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Spotify launches in South Korea

03/02/2021

Spotify launches in South Korea, the sixth largest music market in the world giving Koreans access to over 60 million tracks and over 4 Bn playlists from around the world. Music lovers in Korea can stream Spotify’s broad music catalogue, spanning everything from the country’s own K-Pop to Latin American reggaeton, European electronic, and more. Korea’s launch brings Spotify’s global footprint to 93 countries and since launching its first K-Pop playlist in 2014, the share […]

Discover kid-friendly entertainment options

31/01/2021

Discover kid-friendly entertainment options with the Spotify Kids Content Explorer a fun and engaging new way to preview some of the music in the Spotify Kids app before you download it. Once you’ve landed on the Spotify Kids Content Explorer experience, select the age of your child, just like you would in the app itself. You will be offered tailored audio suggestions for both older and younger kids. From there, pick an emoji that represents […]

Spotify plans to launch in South Korea

22/12/2020

Spotify plans to launch in South Korea with a rollout expected in first half of 2021 according to a recent announcement by the streamer. Since Spotify debuted its first K-Pop playlist in 2014, listeners have streamed more than 180 Bn minutes of the genre and added K-Pop tracks to more than 120 million playlists. In the last six years, the share of K-Pop listening on Spotify has increased by more than 2,000%. Launching in South […]

Listening to Spotify podcasts on Alexa extended

19/12/2020

Listening to Spotify podcasts on Alexa extended in 11 new countries – Germany, France, Italy, Spain, UK, Mexico, Canada, Brazil, India, Austria, and Ireland. Spotify rolled out this feature in the US in late 2019 and has now extended this to more countries to both Free and Premium subscribers. How to setup listening to Spotify podcasts on Alexa Go to the Amazon Alexa App. Open the menu, head to Settings, then Music & Podcasts. If […]

NPR shows available as Spotify Podcasts

16/12/2020

NPR shows available as Spotify Podcasts giving worldwide listeners the opportunity to connect with NPR’s daily source of wisdom and entertainment previously available only to Americans. Every day, millions connect with NPR and NPR Member stations across the US for everything from pop culture podcasts to the nightly news. In 2018 Spotify announced that US fans of NPR would also be able to stream select NPR shows on Spotify, making NPR’s offerings available in one convenient place. […]

Upload custom playlist images on Spotify

12/12/2020

A new feature enabling you to upload custom playlist images on Spotify now using iOS and Android mobile devices has been rolled out by the streamer. Having put care, thought, and creativity into the tracks and podcasts on your homemade playlist, you can now take an extra step to make it your own with custom cover art, a name, and a description. Available now Spotify users will be able to upload custom covers and descriptions […]

Look back on the year with Spotify Wrapped 2020

01/12/2020

Look back on the year with Spotify Wrapped 2020, the streamer’s annual retrospective in a year that has seen both music and video streaming become an essential part of people’s lockdown lives. Spotify has created a special hub for Spotify Wrapped 2020 and it can be found here. What the world listened to in 2020 Most Streamed Artists Globally Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny claims the top spot with more than 8.3 billion streams this year from fans around the […]