the app code includes references to lossless audio in the new Music Pro feature
Uncompressed music may still appear in Spotify with an app mentioned in the app. Code snippets in the latest versions of Spotify for Android give hope for…
Spotify will add pricing and payment options outside of the iOS app – if Apple allows
In this way, the company wants to test whether Apple will not violate EU antimonopoly legislation. Earlier, the European Commission fined Apple $2 billion for Spotify’s complaint…
The EU fined Apple $2 billion over Spotify’s complaint that it “blocked” alternative music programs
This is the third largest fine from the EU and the first to target Apple. As Engadget reports, after months of speculation, the European Commission has fined…
Android will have a convenient selection of Spotify Connect devices — without having to open the app to change the audio source
Google is rolling out Spotify Connect support to the Android media switcher to improve cross-device experience. Spotify Connect devices will appear next to Bluetooth headphones and speakers,…
Spotify calls Apple’s new App Store terms in Europe “extortion” and a “complete farce”
Spotify is, to put it mildly, not happy with Apple’s new terms for developers in the European Union. The music streaming service has released its response to…
Spotify will launch its own payment system for iOS users in the EU – all thanks to the DMA law
The Technology section is powered by Favbet Tech Spotify, along with Google, Apple, Meta and other tech giants, is preparing to make significant changes to key services…
“Did I just find ChatGPT on Spotify?” – users noticed the testing of playlist generation using AI
Spotify has confirmed limited testing of its AI-powered playlist generation feature based on a plain text LLM request. “We regularly conduct testing. Some of them eventually pave…
The EU is preparing an antitrust regulation for Apple that will lift the ban on third-party payment systems in App Store applications
The company also faces a $40 billion fine. According to Bloomberg, EU regulators have sided with Spotify in its long-running battle against Apple and its App Store…
The EU is preparing an antitrust regulation for Apple that will lift the ban on third-party payment systems in App Store applications
The company also faces a $40 billion fine. According to Bloomberg, EU regulators have sided with Spotify in its long-running battle against Apple and its App Store…
Spotify surpasses 500 million monthly active users, but share of premium subscribers drops to 40%
As of March 31, more than half a billion people used Spotify’s audio streaming service every month, according to the company’s latest financial report. This is 22%…
UMG is demanding that Apple and Spotify block the parsing of music and lyrics by AI systems
Universal Music Group (UMG) has appealed to streaming platforms, including Spotify and Apple, to limit AI-based services from extracting melodies and lyrics from its copyrighted songs. UMG,…
Spotify has a virtual DJ based on AI – he can individually create a playlist and comment on it with a realistic voice
Spotify has launched a new AI-powered DJ feature that curates and comments on a personalized, ever-changing playlist. Spotify describes it as an “AI DJ in your pocket”…
How “The Last of Us” gave new life to the song “Long Long Time” – the number of streams on Spotify increased by 4900%
Linda Ronstadt’s track Long Long Time has climbed the charts following the release of the third episode of HBO’s The Last of Us. Streams of the 1970s…
Spotify surpasses 205 million paid subscribers and 489 million monthly active users – fourth quarter report
Spotify’s financial report for the fourth quarter of 2022 comes a week after the company announced that it was laying off 6% of its staff (just under…
Vinyl, 8 Track and cassettes: how music sales have changed over the past 50 years.
It is hard to imagine the modern world without music – we listen to it at home, at concerts or on the way to work with headphones….
The Weeknd’s hit “Blinding Lights” became the most popular song in the history of Spotify
The Weeknd’s Blinding Lights has overtaken Ed Sheeran to become Spotify’s most streamed song of all time. According to @chartdata, the 2019 hit now has 3.332 billion…
Named the most popular song in Spotify history
The Weeknd “tore up” the music charts. Canadian singer The Weeknd / instagram.com/theweeknd The streaming service Spotify named the most popular song, which has already collected more…
Spotify Wrapped 2022: The platform’s best artists, songs and podcasts. And also the opportunity to make your own “musical” summaries of the year
Spotify’s Wrapped feature allows users to view analytics from their own year-long music preferences, as well as share the platform’s overall statistics on the most popular artists,…
Ukrainian Spotify launches podcasts
On August 1, the largest music streaming service Spotify launched the long-awaited podcast function in Ukraine – access to the new section is gradually opening up in…
Black Monday: Spotify suspends work in Russia
April 08, 2022, 09:25 In less than two years, the world’s largest music service Spotify became available to Russian residents. During this time, millions of users have…
The Obamas and Spotify part ways after they fail to impress streaming bosses
Barack and Michelle Obama are reportedly cutting ties with Spotify amid speculation that their ideas had failed to impress bosses at the streaming service. The former first…
Kanye West’s baffling, bizarre music player may be the future of music – and it’s British
Secondly, he says that compared to other tech trends such as non-fungible tokens (NFTs, or digital art), this is cheap. “Something like $200 billion was generated in…
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young hadn’t agreed on anything in years – then came Joe Rogan
In recent years there has been speculation that they’ll reform again. In 2017 Nash, speaking in the context of the Trump presidency, said that the issues keeping…
Spotify isn’t too big to fail – just look what happened to MySpace
In his defence of Spotify, Ek made lofty claims about “supporting creator expression” in a company founded “to enable the work of creators to be heard and…
From laughing stock to potential Spotify-killer: the fall and rise of Tidal
Jay-Z also held out the promise of exclusives. True to his word, Beyoncé’s 2016 tour de force Lemonade could initially only be accessed on Tidal. The same…