Spotify expands AI remix and covers project with Merlin partnership

Spotify says Merlin, which represents more than 30,000 independent labels and distributors, has joined Universal Music Group in backing its upcoming AI-powered remix and covers product. The paid tool will let fans create AI-generated covers and remixes…

Spotify now has over 300M subscribers

Notably, the company saw its subscriber base swell by 9% in the second quarter despite raising prices in several regions this year.

Spotify guides Q3 profit below estimates as user growth slows
Spotify guides Q3 profit below estimates as user growth slows

Spotify gave investors a number they did not love. The streaming company guided to third-quarter operating income of €670m, just short of the €678m Wall Street had pencilled in, and the stock has already had a rough year. Spotify is also fighting on ne…

Spotify launches ‘User notes’ to let users add memories to songs

Spotify says the new feature is designed to let users add personal captions to their favorite songs, such as noting why a track was added to a playlist or when they first discovered it

Spotify’s new Running Mode knows exactly when your playlist should speed up

Spotify’s new Running Mode creates personalized workout soundtracks around your training style, duration, preferred genres, and tempo, with optional coaching cues along the way.

Spotify Running Mode helps match tunes to tempo
Spotify Running Mode helps match tunes to tempo

Spotify has introduced a new Running Mode feature that makes it easier to curate playlists around your workout goals, music tastes, and desired beats per minute (BPM). The aim is to help you “spend less time hunting for the right music and more time moving,” according to Spotify’s announcement, providing customizable running presets and optional […]

The music industry wants AI slop kicked off the charts, and it finally has a plan

Major record labels want global music charts to disqualify AI slop tracks unless they’re legally made, substantially human-created, and free of streaming fraud concerns.

Spotify adds a running mode to its app

Running Mode will be available to Premium users on iOS in select countries

Spotify meets Snap Map in Snapchat’s latest update

Snapchat has introduced Now Playing for Snap Map, letting users share their Spotify listening activity in real time and discover music through friends.