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Spotify’s AI Playlists are rolling out for Premium users in the US
24 Sep

Spotify’s AI Playlists are rolling out for Premium users in the US

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Spotify’s beta AI Playlist feature is now rolling out for Premium users in the US, Canada, Ireland and New Zealand. It lets you create and refine custom playlists using text prompts. It initially arrived in April in the UK and Australia.The company describes it as a tool “to effortlessly turn your most creative ideas into playlists.” Spotify provided several examples, including “Upbeat folk music for a scenic fall road trip” and “2000 era hype jams for the tailgate.” If its initial results don’t quite hit the mark, you can refine the playlist with further prompts, such as “less peppy” or…
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Spotify says Apple ‘discontinued’ the tech for some of its volume controls on iOS
31 Aug

Spotify says Apple ‘discontinued’ the tech for some of its volume controls on iOS

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The latest round in the Spotify vs. Apple battle concerns volume controls. The streaming service says Apple "discontinued the technology" that allowed it to employ the volume buttons on iOS devices to make level adjustments when using Spotify Connect. Spotify says it's working on a solution, but for now, you'll have to use the volume slider in the iOS app. The company explains that this issue doesn't affect Bluetooth or AirPlay connections, nor does it impact Android users."Apple has discontinued the technology that enables Spotify to control volume for connected devices using the volume buttons on the device," the company…
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Instagram may be adding real-time Spotify integration
29 Aug

Instagram may be adding real-time Spotify integration

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Mobile developer spotted an Instagram feature that may be in development: real-time Spotify integration. The extant code seems to indicate that songs played on Spotify will create Notes automatically within Instagram. These Notes appear on top of your inbox and profile picture if people tap to view your Instagram profile.This sort of feature already exists in . And Instagram Users can already add Spotify tracks to their Notes or Stories manually, so iterating on that isn't completely outrageous. That said, Instagram isn’t the type of chat platform people keep open for extended periods so it's unclear if there would be…
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Spotify lyrics are back for free users
30 Jul

Spotify lyrics are back for free users

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Spotify users who don't pay for a subscription can once again see lyrics for any song they listen to on the service. Back in May, the company began a wider rollout of a test that it initiated last fall, requiring a paid subscription to see lyrics to any track. Free users could still follow along with the words, but only for three songs a month. Now, Spotify is removing the restriction so free users can see all the lyrics they need to with no cap on viewing them.“At Spotify, we’re always testing and iterating. This means availability of our features…
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Spotify, Stop Trying to Become a Social Media App
18 Jul

Spotify, Stop Trying to Become a Social Media App

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Spotify’s decision to introduce comment sections under podcasts should surprise no one. For years now, apps have been ripping off each other’s most popular features. Where once apps adhered to their respective “things,” today they want to do it all: You can post Stories on YouTube, use AI search tools on Instagram, and shop for clothing on TikTok. And, as of last week, you can experience the thrill of seeing what random strangers think about your favorite podcasts on Spotify.In 2020, Spotify flirted with social tools, such as a Stories-esque feature for artists and a collaborative playlist feature for users.…
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The New ‘Ethical’ AI Music Generator Can’t Write a Halfway Decent Song
04 Jul

The New ‘Ethical’ AI Music Generator Can’t Write a Halfway Decent Song

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Admittedly, our testing artists did push Jen beyond the boundaries of what a “normal” person might ask in a query, veering more toward a “record store clerk” level of familiarity with recorded sound. Cleveland, for instance, failed to get anything good out of a query for “mid-tempo California garage rock influenced by ’70s Indonesian pop,” while Heywood expressed dismay that Jen didn’t seem to recognize his request for “city pop,” a type of Japanese music that came to prominence in the mid-’70s and has seen a minor resurgence in popularity in recent years. But to Heywood, that kind of breadth…
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Spotify’s Basic plan returns to $11 a month by cutting audiobooks
22 Jun

Spotify’s Basic plan returns to $11 a month by cutting audiobooks

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Spotify has a new plan for US subscribers that keeps you on the old $11 monthly pricing — as long as you don’t mind ditching audiobooks. The new Basic tier includes the music and podcast content you get from Premium but without 15 hours of audiobook access, a recently added feature we suspect many subscribers don’t care about anyway. Spotify said earlier this month it would hike Premium prices to $12 per month, beginning in July.The Basic plan echoes one it rolled out in the UK last month. That one costs £11 per month compared to £12 for Premium with…
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Music publishers accuse Spotify of ‘bait-and-switch subscription scheme’
13 Jun

Music publishers accuse Spotify of ‘bait-and-switch subscription scheme’

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Spotify has once again drawn the ire of the music industry. The National Music Publishers' Association has called on the Federal Trade Commission to examine the streaming service's addition of audiobook content into all of its paid subscription plans. According to the group's FTC , Spotify's recent actions are part of "a scheme to increase profits by deceiving consumers and cheating the music royalty system."This requires some backstory. In November 2023, Spotify announced that it would include as part of all its Premium subscription plans. A few months later, the company unveiled , offering the same number of listening hours…
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