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Spotify CEO Says Top Developers Haven't Written Code Since December
- Saturday February 14, 2026
- Feature | Edited by Abhinav Singh
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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www.ndtv.com
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YouTube Music Now Lets Premium Subscribers Create AI-Generated Playlists
- Wednesday February 11, 2026
- Written by Sucharita Ganguly, Edited by David Delima
YouTube is rolling out a new AI Playlist generator for Premium users on Android and iOS. Announced in an X post, the feature lets subscribers create personalised playlists by entering text or voice prompts based on mood, genre, or theme. Users can access it through the Library tab by tapping “New” and selecting “AI Playlist.” Google has sha...
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YouTube Music Reportedly Adds Paywall to Limit Lyrics Access for Some Users
- Monday February 9, 2026
- Written by Nithya P Nair, Edited by David Delima
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
- Thursday February 5, 2026
- Written by Dhruv Raghav, Edited by David Delima
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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www.gadgets360.com
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Spotify Lawsuit Led to Court Order That Cut Off Anna’s Archive Domains, Court Documents Show
- Thursday January 22, 2026
- Written by Dhruv Raghav, Edited by David Delima
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
- Thursday January 8, 2026
- Written by Sucharita Ganguly, Edited by David Delima
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
- Wednesday January 7, 2026
- Feature | Edited by Abhinav Singh
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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www.ndtv.com
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YouTube Music Users Raise Concerns Over AI-Generated Songs Flooding Their Recommendations
- Wednesday January 7, 2026
- Written by Akash Dutta, Edited by Ketan Pratap
YouTube Music is dealing with a wave of AI-generated songs cluttering Explore and recommendations, frustrating listeners trying to discover new artists. Users say disliking tracks or resetting history has not helped filter them out. Similar issues are being noted on Suno-driven platforms like Spotify and Amazon Music, highlighting a broader AI musi...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Nearly Entire Spotify Music Catalog Pirated Into A 300TB Copy
- Tuesday December 23, 2025
- World News | Edited by Abhinav Singh
Anna Archive claims to have scraped and backed up 86 million Spotify tracks, totalling around 300 terabytes, planning to distribute the data via bulk torrents.
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www.ndtv.com
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Spotify Reportedly Removes ‘Nefarious’ Accounts Used to Scrape About 86 Million Music Files
- Tuesday December 23, 2025
- Written by Dhruv Raghav, Edited by David Delima
Spotify has identified and disabled various user accounts from its platform that were involved in scraping music files from its platform, according to a report. The music streaming service made the move after Anna's Archive, an open-source library, highlighted in a blog post that it had discovered a way to scrape Spotify at scale. As a result of th...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Spotify CEO Says Top Developers Haven't Written Code Since December
- Saturday February 14, 2026
- Feature | Edited by Abhinav Singh
Spotify's co-CEO reveals top developers have not written code since December, stating that AI was helping with speedy deployments.
-
www.ndtv.com
-
YouTube Music Now Lets Premium Subscribers Create AI-Generated Playlists
- Wednesday February 11, 2026
- Written by Sucharita Ganguly, Edited by David Delima
YouTube is rolling out a new AI Playlist generator for Premium users on Android and iOS. Announced in an X post, the feature lets subscribers create personalised playlists by entering text or voice prompts based on mood, genre, or theme. Users can access it through the Library tab by tapping “New” and selecting “AI Playlist.” Google has sha...
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www.gadgets360.com
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YouTube Music Reportedly Adds Paywall to Limit Lyrics Access for Some Users
- Monday February 9, 2026
- Written by Nithya P Nair, Edited by David Delima
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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www.gadgets360.com
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Spotify Announces Lyrics Previews, Offline Lyrics; Begins Rolling Out Lyric Translation Globally
- Thursday February 5, 2026
- Written by Dhruv Raghav, Edited by David Delima
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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www.gadgets360.com
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Spotify Lawsuit Led to Court Order That Cut Off Anna’s Archive Domains, Court Documents Show
- Thursday January 22, 2026
- Written by Dhruv Raghav, Edited by David Delima
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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www.gadgets360.com
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Spotify Launches Real-Time Listening Activity and Request to Jam Feature
- Thursday January 8, 2026
- Written by Sucharita Ganguly, Edited by David Delima
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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www.gadgets360.com
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Spotify Lowers Criteria For Video Podcast Monetisation. Check Eligibility
- Wednesday January 7, 2026
- Feature | Edited by Abhinav Singh
Spotify has lowered eligibility requirements for its video podcast partner program, reducing minimum episode count and consumption hours to boost creator monetisation.
-
www.ndtv.com
-
YouTube Music Users Raise Concerns Over AI-Generated Songs Flooding Their Recommendations
- Wednesday January 7, 2026
- Written by Akash Dutta, Edited by Ketan Pratap
YouTube Music is dealing with a wave of AI-generated songs cluttering Explore and recommendations, frustrating listeners trying to discover new artists. Users say disliking tracks or resetting history has not helped filter them out. Similar issues are being noted on Suno-driven platforms like Spotify and Amazon Music, highlighting a broader AI musi...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Nearly Entire Spotify Music Catalog Pirated Into A 300TB Copy
- Tuesday December 23, 2025
- World News | Edited by Abhinav Singh
Anna Archive claims to have scraped and backed up 86 million Spotify tracks, totalling around 300 terabytes, planning to distribute the data via bulk torrents.
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www.ndtv.com
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Spotify Reportedly Removes ‘Nefarious’ Accounts Used to Scrape About 86 Million Music Files
- Tuesday December 23, 2025
- Written by Dhruv Raghav, Edited by David Delima
Spotify has identified and disabled various user accounts from its platform that were involved in scraping music files from its platform, according to a report. The music streaming service made the move after Anna's Archive, an open-source library, highlighted in a blog post that it had discovered a way to scrape Spotify at scale. As a result of th...
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www.gadgets360.com