word and audio content, I knew this would be a perfect partner for Spotify. We look forward to bringing this amazing series to our global music-loving audience.”

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