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Spotify rolls out Top Podcasts and Trending Podcast charts

16/07/2020

Spotify rolls out Top Podcasts and Trending Podcast charts which are available in 26 countries on Spotify mobile (iOS and Android). The charts will not only share the fastest-climbing of-the-moment trends for podcasts with users, but will also list the overall most popular shows in your region based on recent listener numbers. Certain markets, including Brazil, Australia, Germany, Mexico, Sweden, UK and the US will dig further into the podcast data and will separate out […]

Spotify Discover Weekly playlists reach 2.3 Bn streaming hours

14/07/2020

Spotify Discover Weekly playlists reach 2.3 Bn streaming hours since launching in 2015 according to a recent blog posting to celebrate its fifth anniversary. The playlist initially started as an idea at Spotify’s annual Hack Week. Since then, it’s become one of Spotify’s flagship offerings, and has introduced Spotify users to some of their new favourite artists. In the five years since its launch, listeners have also streamed over 2.3 Bn hours between July 2015 and […]

Spotify adds real time lyrics

01/07/2020

Spotify adds real time lyrics to its streaming apps using Musixmatch technology and rolling it out to 26 countries in Latin America, South-East Asia and India. So far there is no indication as to when or if this will be made available to North America, Europe and Africa but is likely to be an issue over licensing rather than a technology constraint. Lyrics are not usually supplied to streamers by the record company or music […]

Spotify launches Premium Duo in 55 more countries

01/07/2020

Spotify launches Premium Duo in 55 more countries after its recent trial in Canada, France and Japan and its pilot launch in 2019 in Denmark, Ireland, Poland and Latin America. With Spotify Premium Duo, couples can enjoy their favourite music together and separately as long as they both live at the same address. Each individual gets their own Premium account under one plan in addition to unique benefits for couples for just £/$12.99 (or market equivalent) per […]

Spotify to produce DC Super Heroes Podcasts

20/06/2020

Spotify is to produce DC Super Heroes and Super Villains Podcasts in an exclusive series as part of a new multiyear partnership with Warner Bros and DC. The partnership will leverage the iconic characters of the entire DC Universe such as Batman and Robin, the JLA and the Birds of Prey. Additionally, the companies are expected to draw upon Warner Bros. Studio’s broader collection of timeless titles as stand-alone podcast series. This collaborative and innovative […]

Spotify overtakes Deezer in France

19/06/2020

Spotify overtakes Deezer in France with growth being driven by 18-34 year olds according to technology market analysts, Omdia. In November 2019 Spotify rose to take 13% of the online audience in France exceeding Deezer by 1 percentage point and overtaking rival service Deezer on its home turf. By April 2020, Spotify’s share rose to 17%, increasing its lead over Deezer to 4 percentage points. Deezer had initially launched in France in 2007 as a […]

Spotify library limit removed

01/06/2020

Spotify library limit removed giving users an unlimited number of saved items in their library although playlist and download limits will stay the same. The limit removal also applies to liked songs and albums. The limit removal was announced in a posting on Spotify’s community pages and points out that “Since 2014, the request to remove this limit has been very popular in the Community Ideas Exchange, with over 12,500 votes.” Before now, it was […]