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Spotify is a music streaming service that debuted in late 2008. It’s the most popular music streaming service in the world with over 200 million users (as of January 2019).

The free version allows users to stream songs for free with ads (mobile version only allows for shuffling). Paid users can have full access to the entire library for listening. Pricing is $9.99 per month for individual users and $14.99 per month for families (up to six people). There are additional plans for students that include bundled with Hulu. Apps are available for iPhone, iPad, macOS, and the web.

In early 2019, it purchased Gimlet Media and Anchor as a transition to becoming an “audio company” vs a music-only company.

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Spotify wants to create the band of your dreams with new Supergrouper feature

Staff Writer Jun 28 2022 - 11:40 am PT

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Spotify has announced Supergrouper, another social and personalized feature to keep distancing itself from its main competitor, Apple Music. With this function, the music streaming service aims to help you create the group of your dreams, with up to five artists you think would mix well together.

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Apple Music and other streaming services lost over 1M subscribers in the UK last quarter

Staff Writer Jun 17 2022 - 4:39 am PT

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Music streaming services, Apple Music included, lost over 1 million subscribers in the United Kingdom in this last quarter, according to a survey. Younger consumers are the ones dropping subscriptions the quickest.

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Spotify invests in AI voice technology with Sonantic acquisition

Allison McDaniel Jun 13 2022 - 8:54 am PT

Spotify has been constantly bringing new features to its platform, as a way to stand out against competitors like Apple Music. Today, the company announced its acquisition of Sonantic, an AI Voice Platform that creates realistic voices from text. As Spotify invests in AI, this can create some long-term changes to the popular music and podcast streaming platform.

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Spotify building audiobook platform as Apple service rumored

Allison McDaniel Jun 9 2022 - 2:51 pm PT

Good news for fans of Spotify and audiobooks. Spotify has announced it plans in building an audiobook platform as its next business venture. This news comes after the music and podcast streaming platform acquired audiobook platform Findaway last year.

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Spotify reports user and revenue growth amid ongoing antitrust battle with Apple

Staff Writer Apr 27 2022 - 5:48 am PT

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Spotify is doing great, if you were wondering. Although the company raised prices, didn’t release a Hi-Fi version of its catalog, and also suffered from backlash on podcast originals, it is reporting growth in revenue and users. This also comes while the Swedish company has an ongoing antitrust battle with Apple.

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Obamas’ podcast company seeking deal with other platforms as it leaves Spotify

Filipe Espósito Apr 21 2022 - 5:36 pm PT

Back in 2020, Spotify announced a new partnership with Barack and Michelle Obama to bring new, exclusive podcasts to the platform. However, two years later, the Obamas are now reportedly seeking deals with other podcast platforms as they’re leaving Spotify.

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Spotify now lets anyone publish video podcasts through Anchor

Allison McDaniel Apr 21 2022 - 8:54 am PT

Starting today, Spotify creators are now able to upload video podcasts to the platform. All creators within the US, UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand can use this feature. Using Anchor, Spotify’s podcast creation tool, it’s just as easy to publish a video podcast as it is audio.

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Spotify crams more features into its main app, this time for live audio [U]

Allison McDaniel Apr 12 2022 - 12:06 pm PT

Spotify has moved its live audio app, Greenroom, to its main app in an effort to increase its visibility. Greenroom launched last year and has rebranded as Spotify Live. Similar to Clubhouse, this will be a place where creators can have live conversations with their subscribers as their audience.

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Apple versus Spotify antitrust latest: iPhone maker faces additional charge in Europe

Ben Lovejoy Apr 11 2022 - 5:19 am PT

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The Apple versus Spotify antitrust battle took a new turn today, with the European Union saying that the Cupertino company will now face an additional charge of anti-competitive behavior.

This indicates that investigators have found enough evidence to add to the expected antitrust charges relating to the way that Apple treats Spotify and other developers …

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Spotify continues testing GIF-like videos on your home screen

Allison McDaniel Apr 8 2022 - 1:18 pm PT

Spotify is testing a personalized feed that introduces users to new music through a feed of canvas loops. Canvas is a short looping visual that appears when you’re listening to certain songs. The videos will be presented vertically right on your home screen.

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Spotify updates Blend feature to create two new playlists based on friends and artists

Staff Writer Mar 30 2022 - 12:37 pm PT

Last year, Spotify launched Blend, which creates shared playlists between users. Today, the company is expanding its features to include up to 10 people in a group and also a chance to use this function with some of the users’ favorite artists.

