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Spotify increases daylist countries and languages

19/09/2024

Spotify increases its daylist coverage with an additional 65 countries in English and making it available to both Free and Premium subscribers. They have also added the following language support for this playlist – Arabic, Catalan, French (Canada), French (France), German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Spanish (Spain), Spanish (Mexico) and Turkish. Originally rolled out last year in the US, Canada, UK, Australia, New Zealand, and Ireland in English only, many users will […]

Spotify brings AI DJ to Spanish speaking subscribers

19/07/2024

Spotify brings AI DJ to Spanish speaking subscribers in Spain and most Latin American countries. (Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela). DJ is a personalized AI guide that knows your musical tastes so well it can choose what to play for you. It combines a curated line-up of songs with an AI-powered voice that provides commentary about those recommendations. This […]

Spotify launches a cheaper US subscription plan

24/06/2024

Spotify launches a cheaper US subscription plan which is a Premium plan less Audiobook access and will cost $1 less per month than a Premium subscription. There is currently no information regarding whether this subscription model will be rolled out to other countries but given Spotify’s history of trialling new innovations we can expect to see this extended to other countries fairly soon. Despite constant rumours there is no information regarding the availability or cost […]

Create personalized playlists with Spotify’s AI Playlist

28/04/2024

Create personalized playlists with Spotify’s AI Playlist which has been released in Beta on Android and iOS devices in the UK and Australia. Available on Spotify Premium creating a new playlist with AI Playlist is as simple as typing a unique prompt into the chat. The AI Playlist pairs Spotify’s personalization technology with AI to deliver a personalized mix that can reference places, animals, activities, movie characters, colours and even emojis. The most successful playlists […]

Spotify gets a Desktop Miniplayer

08/04/2024

Spotify gets a Desktop Miniplayer allowing users to change settings without switching between windows. Currently only available to Premium subscribers on PCs, it will allow you to adjust volume or change the Repeat mode without interrupting whatever else you are doing. Desktop Miniplayer features Supports all content types including music, podcast and video. Video podcasts display in a picture-in-picture mode with controls and the image ca be made larger or smaller as required. Float over […]

Spotify Audiobooks adds 3 more countries

04/04/2024

Spotify Audiobooks adds 3 more countries – Canada, Ireland and New Zealand – to its growing list of countries that Spotify Premium subscribers can access audiobooks. From the 9th April Spotify Premium users in these markets will have access to up to 15 hours of audiobooks per month, seamlessly integrated alongside music and podcasts, on a single platform through a unified subscription. Spotify’s Premium audiobook catalogue, already available in the US, UK, and Australia, is […]

Spotify adds a new Audiobook Access subscription plan

06/03/2024

Spotify adds a new Audiobook Access subscription plan giving booklovers 15 hours of listening for $9.99/month. Available only in the US it grants access to over 200,000 titles. According to Spotify, ‘this plan and in one app experience, listeners can continue to tune into music and podcasts on our free, ad-supported service, offering a great option for literary enthusiasts who are looking for more audiobook-specific content.’Given that Spotify Premium is $10.99/month in the US and […]