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Music streaming giant Spotify has started informing its users who have subscribed to its Premium service through Apple's in-app purchase system that it will no longer support it as a payment method. Since May 2016, the company has not allowed new Premium subscribers to pay for service through Apple’s in-app purchase, citing the tech giant's "tax" on App Store purchases, reports Variety. However, those who had previously subscribed to Spotify using that method cou...
Spotify ends Apple in-app payment for premium subscribers
Music streaming platform Spotify is officially testing a new feature called -- 'Your Offline Mix', a playlist designed for users when they might not be online and still wants to listen to their favourite playlist. Spotify CEO Daniel Ek stated in a tweet that the company has been testing 'Your Offline Mix'. But he didn't go into any further detail. It's unclear when the company intends to release the feature, in particular. "We've been testing ou...
Spotify testing new feature 'Your Offline Mix'
Swedish music streaming platform on Tuesday said it has crossed 515 million monthly active users (MAUs) in Q1 2023, a 22 per cent (year-on-year) increase from 489 MAUs in last quarter -- its strongest first quarter since going public in 2018. Premium subscribers grew 15 per cent (YoY) to 210 million with better performance across all regions, led by Europe and Latin America. Total revenue grew 14 per cent YoY to 3 billion euros, led by subscriber gains, with ad-supported sales logging 1...
Spotify crosses 515 mn monthly active users, premium subscribers grow 15%
Google-owned YouTube has started to roll out the 'real-time lyrics' feature to its music streaming service YouTube Music on Android and iOS. The feature is currently available to some YouTube Music subscribers who have reported, however, it's not widely available to every user, reports 9to5Google. It is similar to the real-time lyrics feature that is available on other music streaming services such as Spotify and Apple Music. With real-time lyrics, users can sing along to...
YouTube Music rolls out `real-time lyrics` on Android, iOS
Music streaming platform Spotify founder Daniel Ek has launched a new startup called Neko Health based in Sweden, which specialises in providing body scans powered by artificial intelligence (AI). Daniel Ek founded the company along with Hjalmar Nilsonne, who is a co-founder and CEO of Neko Health, with the vision to create a healthcare system that can help people stay healthy through preventive measures and early detection, according to Neko Health's LinkedIn post. The startup was ...
Spotify founder forays into healthcare industry, launches new startup
New age digital entertainment and technology company JetSynthesys along with Warner Music India and Spotify has launched EkWomen's first podcast series that enthralls listeners with heart-warming stories of inspiring South Asian origin women. The series is conceived and produced by Medha Jaishankar (formerly at BBC World and Reliance Entertainment) and host Monika Patel (Midday, Uppercrust, and JetSynthesys' Daily Hinduism video series) along with Sheetal Bapat, Head - Social Impac...
EkWomen`s first podcast series launched
Music streaming platform Spotify is reportedly considering rebranding its Anchor App to "Spotify Creator Studio". According to a survey sent to creators in the Spotify for Podcasters programme, the streaming giant might be doing away with the Anchor brand, reports TechCrunch. "Anchor and Spotify for Podcasters are now Spotify Creator Studio, the all-in-one platform for creators of all kinds (and sizes) to express themselves and find success on Spotify," the sample an...
Spotify`s Anchor app may be rebranded as `Spotify Creator Studio`
Leading music streaming platform Spotify has announced that it has expanded its audiobooks in more countries. Audiobooks are now also available in the U.K., Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand, the company said in a blogpost. The platform first announced the support for audiobooks in September, but then it was only available in the US. It allows users to listen to more than 3,00,000 audiobook titles, which can also be downloaded for offline listening. Audiobooks shows up with a lo...
Spotify expands audiobooks to countries beyond US
Leading music streaming platform Spotify has started rolling its new Apple Watch application, with larger controls and swipe gestures. The new update allows users to easily browse and choose their favourite music and podcasts in 'Your Library', the company said in a blogpost. Additionally, the new update allows users to quickly download music for offline listening from the watch itself. It offers "new sleek design with larger artwork, animations", and useful additio...
Spotify introduces new Apple Watch app experience
Popular music streaming platform Spotify has announced that it has acquired Dublin-based Kinzen, a global leader in protecting online communities from harmful content. The platform said that Kinzen's advanced technology and deep expertise will help Spotify more effectively deliver a safe, enjoyable experience on the platform around the world. "We have long had an impactful and collaborative partnership with Kinzen and its exceptional team," Dustee Jenkins, Spotify...
Spotify acquires Dublin-based Kinzen to take on harmful content
Music streaming platform Spotify has started offering three free months of service for new Premium users. The three-month offer is available for new individual and student subscribers, while new Spotify Duo and family subscribers can receive one free month. The offer is not available to former Premium members, but the platform gives those who cancelled before July 15 a chance to revamp their subscription at a steep discount, receiving their first three months for $9.99, reports The Verg...
