Spotify on Wednesday said its monthly active user count reached 299 million in the most recent quarter ending June 30. Spotify beat analysts’ forecasts on both sales they had on average been expecting revenues of $1.86 billion and EPS, which had been forecast to be -$0.49 but came in at -$0.20 on a diluted basis […]
All major streaming services from across the world including Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube etc have come together to pledge their support for Blackout Tuesday. The platforms are marking their support with special playlists, social media blackout and moments of silence to protest against police violence and racism and also to honour George Floyd. […]
Spotify is dropping the 10,000-song limit on My Library, so you’ll be able to save as many tracks and albums as you like for easier access to them. You won’t need to remove any tunes to make space for new ones anymore. While Spotify has more than 50 million songs available to customers to stream […]
Last month, Spotify announced that as part of its coronavirus relief efforts it would soon add new fundraising features for artists on its platform. Today, the company is following through with the launch of “Artist Fundraising Pick,” a feature that allows artists to fundraise for themselves, their crews, or one of the verified music relief […]
After bringing the long-awaited feature to iOS last fall, Spotify has updated its app today to take advantage of Siri support on Apple Watch in watchOS 6. After iOS 13 launched last fall, a Spotify update in October brought Siri integration to iPhone, iPad, CarPlay, AirPods, and HomePod via AirPlay. Spotify finally added Siri integration […]
Spotify and Warner Music Group have renewed their global licensing partnership, the two said on Wednesday, confirming that the giant music label’s songs will now be available on the Sweden-headquartered firm’s platform in India. In a joint statement, the two companies said, “Spotify and Warner Music Group are pleased to announce a renewed global licensing […]
Spotify has announced some of the things it’s doing in response to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak. They include launching a music relief project where the streaming service will match donations up to a total Spotify contribution of $10m, and a feature enabling artists to fundraise from fans via their Spotify profiles. The Spotify COVID-19 Music […]
Spotify is rolling out a new look to its iPhone app. The adjustments prioritize common icons and visible indicators over written phrases, which Spotify says makes the app a extra accessible expertise for customers all around the world. First, Spotify has ditched the word-based “shuffle play” button that seems on an artist or playlist web […]
Spotify is launching a new app called Spotify Kids that’s meant to provide a safe space for kids to explore and listen to music. The app, which launches today in Ireland, includes around 6,000 tracks, all of which have been curated by editors at Spotify. For “younger kids,” the app will be limited to things […]
Spotify will soon be trialing a new feature in the US in which artists can pay to sponsor full-screen recommendations (essentially pop-ups) in the Spotify mobile app, across both free and premium (paid) tiers. These full-screen recommendations aren’t new, mind you, but up to this point, they’ve been based on a combination of your listening […]
Spotify notes in its announcement that speakers will be available “while supplies last” although the fine print clarifies that a bit through November 15, 2019. As per the terms and conditions, Spotify will supply eligible customers with a promotional code to use on the Google Store. Notably, the offer is not available to those that […]
Spotify is cracking down on family plan sharing. According to a new set of terms and conditions for the plan that the company published back in August, Spotify is now requiring the primary account holder and everyone else on the plan to show proof that they reside at the same address, which it will now […]
Spotify users will soon be able to recommend tracks and podcasts directly to their friends and followers on Snapchat, thanks to a new sharing option announced Monday. The new feature allows users to either add albums, tracks or podcasts to a story, or share them directly with their friends. Users who see a shared song […]
Spotify says it’s bringing back a popular Android home screen playback widget it had quietly phased out last month. The user outcry was strong enough to convince Spotify to bring it back, and a Spotify manager confirmed in the community forums that the widget would be arriving in a future update. Spotify first explained the […]
Spotify will let users share 15-second clips of Spotify songs on their Facebook Stories. If followers tap on the preview, they’ll be transferred to Spotify, where they can listen to the rest of the track. The change is geared toward musicians, and Spotify calls it “a more powerful way to connect with fans.” But anyone […]