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February 27, 2021

Streaming music made up 83 percent of the record industry’s revenue in 2020

The coronavirus pandemic may have made it nearly impossible to check out live shows last year, but the music industry still found a way to grow despite all the hardships. According to the Recording Industry Association of America’s annual year-end re…

February 26, 2021

Spotify can play your liked songs by genre or mood

Spotify's Liked Songs collection is an easy way to find your favorite tracks, but its all-or-nothing nature makes it less than ideal for listening. You might not want to listen to tear-jerking ballads alongside bumping rap or trance. Thankfully,…

February 23, 2021

President Obama and Bruce Springsteen debut podcast on Spotify

Spotify announced today that former President Barack Obama and musician Bruce Springsteen will host a podcast exclusive to its platform. The eight-episode series is called Renegades: Born in the USA and will explore topics such as “race, fatherhood,…

February 23, 2021

Spotify is building machine learning-powered podcast discovery tools

Spotify has gotten pretty good at finding music its users may want to hear based on their listening history. Unsurprisingly, the company is getting ready to do the same thing for podcasts. During a livestreamed event today, the company said it was lo…

February 23, 2021

Spotify expands into 85 new markets

Spotify already has a solid foothold around the world, but it’s gearing up to grow even bigger. Over the coming days, the company confirmed (vaguely at first) plans to launch the platform in 85 new markets as part of a push to bring the service to “m…

February 23, 2021

Spotify HiFi will bring CD-quality audio to ‘select markets’ this year

Spotify is tremendously popular, sure, but it has never been a platform for audiophiles. That may change soon, though — the company confirmed today that it plans to launch a Spotify HiFi service in 'select markets' later this year.
Strangely,…

February 13, 2021

Spotify will let employees work from almost anywhere

The shift to working from home amid the COVID-19 pandemic will be a temporary one for many companies, but like Twitter, Facebook and Microsoft, it seems Spotify is embracing remote work for the long haul. It announced a Work From Anywhere program, th…

February 9, 2021

iPhone users will soon be able to change their default music app with Siri

After years of being forced to use Apple services on the iPhone by default, those restrictions are finally easing up a bit. As noticed by MacRumors earlier today, the iOS 14.5 beta appears to let you set third-party music services as default with Sir…

January 29, 2021

This 2004 iPod can stream music from Spotify

While it went on to be eclipsed in importance by the iPhone, it’s fair to say most people have a special place in their hearts for the iPod. It is in many ways the defining gadget of the mid-aughts. So what better way to honor its legacy than by givi…

January 29, 2021

Spotify gives NYU students the chance to learn how to podcast like a pro

There’s no doubt podcasts are having a moment. They have been for a while, and it started before we were all stuck at home. Music services, production companies and more are betting big on the format, by either snapping up platforms and high-profile…