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Spotify’s AI DJ gets major Spanish upgrade

20/10/2025

Spotify has announced a major upgrade to its AI-powered DJ feature for Premium users. Listeners can now make music requests in Spanish, submit text-based prompts instead of voice, and receive personalized suggestions that adapt to their listening habits and mood. What’s New Spanish-language requests via the new DJ persona ‘DJ Livi’. Text input for both English and Spanish, so users can type rather than speak requests. Personalized prompt suggestions that draw on a listener’s history, […]

US Latin music revenue up 5.9% in H1 2025

19/10/2025

Streaming drives another record mid-year for Latin music in the US, led by paid subscriptions and steady audience expansion. Overview US Latin recorded music revenues reached $490.3 million in the first half of 2025, up 5.9% year-on-year according to the latest RIAA mid-year report. The genre now accounts for 8.8% of total US recorded music revenue, maintaining its double digit momentum from recent years. This compares with $463 million in H1 2024 and a record-breaking […]

Spotify adds managed accounts for kids on family plans

17/10/2025

Spotify has expanded its managed accounts feature for young listeners on Premium Family plans, now available in the UK, US, Canada, Australia, Germany, France and the Netherlands. The update gives parents more control over how children use Spotify — and stops kids’ listening habits from spilling into adult recommendations and Wrapped results. How Managed Accounts Work Each managed account is created within a Premium Family plan (up to six members). Parents can add a child […]

Amazon Music raises UK subscription prices

14/10/2025

Amazon has announced new price increases for its Music Unlimited plans in the UK, following similar adjustments in the US, Canada, and across Europe. The move means higher monthly costs for both individual and family plans, bringing Amazon’s prices broadly in line with rivals such as Spotify, Apple Music, and Deezer. What’s changing From this month, Amazon Music Unlimited subscribers in the UK will see the following increases: Individual Plan (Prime members): £9.99 → £10.99 […]

SoundCloud gets more social

14/10/2025

SoundCloud has announced a major social update designed to bring community and discovery back to the heart of the platform. The new features — including “Liked by Your Crew” daily feeds, friend-inspired playlists, and improved recommendations — put real people, not algorithms, at the centre of music discovery. What’s New The update introduces a set of tools that make SoundCloud feel more like a living, breathing social network: Liked by Your Crew — a daily […]

Deezer launches universal playlist sharing

09/10/2025

Deezer has announced a new sharing feature: playlists created on Deezer can now be opened on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, and other services. When you share a playlist, Deezer creates a link that recognises equivalent track versions on other streaming platforms and redirects listeners accordingly. This uses automatic song recognition and matching. Deezer says playlists are its second most-shared content type (after individual songs). Among users aged 18–34, over 190,000 playlists are shared every […]

Qobuz unveils new discover page

07/10/2025

A Fresh Take on Discovery Qobuz announced in September 2025 a major overhaul of its Discover page — a redesign aimed at crafting a discovery experience that balances human-curated selections with personalized recommendations. Qobuz describes itself as a “digital record store in a world of supermarkets,” and with this update, it leans further into that identity: editorially driven, listener-centric, and less reliant on opaque algorithms. The update strengthens its reputation as the streaming service that […]