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Spotify to launch HiFi plan

23/02/2021

Spotify to launch HiFi plan in selected markets beginning later this year in CD Quality Lossless streaming. The announcement was made this week in an online event called ‘Stream On’. The new service will be called Spotify HiFi and the streamer offered the following five things about their new high quality music experience. High-quality music streaming is consistently one of the most requested new features by Spotify users. Spotify HiFi will deliver music in CD Quality, […]

Valentine’s Day music, podcasts and gifts

13/02/2021

Valentine’s Day music, podcasts and gifts are some of the offerings from streamers Spotify, Deezer and Qobuz this year. Tinder anthems and podcasts on Spotify Spotify and Tinder rounded up some of the top tracks that speak most to finding a match. Tinder found that adding an ‘anthem’ to your dating profile improves your swiping experience, leading to more matches. Since music is the number one ‘Passion’ that members include on their profiles globally, adding […]

Spotify subscribers hit 155 million in Q4 2020

07/02/2021

Spotify subscribers hit 155 million in Q4 2020, a 24% increase year on year, according to its recently released Q4 2020 financial results. Monthly Active Users (MAU) increased 27% to 345 million. Revenue of €2,168 million was up 17% year on year in the quarter despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite this growth the streamer continues to make a loss (€125 million) and forecasts continuing losses despite predicted increases in streaming subscriptions and revenue. […]

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 […]