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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 […]

Classical music front-end for Spotify

23/05/2020

Concertmaster is an open source classical music front-end for Spotify. It uses Open Opus data and combines it with automated analysis of Spotify’s own metadata in order to create an improved user experience for classical music. It relies on crowdsourced curation as well for additional verification and refinement. Concertmaster runs on Android phones and Mac, Windows, ChromeOS and Linux computers. Due to Spotify restrictions, it doesn’t run on iPads and iPhones but a Concertmaster app […]

Spotify offers new users 3 months of Premium for free

16/05/2020

Spotify offers new users 3 months of its Premium subscription plan for free and users who let their subscription lapse can get 3 months of Spotify Premium for $9.99. Beginning today, Spotify Premium is offering three months free across all plans to eligible first-time users, and three months for $9.99 (or local market equivalent) for eligible users who have cancelled and want to return. New users Individual Premium, Student accounts, Duo or Family package are […]

View history and block content on Spotify Kids

13/05/2020

Spotify now has two new features with allow parents to view history and block content on Spotify Kids to let you review and customise what your children listen to. Spotify Kids was created to provide a way for young listeners to enjoy a playground of sound which also provides parents with peace of mind. From day one of the beta app rollout to today’s launch in Japan and Germany, the Kids experience has prioritised safety […]

Spotify subscribers hit 130 million in Q1 2020

29/04/2020

Spotify subscribers hit 130 million, a 31% increase year on year, according to its recently released Q1 2020 financial results. Monthly Active Users (MAU) increased 31% to 286 million. But despite a 22% increase in revenue of €1,848 million in the quarter, Spotify reported an operating loss of €17 million. The streamer reported that it now has over 1 million titles on its platform and highlighted the acquisition of Bill Simmons’ The Ringer sports and […]