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Vodafone Idea (Vi) Partners Spotify to Offer Postpaid Users Free Spotify Premium Access
Vodafone Idea (Vi) announced a strategic partnership with Swedish music streaming platform Spotify on Friday to expand the entertainment experiences for postpaid subscribers in India. As part of the move, eligible Vi users will receive complimentary access to Spotify Premium for three months, gaining access to features like ad-free music streaming,...
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Spotify Upgrades Collaborative Playlists Feature With Emoji-Based Reactions for Tracks
Spotify has announced Track Reactions, a new feature for collaborative playlists that lets users respond to songs with emoji reactions. Contributors can choose from six emoji, including a heart, thumbs up and fire, with reactions appearing next to tracks for other collaborators to see. The feature is limited to collaborative playlists and includes ...
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Spotify Now Lets Users Listen to Long-Form Magazine Articles, Premium Subscribers Get Access at No Additional Cost
Spotify is now letting users listen to long-form magazine articles directly on its platform, the audio streaming platform announced on Tuesday. The Spotify magazine articles are available to Premium subscribers at no additional cost, as part of their monthly audiobooks playback allowance. However, free users will have to purchase each article indiv...
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Streaming Glitches Hit Spotify, Apple Music After Drake Drops 3 Albums
More than 5,000 users reported issues with Spotify at the peak of the outage, while over 500 complaints were logged for Apple Music
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[UPDATE] Spotify Confirms It Has Discontinued the Premium Lite Plan Six Months After Launch in India
Spotify has updated its website and mobile app to remove its most affordable Premium subscription plan in India. Dubbed Spotify Premium Lite, the plan was introduced in November 2025 at a monthly subscription fee of Rs. 139. It offered “high audio quality” music streaming at up to 160 kbps, while also providing an ad-free experience, available...
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Spotify Lets Users Access Recap of Entire Streaming History, Listening Habits
Spotify has released a new “Spotify 20: Your Party of the Year(s)” feature showing the listening habits of users. It shows the first song streamed, the most-played tracks, the all-time most-played artist, and offers a personalised playlist of the user's top 120 songs over the years. It can be accessed on the Spotify app by searching for " Spoti...
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Spotify Introduces Verified Badge For Human Artists To Combat AI-Generated Music Crisis
Spotify launches a Verified by Spotify badge to identify authentic artists amid rising AI-generated music.
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Spotify Takes on Apple Fitness+, Fitbit With New Guided Workout Experience
Spotify on Monday marked its foray into the guided workouts space with the introduction of the “Fitness with Spotify” experience. The Swedish music streaming platform is rolling out structured fitness content, guided sessions, and wellness-focused media into its existing ecosystem of music, podcasts, audiobooks, and video. This potentially puts...
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Spotify Ads Manager Platform Launched in India, Brings Self-Serve Advertising to Businesses
Spotify has introduced Ads Manager in India, a self-serve platform that allows businesses to create and manage advertising campaigns across audio, video and display formats. The platform includes targeting, measurement and creative tools, along with automation features aimed at improving campaign performance and accessibility for advertisers of all...
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Spotify CEO Says Top Developers Haven't Written Code Since December
Spotify's co-CEO reveals top developers have not written code since December, stating that AI was helping with speedy deployments.
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YouTube Music Reportedly Adds Paywall to Limit Lyrics Access for Some Users
YouTube Music seems to have limited access to lyrics for free users. Once the free limit is used up, the lyrics section displays the first few lines. A bar appears above the lyrics section showing how many free views remain for users, along with an option to upgrade to Premium. This move could be aimed at encouraging more users to sign up for a Pre...
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Spotify Announces Lyrics Previews, Offline Lyrics; Begins Rolling Out Lyric Translation Globally
Spotify, on Wednesday, announced that it has started rolling out multiple updates for its in-app lyrics feature globally. Spotify's lyrics translation feature, which was only available in 25 countries, is now being rolled out globally to free and Premium subscribers. Additionally, the company is adding a lyrics preview feature, which displays small...
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Spotify Lawsuit Led to Court Order That Cut Off Anna’s Archive Domains, Court Documents Show
Spotify, Universal Music Group, Warner, and other music labels filed a lawsuit against Anna's Archive, the online open-source library, in December. As part of the lawsuit, the US District Court of the Southern District of New York ruled in favour of the plaintiffs, granting them temporary relief by ordering Cloudflare and the Public Interest Regist...
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Spotify Launches Real-Time Listening Activity and Request to Jam Feature
Spotify has introduced two new Messages features, Listening activity and Request to Jam, to make music sharing more social. Listening activity lets users share what they are playing in real time with connected contacts, while Request to Jam allows Premium users to invite others into shared listening sessions. Free users can join Jams when invited. ...
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Spotify Lowers Criteria For Video Podcast Monetisation. Check Eligibility
Spotify has lowered eligibility requirements for its video podcast partner program, reducing minimum episode count and consumption hours to boost creator monetisation.
