Spotify
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Spotify shuts Russia office, removes content from RT, Sputnik
New Delhi: Swedish music streaming giant Spotify has shut down its office in Russia and removed content from state-backed media outlets RT and Sputnik. Spotify joins several tech and media platforms who…
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We’ll take more local creators to global stage: Spotify India head
New Delhi: India has contributed significantly to Spotify’s global growth and the Swedish music streaming giant will double down on educating and taking more local creators to the global stage this year,…
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Spotify paid $200mn for Joe Rogan’s podcast: Report
Los Angeles: Swedish audio streaming platform Spotify reportedly paid $200 million for the exclusive streaming rights to “The Joe Rogan Experience,” double what has been previously reported. According to The New York…
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Spotify losing global music streaming market share: Report
New Delhi: Swedish streaming giant Spotify still leads the global base of music subscribers but its share in the digital service provider (DSP) streaming market has been slowly declining since the past…
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Spotify removes content of some comedians over royalty dispute
San Francisco: Due to royalties dispute, music streaming giant Spotify has removed the content of some of the popular comedians, including Kevin Hart, Tiffany Haddish, John Mulaney and Jim Gaffigan, media reports…
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Spotify now ending support ‘Car View’ mode
San Francisco: Swedish music streaming platform Spotify said that it is ‘retiring’ Car View, which was introduced at the beginning of 2019, without an immediate replacement. In a post on its community…
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Spotify’s real-time lyrics feature now available globally
New Delhi: Swedish music streaming giant Spotify on Thursday rolled out its real-time lyrics feature globally that was first introduced in 26 markets including India in June last year. Lyrics on Spotify…
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Spotify to acquire leading audiobook platform Findaway
San Francisco: Music streaming giant Spotify has announced that it is set to acquire Findaway, a global leader in digital audiobook distribution for an undisclosed price. Findaway works across the entire audiobook…
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Spotify makes it easier to block other users
San Francisco: Music streaming giant Spotify is rolling out a new feature that will allow users to more easily block others on the platform. Previously, users had to contact customer support to…
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Spotify overtakes Apple as top US podcast platform: Report
San Francisco: Music streaming giant Spotify has reportedly surpassed tech giant Apple to become the top podcast provider in the US. During the company’s Q3 2021 earnings call, Spotify said that according…
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Apple Music coming to PS5 soon: Report
San Francisco: Spotify has been a partner with PlayStation for a number of years and now a new report has claimed that Apple Music might also be appearing on PS5 in the…
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Spotify poised to overtake Apple Podcasts this year: Report
San Francisco:Â Music streaming giant Spotify will have more US users listening to podcasts on its service than Apple Podcasts by the end of 2021, according to a new report. In a report…
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Spotify’s new feature to improve personalised recommendations
San Francisco:Â Swedish music streaming platform Spotify has announced that it is rolling out a new feature, Enhance, for Premium users to easily add personalised recommendations to their playlists. Enhance provides users with…
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Apple simplifies payment rules for apps such as Netflix, Spotify
San Francisco:Â Apple has announced that the Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) has agreed to close its App Store investigation in exchange for letting developers of reader apps Netflix, Spotify, and Amazon’s Kindle…
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Justin Bieber becomes Spotify’s most listened to artist
Los Angeles: Pop singer Justin Bieber has become Spotify’s most streamed artist of all time with an average of more than 83.3 million monthly listeners. Bieber has become the most listened to…
