Spotify Outage: Drake’s surprise triple-album drop crashed Spotify for thousands, with users reporting endless loading and “something went wrong” right as “Iceman,” “Habibti,” and “Maid of Honour” hit at midnight ET—marking a second big service stumble in days. Drake’s Rollout: The Toronto campaign leaned on spectacle, from an ice sculpture tease to a CN Tower “freeze” livestream and a livestream episode that doubled as a visual album. Family-Friendly Spotify: Spotify expanded managed accounts on the free tier in six markets, letting parents set up child accounts under 13 with social features turned off. India Pricing Shake-Up: Spotify cut Premium Standard and Student prices in India and ended Premium Lite, while keeping Premium Platinum unchanged. Anime Awards Buzz: Crunchyroll added BamBam, TEN, Ethan Bortnick and Young Miko as presenters for the 2026 Anime Awards. South Africa Royalties: Spotify’s Loud & Clear report says SA artists earned over R504m in 2025, with fast-rising genres including cloud rap and pop country.