Spotify has launched a new service for artists and managers that allows acts to promote their merchandise on the platform for free.

Launched in conjunction with Topspin, artists can now display t-shirts, vinyl, posters, bundles and other merchandise to all of their fans and followers.

They do so by using Topspin's ArtistLink tool, which allows acts to link to any web-based merchandise vendor of their choice - which includes their own website.

To post an item on Spotify using using ...