New Spotify Premium users to get 3 months of free service
With an aim to make the platform simpler and more user-friendly for Premium users, music streaming giant Spotify has announced that it is introducing new individual buttons for Shuffle and Play. The company said that this new change will allow Premium users to choose the mode they prefer at the top of playlists and albums and listen to them the way they want to. "Music, and how you listen to it, should be yours to control. So from the moment you hit play on Spotify, you decid...
Spotify`s Premium users to get individual buttons for Shuffle, Play
Music streaming platform Spotify has purchased Findaway, a platform that allows users to create, distribute, and monetise their own audiobooks, for 117 million euros (approx $119 million), the company revealed during a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing. Findaway will provide the infrastructure for what will become the third pillar of Spotify's business. The streaming service first announced the acquisition last November, reports The Verge. "We believe that audiobo...
Spotify pays $119 mn for audiobook distributor Findaway`s acquisition
Popular music streaming platform Spotify has announced that it has acquired an interactive music trivia game Heardle. The platform said that they see Heardle also as a tool for musical discovery. "Playing Heardle might just help you to rediscover old tracks you may have thought you would forgotten, discover amazing new artists, or finally put a title to that wordless melody you have had caught in your head forever," the platform said in a statement. Heardle is a simple but ...
Spotify acquires music trivia game Heardle
Music streaming platform Spotify has announced that it is testing new tools that will allow users to record, edit and publish podcasts directly from the main app. The company introduced this feature in New Zealand last month. This will remove the need of having a separate app, like Spotify-owned Anchor, to record and publish a quick take for podcasts, reports TechCrunch. Outgoing Spotify executive and Anchor co-founder Michael Mignano noted the launch of this feature and said this will ...
Spotify may soon let you create in-app podcasts with new tools
Music streaming platform Spotify has confirmed that it is developing a new feature called Community that would allow mobile users to see what sort of music their friends are streaming in real-time. The feature will also allow mobile users to see what playlists their friends have recently updated in a dedicated place in the app, reports TechCrunch. While not publicly surfaceable in the app at this time, mobile users can access this new Community feature by typing in "spotify: commun...
Spotify 'Community' feature to let users see friends' real-time activity
Swedish music streaming platform Spotify on Monday announced to acquire AI voice platform Sonantic for an undisclosed sum. London-based startup Sonatic helps creates compelling, nuanced, and stunningly realistic voices from text. "We're really excited about the potential to bring Sonantic's AI voice technology onto the Spotify platform and create new experiences for our users," says Ziad Sultan, Spotify's Vice President of Personalization. "This integration...
Spotify to acquire AI voice platform Sonantic
Mental wellness has become an increasingly popular topic in recent years, partly due to the pandemic, which was a difficult time for many of us personally, but also due to prevalent external factors such as world news and social media. In the midst of this chaos, we seek solace in order to sleep better, feel less overwhelmed, or simply relax after a long day. In this age of visual fatigue and 'doom scrolling,' audio - both music and podcasts -- is becoming increasingly important. R...
5 mental health podcasts to help ease a tough day
Music streaming giant Spotify has likely started testing non-fungible token (NFT) galleries on artist pages. According to The Verge, the music streaming platform has rolled out the test for some users on Android in the US and currently includes NFT previews for artists like Steve Aoki and The Wombats. "Spotify is running a test in which it will help a small group of artists promote their existing third-party NFT offerings via their artist profiles," a company spokesperson said...
Spotify tests NFT galleries on artist pages
Music streaming service Spotify is testing a personalised feed on the app's home screen like Chinese short-video making platform TikTok to help users discover music easily. It is testing a new experience for Spotify users (across the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada) where they can find new music and check out Canvas loops in a personalised feed that lives on the home screen of the mobile app. Every day, the feed will recommend 15 songs. "To navigate the feed,...
Spotify testing music discovery feed like TikTok
Music streaming service Spotify is testing a new feature for listeners to discover music they love with a collection of playlists curated by select Spotify users and influencers. The Featured Curators pilot is a limited-time test that promotes popular user and influencer playlists alongside our Spotify playlists. "Spotify transformed music discovery through flagship playlists like RapCaviar and personalised playlists like Discover Weekly," the company said in a blog post. &...
Spotify testing new feature for user-made playlists
Tech giant Google has announced a pilot programme to test third-party billing systems in Android and across its wider ecosystem. The programme will allow a small number of participating developers to offer an additional billing option next to Google Play's billing system and is designed to help it explore ways to offer this choice to users while maintaining its ability to invest in the ecosystem. "We think that users should continue to have the choice to use Play's billing ...
Google to begin testing 3rd party billing systems with Spotify
Swedish music streaming platform Spotify said that it is 'retiring' Car View, which was introduced at the beginning of 2019, without an immediate replacement. In a post on its community platform, the company confirmed that it is retiring the feature. "We can confirm that we are retiring the car view feature. This, however, does not mean we do not want to improve on how our users listen to Spotify while driving. On the contrary, we are actively exploring a variety of new way...
