‘Spotify Connect destroys Apple Music at this specific thing’: Apple Music fans still can’t believe the platform is behind on continuity features — but that’s not the only thing that’s getting under their skin

Apple Music users are still waiting for a playback continuity feature that matches Spotify Connect.

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‘I think it’s a genuinely brilliant and exciting time for music right now’: Founder of streaming start-up Cantilever wants to put album-listening back on the map — this is how he got his start, and why there’s a ‘particular time and place’ for algorithms

Cantilever is a new music platform that avoids algorithms and focuses on intentional-listening and music journalism.
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Spotify will now reserve concert tickets for artists’ biggest fans — the service is standing against Ticketmaster battles and scalpers by launching its own ticket priority system so you can automatically benefit if you really love a musician

Spotify wants to take down ticket scalpers, and it’s launching a new system that gives top fans the chance to score first-priority tickets.
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Spotify’s huge new podcast makeover means you can now ask in-depth questions about the episodes you’re listening to, which sounds great — but the new ‘generated’ Personal Podcast feature will be more controversial…

More new features are coming to Spotify’s podcasts, including a search tool that dives deeper into your favorite episodes and a Personal Podcast generator.
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Alexa+ can now create AI podcasts about the news in case you wanted that for some reason — so it’s perfect timing that Spotify is actually verifying podcasts that are definitely from humans

Alexa+ can now create AI-generated podcasts on any topic for you, but Spotify is going to help you avoid them.

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Spotify’s Listening Stats just had an overdue glow-up, and it’s added more value to one of the platform’s most underrated tools — here’s what’s new, including a social feature that lets you spy on your friends’ streaming habits

Spotify updated its Listening Stats tool without telling anyone, and it’s packed with a new range of insightful data.
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‘We know glitter is not for everyone’: Spotify says its confusing disco ball icon will be going back to normal soon

Spotify has confirmed that its glittery disco ball on iOS is only a temporary change, lasting a few days.

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I’ve switched back to Apple Music temporarily, and I forgot how much I loved this underrated feature for new music discovery — and I think I prefer it to Discover Weekly

Discovery Station has become one of my new favorite tools to discover new artists and genres in Apple Music.

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Spotify’s new Wrapped-style feature crashed under demand — but users were even more disappointed by the results

Spotify crashed and users couldn’t access its new Party of the Year(s) feature, but they were still left underwhelmed with it anyway.
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‘Thanks for your patience’ — Spotify is back online after a major outage that impacted thousands of users

Spotify experienced major problems for several hours on May 12, 2026. Here’s everything we know.

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