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Vodafone Idea (Vi) Partners Spotify to Offer Postpaid Users Free Spotify Premium Access
Vodafone Idea (Vi) announced a strategic partnership with Swedish music streaming platform Spotify on Friday to expand the entertainment experiences for postpaid subscribers in India. As part of the move, eligible Vi users will receive complimentary access to Spotify Premium for three months, gaining access to features like ad-free music streaming,...
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Spotify Upgrades Collaborative Playlists Feature With Emoji-Based Reactions for Tracks
Spotify has announced Track Reactions, a new feature for collaborative playlists that lets users respond to songs with emoji reactions. Contributors can choose from six emoji, including a heart, thumbs up and fire, with reactions appearing next to tracks for other collaborators to see. The feature is limited to collaborative playlists and includes ...
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Spotify Now Lets Users Listen to Long-Form Magazine Articles, Premium Subscribers Get Access at No Additional Cost
Spotify is now letting users listen to long-form magazine articles directly on its platform, the audio streaming platform announced on Tuesday. The Spotify magazine articles are available to Premium subscribers at no additional cost, as part of their monthly audiobooks playback allowance. However, free users will have to purchase each article indiv...
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Streaming Glitches Hit Spotify, Apple Music After Drake Drops 3 Albums
More than 5,000 users reported issues with Spotify at the peak of the outage, while over 500 complaints were logged for Apple Music
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[UPDATE] Spotify Confirms It Has Discontinued the Premium Lite Plan Six Months After Launch in India
Spotify has updated its website and mobile app to remove its most affordable Premium subscription plan in India. Dubbed Spotify Premium Lite, the plan was introduced in November 2025 at a monthly subscription fee of Rs. 139. It offered “high audio quality” music streaming at up to 160 kbps, while also providing an ad-free experience, available...
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Spotify Lets Users Access Recap of Entire Streaming History, Listening Habits
Spotify has released a new “Spotify 20: Your Party of the Year(s)” feature showing the listening habits of users. It shows the first song streamed, the most-played tracks, the all-time most-played artist, and offers a personalised playlist of the user's top 120 songs over the years. It can be accessed on the Spotify app by searching for " Spoti...
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Spotify Introduces Verified Badge For Human Artists To Combat AI-Generated Music Crisis
Spotify launches a Verified by Spotify badge to identify authentic artists amid rising AI-generated music.
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Spotify Takes on Apple Fitness+, Fitbit With New Guided Workout Experience
Spotify on Monday marked its foray into the guided workouts space with the introduction of the “Fitness with Spotify” experience. The Swedish music streaming platform is rolling out structured fitness content, guided sessions, and wellness-focused media into its existing ecosystem of music, podcasts, audiobooks, and video. This potentially puts...
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Spotify Ads Manager Platform Launched in India, Brings Self-Serve Advertising to Businesses
Spotify has introduced Ads Manager in India, a self-serve platform that allows businesses to create and manage advertising campaigns across audio, video and display formats. The platform includes targeting, measurement and creative tools, along with automation features aimed at improving campaign performance and accessibility for advertisers of all...
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Spotify CEO Says Top Developers Haven't Written Code Since December
Spotify's co-CEO reveals top developers have not written code since December, stating that AI was helping with speedy deployments.
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YouTube Music Reportedly Adds Paywall to Limit Lyrics Access for Some Users
YouTube Music seems to have limited access to lyrics for free users. Once the free limit is used up, the lyrics section displays the first few lines. A bar appears above the lyrics section showing how many free views remain for users, along with an option to upgrade to Premium. This move could be aimed at encouraging more users to sign up for a Pre...
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Spotify Announces Lyrics Previews, Offline Lyrics; Begins Rolling Out Lyric Translation Globally
Spotify, on Wednesday, announced that it has started rolling out multiple updates for its in-app lyrics feature globally. Spotify's lyrics translation feature, which was only available in 25 countries, is now being rolled out globally to free and Premium subscribers. Additionally, the company is adding a lyrics preview feature, which displays small...
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Spotify Lawsuit Led to Court Order That Cut Off Anna’s Archive Domains, Court Documents Show
Spotify, Universal Music Group, Warner, and other music labels filed a lawsuit against Anna's Archive, the online open-source library, in December. As part of the lawsuit, the US District Court of the Southern District of New York ruled in favour of the plaintiffs, granting them temporary relief by ordering Cloudflare and the Public Interest Regist...
-
Spotify Launches Real-Time Listening Activity and Request to Jam Feature
Spotify has introduced two new Messages features, Listening activity and Request to Jam, to make music sharing more social. Listening activity lets users share what they are playing in real time with connected contacts, while Request to Jam allows Premium users to invite others into shared listening sessions. Free users can join Jams when invited. ...
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Spotify Lowers Criteria For Video Podcast Monetisation. Check Eligibility
Spotify has lowered eligibility requirements for its video podcast partner program, reducing minimum episode count and consumption hours to boost creator monetisation.
