Spotify Wrapped 2023 is here! It gives you a fun recap of your music year with new features like "Me in 2023" and "Sound Town." You can choose a "listening character," explore a city matching your music, and get video messages from top artists.
If you're an Apple Music subscriber, check out Apple Music Replay 2023—it's a summary of your favorite music from the year, kind of like what Spotify does.
To entice more users to subscribe to its paid services, Spotify is experimenting with offering in-app lyrics as a premium-only feature. This move aims to enhance the premium experience for users.
Spotify had initially offered these features for free when it launched in India back in 2019. However, with the music streaming market in India now being more established, the company has decided to alter its free-tier offerings
The worldwide launch of 'Jam' enables Spotify Premium subscribers to kickstart shared listening sessions and extend invitations to anyone possessing a Spotify account. By merely inviting friends or fellow music aficionados, 'Jam' streamlines the collaborative playlist creation process.
Spotify's new voice translation tool for podcasts is also undergoing testing with renowned podcasters like Bill Simmons, Dax Shepard, Lex Fridman, Monica Padman, and Steven Bartlett.
The standout feature of this tool is its ability to mimic the host's natural speaking style. Unlike traditional dubbed episodes, this translation tool promises a more intimate and authentic experience for regional listeners, enabling them to hear the content in the host's own voice.
Showcase campaigns start at a budget of $100 and are based on a CPC (Cost Per Click) model. This means that artists will be charged for each user interaction with their Showcase, and they can set their budget within specified limits.
As subscription prices rise, the music streaming company is actively seeking ways to enhance the experience for its premium users, and the trial of premium-exclusive lyrics might be one of their strategies.
Earlier this month, YouTube also announced that it had begun testing auto-generated summaries using artificial intelligence (AI).
By analysing user's musical history, including long-forgotten favorites, the DJ feature then generates an ongoing playlist of tracks uniquely suited to individual tastes.
Spotify's new update allows guests to have more control over the volume during listening sessions, while also giving hosts the option to decide how much control guests should have.
During a group listening session, both the host and guests have control over the playback, including the ability to pause, play, skip, and select tracks from the shared queue.
Spotify currently boasts over 100,000 podcasts with video content and has begun discussions with partners regarding the inclusion of music videos. The company seeks to attract more Gen Z audiences, luring them away from YouTube and TikTok.
Spotify's upcoming feature, "Your Offline Mix," will automatically download users' most played tracks to create a personalized playlist, ensuring music availability even without an internet connection, benefiting their 500 million-plus users during travel or weak connectivity.
YouTube Music, the competitor of Spotify, already offers an "Offline mixtape" feature, allowing automatic downloads of up to 500 songs in various playlists when the "Smart download" option is enabled.
SoundCloud CEO Michael Weissman wrote in an email that making changes that affect people is incredibly hard, but it is one that is necessary given the challenging economic climate and financial market headwinds.
Spotify took to Twitter and acknowledge the outage after users complaint of disruption in service.
The new feature is already working for a number of users, who have posted screenshots and their experiences on Reddit. Users can use this functionality by opening the YouTube Music app and selecting a song to play.
Spotify reported that the music streaming giant was working on a new feature that would integrate its iOS application with HealthKit to provide workout playlists to users based on their health data.
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