Spotify now ending support 'Car View' mode
Swedish music streaming giant Spotify is testing a new feature in its mobile app that basically adds a vertical feed of music videos like TikTok that users can scroll through to find something they like. Several apps like Instagram and YouTube are replicating the TikTok style with a vertical short video feed. The feature was spotted in the beta version of Spotify for iOS, which is available on TestFlight. A new icon in the tab bar of the app takes users to a new vertical video experienc...
Spotify to take on TikTok with vertical feed of music videos
Swedish music streaming platform Spotify has announced that it is rolling out a new feature, Enhance, for Premium users to easily add personalised recommendations to their playlists. Enhance provides users with personalised recommendations to create playlists with ease while keeping you in control through an easy-to-navigate design. "Simply turn these recommendations on or off with the tap of a button. And once Enhance is on, you will see your playlist populated with suggested song...
Spotify's new feature to improve personalised recommendations
Swedish music streaming giant Spotify has announced to spend up to $1 billion between now and April 21, 2026 to repurchase its own shares. The company would commence a stock repurchase programme beginning in the third quarter of 2021. "Repurchases of up to 10,000,000 of the Company's ordinary shares have been authorised by the Company's general meeting of shareholders, and the Board of Directors approved such repurchases up to the amount of $1.0 billion. The authorisation t...
Music streaming giant Spotify to spend $1 bn buying its own stock
Swedish music streaming giant Spotify on Wednesday announced that it now has 165 million premium subscribers and 365 million monthly active users. It's a year-over-year increase of 20 per cent and 22 per cent, respectively, and up from the 158 million subscribers and 356 million MAUs reported in the last quarter. "Q2 was a strong quarter for Spotify overall, with the majority of our major metrics performing better than expected," Daniel Ek, Spotify CEO and founder, said in...
Spotify now has 165 mn premium subscribers
Swedish music streaming platform Spotify is introducing a feature to notify people when their favourite artists and podcast producers have a new release to check out. Taking the form of a bell icon at the top of the app's home interface, the What's New panel collects new releases from bands, musicians and shows any user follows on the platform, Engadget reported on Monday. The music streaming platform said the feature will update in real-time, with a blue dot overlaid on t...
Spotify to notify users of new releases: Report
Swedish music streaming platform Spotify is reportedly planning an expansion into both virtual and live concert events, potentially enhancing its relationship with artists and adding a new revenue stream for the music streaming platform. According to The Information, Spotify would sell tickets to events. The company has already experimented with live virtual concerts, though it's considering a move into in-person events as well. In the medium term, the actual impact on the company&#...
Spotify explores expansion into live virtual, in-person events
Swedish music giant Spotify is getting an update to make the search easier with new filters for both iOS and Android platforms. The company said the new search filters are rolling out and will make it more seamless to find the music or podcasts that users are looking for. The change is coming to both free and Premium subscribers, 9To5Google reported on Thursday. With a simple search, users can explore the entire world of music and podcasts connected to the artists, tracks and episode...
Spotify rolling out new search filters for iOS, Android
Swedish music streaming giant Spotify on Tuesday announced multiple updates to make its app more accessible across iOS and Android, including a beta version of a podcast transcription feature. The company said it will start auto-transcribing certain exclusive and original shows over the coming weeks as part of a beta rollout. People will be able to read the transcript with or without audio and can tap on the text to jump to that point in the audio. The company said the goal is to eve...
Spotify to auto-transcribe podcasts over coming weeks
STOCKHOLM - Shares of Spotify Technology SA fell 8% in pre-market trading on Wednesday after its forecast of subdued current quarter paid subscriber numbers overshadowed upbeat first-quarter growth in countries such as the United States and India. While Spotify has seen a sharp rise in subscribers during the pandemic as people stayed at home due to lockdowns, it faces growing competition from Apple Music, Amazon Music and a handful of smaller rivals. "Some markets are more adv...
Spotify shares fall after muted paid subscriber growth forecast
Swedish music streaming service Spotify on Wednesday announced a slate of new podcasts from India, including four new Spotify Originals and one exclusive podcast partnership. The Originals include Tamil talk show "The RJ Balaji Podcast", Hindi comedy podcast "Andar Ki Baat by Amit Tandon", psychological horror show "Darr Ka Raaz with Dr. Phobia" and true crime series "Crime Kahaniyan". The company has also signed an exclusive deal for multiple chi...
Spotify announces new podcasts for Indian listeners
Spotify has announced it is rolling out a new look for its streaming service on the desktop, with the launch of a redesigned app for both Mac and Windows, as well as an updated web app. The redesign brings a lot of cosmetic changes, some features are finding a new place within the app, but the biggest noticeable change will be the similarity to the mobile app. "Since the desktop experience served as the original window to the world for Spotify, this was not a task we took lightly. ...
Spotify launches redesigned desktop app, web player
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