Spotify Archives

Spotify becomes default streaming service in Opera browser

10/12/2024

Spotify becomes default streaming service in Opera browser as part of a new partnership for the Oslo-based browser company. This makes it easier than ever for users to listen to their favourite music, podcasts, and audiobooks while browsing on their computers. Opera users in selected countries are also getting the chance to try out Spotify Premium for free for a limited time, unlocking ad-free music, the ability to download playlists and albums to listen offline, […]

Spotify rolls out new TikTok and Instagram integrations

23/11/2024

Spotify rolls out new TikTok and Instagram integrations making sharing and saving easier for music, podcasts and audiobooks. Share your favourite content to TikTok Spotify users can share their favourite music, podcasts, and audiobooks directly from Spotify to TikTok. With this new integration, there are two ways to do that: Users can post to the TikTok Feed (FYP or Stories) by sharing tracks, albums, playlists, podcasts, or audiobooks using TikTok’s popular green screen feature or Photo […]

Spotify subscribers hit 252 million in Q3 2024

13/11/2024

Spotify subscribers hit 252 million in Q3 2024, a 12% increase year on year, according to its recently released Q3 2024 financial results. Monthly Active Users (MAU) increased 11% to 640 million. Key financial results in Q3 2024 Monthly Active Users grew 11% year on year to 640 million with net additions of 14 million which was 1 million ahead of guidance Subscribers grew 12% year on year to 252 million. Net additions of 6 million were […]

TikTok launches ‘Share to TikTok’ feature

12/11/2024

TikTok launches ‘Share to TikTok’ feature which allows users to share their favourite music, podcasts and audiobooks from Apple Music and Spotify to TikTok directly from their streamer’s share menus. Users can choose to share their favourite content in two different ways: Users can post to the TikTok Feed (FYP and Stories) by sharing tracks, albums, playlists and other content using the popular green screen feature or Photo Mode. DMs via TikTok Messages allow users to send […]

Create custom cover art for Spotify playlists

27/10/2024

Create custom cover art for Spotify playlists with a beta rollout on the mobile app in English in 65 countries. Currently listeners have created over 8 Bn playlists covering every kind of musical mood and milestone in their life. The new feature offers both Free and Premium users the ability to create their own cover art with unique images, colours and text effects, graphic elements, and more, allowing them to make their music playlists more […]

Spotify expands audiobooks into Western Europe

19/10/2024

Spotify expands audiobooks into Western Europe with Premium subscribers in France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg getting instant access to over 200,000 titles. In April this year Spotify added Canada, Ireland and New Zealand to its launch of Audiobooks in the US, Canada and the UK at the end of 2022. The catalogue includes local authors such as Gaël Faye, Maylis de Kerangal, Joël Dicker, Suzanne Vermeer, and Saskia. Eligible Spotify Premium subscribers in those […]

Spotify extends AI Playlist Beta to more countries

15/10/2024

Spotify extends AI Playlist Beta to more countries following on from its initial launch in April 2024 to Premium subscribers in the UK and Australia. AI Playlist combines Spotify’s personalization technology with generative AI so users can turn their most creative ideas into playlists. To date, users in the UK and Australia have created millions of playlists that they keep coming back to. To create a playlist with AI Playlist just enter a unique prompt […]