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Spotify is testing its podcast discovery feature, Podz, on its platform

Allison McDaniel Mar 28 2022 - 12:46 pm PT

According to Statista, Spotify is the most popular app to listen to podcasts in the US. Last year, it acquired podcast discovery platform Podz for nearly $50 million to help expedite the platform’s investment in podcasts. Spotify is now testing a feature that utilizes Podz’s technology to help users discover new podcasts.

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What’s the best podcast app for iPhone? (Updated for 2022)

Bradley C Mar 26 2022 - 3:00 am PT

When it comes to listening to podcasts on iOS, there are so many great options. The Apple Podcasts app comes built into every iOS device with syncing. It’s undoubtedly a great app, but is it the best? On iOS, users have countless third-party options. My goal for this article is to break down some of the major podcast apps and help you determine which is best for what you want out of an app. What’s the best podcast app for iPhone?

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Google and Spotify team up on new ‘User Choice Billing’ for Android, putting pressure on Apple

Allison McDaniel Mar 24 2022 - 8:10 am PT

Spotify is giving Android users more ways to pay when downloading the app from the Google Play Store. “User Choice Billing” provides the option to pay for a subscription through either Spotify’s payment system or with Google Play billing.

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Spotify letting customers ‘test drive’ overhauled Car Mode

from 9to5Google Mar 24 2022 - 7:58 am PT

Four months after being “retired,” Spotify is letting customers test out a completely overhauled automotive interface called Car Mode.

Coalition for App Fairness loses second key figure days before Epic Games deadline

Ben Lovejoy Mar 22 2022 - 6:26 am PT

The Coalition for App Fairness (CAF) – which is primarily a voice for Epic Games, Spotify, and Tinder parent company Match in their antitrust fight with Apple over App Store commissions – has lost a second key figure.

In December of last year, Spotify’s legal officer Horacio Gutierrez left the company to join Disney. Today we’re learning that CAF executive director Meghan DiMuzio is also moving on …

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Spotify update brings expanded controls to collaborative playlists

Allison McDaniel Mar 16 2022 - 2:04 pm PT

For those who like to create custom playlists with friends on Spotify, collaborative playlists have been a crucial feature on the platform. This week, Spotify is updating the feature to add new levels of control for playlist creators.

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Spotify blames ‘tech issue’ after Joe Rogan’s podcast briefly disappeared from service

Chance Miller Feb 18 2022 - 9:47 am PT

Spotify is suffering from an outage of some sort today, impacting the availability of a number of its in-house podcasts. Notably, this does impact the controversial Joe Rogan podcast, but Spotify has confirmed that this is a “tech issue” and has nothing to do with ongoing controversies surrounding Rogan’s show.

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Controversial Joe Rogan Spotify podcast cost may have been $200M or more

Ben Lovejoy Feb 18 2022 - 5:08 am PT

The Joe Rogan Spotify podcast cost was widely reported to have been $100M, though neither party commented on it. However, a new report today says that the actual cost was at least twice that…

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Spotify continues podcast takeover with ad and analytics company acquisitions

Chance Miller Feb 16 2022 - 1:25 pm PT

Spotify continues to push deeper into the podcasting industry. The company today announced that it is acquiring Chartable and Podsights, two of the most popular and powerful podcast analytics and advertising tools on the market. Spotify says that it will use the technology from Podsights and Chartable to power multiple aspects of its advertising business.

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Spotify’s CEO doesn’t actually know when promised HiFi feature will roll out

Chance Miller Feb 3 2022 - 11:51 am PT

If you’re one of the many Spotify users wondering where the service’s promised HiFi feature is, it seems that even CEO Daniel Ek doesn’t know the answer to that. Speaking to analysts and investors yesterday, Ek explained that the feature is tied up in the licensing process, but that Spotify is “in constant dialogue” with labels to actually bring the feature to market…

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Here’s how to cancel your Spotify premium subscription

Michael Potuck Jan 31 2022 - 12:46 pm PT

Whether you’ve been considering leaving Spotify for a while or just recently decided to make a change, read along for how to cancel Spotify subscriptions on iPhone and more.

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Joni Mitchell also leaves Spotify; Joe Rogan explains and (slightly) apologizes

Ben Lovejoy Jan 31 2022 - 4:17 am PT

Apple Music wasted no time in poking fun at Spotify after Neil Young pulled his music from the service over COVID-19 disinformation, and Joni Mitchell has now done the same. In a 10-minute video, Joe Rogan explains his perspective and apologizes to Spotify for the controversy …

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How to transfer Spotify songs to Apple Music, and more

Staff Writer Jan 30 2022 - 3:27 am PT

If you’ve ever thought about switching your Spotify subscription to Apple Music, Pandora, YouTube Music, Deezer, or vice versa, one thing that probably made you change your mind is “how am I going to transfer all my songs from a streaming service to another?” Well, here’s the answer.

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