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  This free feature by Spotify could soon be premium-only: Check details here

  Technology | September 06, 2023 11:56 IST

  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.

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  'DJ' by Spotify goes global: Here's all you need to know

  Technology | August 08, 2023 19:35 IST

  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.

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  Spotify surpasses 220 million paid subscribers, marking impressive growth

  Technology | July 25, 2023 19:57 IST

  Less than 24 hours after announcing price hikes in the US and various global markets, Spotify releases its second-quarter earnings report. The price increases align with similar adjustments made by competitors like Apple Music, Amazon Music, and YouTube Music Premium in the music streaming industry.

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  Premium subscription prices rise globally on Spotify's music streaming platform

  Technology | July 25, 2023 20:06 IST

  Popular music streaming service, Spotify, has recently announced a global price increase for its premium subscription plans across several markets. The adjustments aim to adapt to the changing market dynamics and continue providing value to both users and artists.

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  Spotify's shared volume control feature for in-person group sessions: All details

  Technology | July 18, 2023 14:43 IST

  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.

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  Spotify drops Apple in-app payment for premium subscribers

  Technology | July 06, 2023 17:19 IST

  Spotify informed its users that it will no longer accept Apple's in-app purchase system as a payment method for its Premium subscription. Although new subscribers have been unable to use this payment option since 2016, existing users could continue using it until now.

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  Spotify to introduce group listening option for desktop users: Here's all you need to know

  Technology | July 03, 2023 14:07 IST

  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.

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  Spotify eyes music videos to amp up competition against YouTube Music and TikTok

  Technology | July 01, 2023 14:28 IST

  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.

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  Spotify fined for GDPR violations in Sweden

  Apps | June 14, 2023 12:25 IST

  TechCrunch reports that a privacy rights non-profit organization, noyb, filed a complaint in early 2019, alleging that the company violated Article 15 of the GDPR by not providing complete information about the personal data it processes in response to individual requests.

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  Spotify to bring an offline playlist feature: Know more

  Technology | June 12, 2023 8:31 IST

  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.

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  Spotify tests new feature 'Your Offline Mix' to enable offline listening: Know more

  Technology | June 10, 2023 12:13 IST

  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.

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  Spotify removes thousands of AI-made songs

  Technology | May 09, 2023 19:40 IST

  Spotify also confirmed it had removed some Boomy content, saying, "Artificial streaming is a longstanding, industry-wide issue that Spotify is working to stamp out across our service."

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  Spotify premium subscribers grew by 15%, with 515 million active monthly users

  Technology | April 25, 2023 18:30 IST

  The record Q1 net additions were in nearly all age demographics across both developed and developing markets and the company continued momentum as a result of increased brand awareness, retention improvements and performance marketing efficiencies.

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  Music streaming app Spotify faces global outage

  Technology | April 19, 2023 22:19 IST

  Spotify took to Twitter and acknowledge the outage after users complaint of disruption in service.

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  Spotify to bring a new card-style layout user profiles: Know more

  Technology | March 30, 2023 20:12 IST

  On the new profiles, users can also find live events, "like" more songs to enhance recommendations, create Blends with friends, check out Spotify's new audiobooks and more under the "Discover more features" section.

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  Spotify update: What is the new 'Niche Mixes' feature?

  Technology | March 29, 2023 15:54 IST

  To access the Niche Mixes, users will have to navigate to the "Made For You" hub which is under the Search tab. There, users will find 5 to 10 Mixes already created by Spotify, which is the music streaming platform already, hoping to be liked by the user, the platform stated in the blog post.

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  YouTube Music or Spotify: Which streaming platform is right for you?

  Technology | January 23, 2024 11:19 IST

  YouTube Music and Spotify are excellent options for streaming music. While they offer similar pricing plans, their user interfaces, features, and music libraries differ in some aspects.

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  Spotify to launch 'Discover Mode' in India: Know-more

  Technology | March 09, 2023 19:09 IST

  The new tool will enable the artists and their teams to identify priority songs and the platform will "add that signal to the algorithms that shape personalised listening sessions", the company said in an official statement.

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  Spotify back after brief outage: What happened?

  Technology | January 27, 2023 13:29 IST

  The music streaming platform has confirmed that the outage was not limited to the Spotify website, as the application was also affected. Later, the platform tweeted that everything got better, but it is the second time we reported the issue with the platform.

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  Why did Spotify layoff 600 employees globally?

  Technology | January 24, 2023 9:58 IST

  Spotify has said that they have around 9,800 full-time employees, out of which the organisation is planning to remove around 6 per cent workforce. The average employee will get a maximum of 5 months of severance that will be calculated based on local notice period requriements.