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  • Spotify introduces a new Artificial Intelligence DJ feature March 19, 2023 09:05 PM IST

    Spotify introduces a new Artificial Intelligence DJ feature

    Spotify's new 'DJ' feature is the first step towards an AI-powered future for the music-streaming service.

  • Spotify overhauls Android, iOS interface for better engagement March 09, 2023 03:40 PM IST

    Spotify overhauls Android, iOS interface for better engagement

    Spotify says the new TikTok-like interface is built for "Deeper Discovery and Connection(s)"

  • The Tech Weekender | Top news from the world of technology this week February 25, 2023 02:22 PM IST

    The Tech Weekender | Top news from the world of technology this week

    Hogwarts Legacy's success, China attempts to regulate AI, Nvidia GPU powering ChatGPT, Google Play reportedly misleading users, and more.

  • YouTube Music to add Podcasts to its library soon February 24, 2023 03:23 PM IST

    YouTube Music to add Podcasts to its library soon

    Podcasts on YouTube Music will be accessible to both free and Premium tier users.

  • Discover your personalized music guide with Spotify's DJ AI February 23, 2023 04:54 PM IST

    Discover your personalized music guide with Spotify's DJ AI

    DJ is based on OpenAI technology and will curate music for you in partnership with music editors on the platform

  • We can vacuum carbon from the sky. Will it make a difference? February 20, 2023 06:07 PM IST

    We can vacuum carbon from the sky. Will it make a difference?

    People are concerned about the power needs of removing carbon from the environment, but there are other challenges to sort out before then

  • Spotify's Q4 user base rises to 489 million on 'outperformance' in India, Indonesia January 31, 2023 06:44 PM IST

    Spotify's Q4 user base rises to 489 million on 'outperformance' in India, Indonesia

    Spotify also crossed another milestone with 200 million paid subscribers across the world during the quarter

  • Uber’s CEO almost said no to the job until Spotify’s CEO urged him to accept it January 29, 2023 04:57 PM IST

    Uber’s CEO almost said no to the job until Spotify’s CEO urged him to accept it

    Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi recalled the incident during an interview with LinkedIn CEO Ryan Roslansky.

  • Spotify to trim 6% of workforce, content head to depart January 23, 2023 06:09 PM IST

    Spotify to trim 6% of workforce, content head to depart

    Spotify, which had about 9,800 full-time employees as of September 30, said it expects to incur about 35 million euros ($38.06 million) to 45 million euros in severance-related charges.

  • Spotify seen cutting staff as soon as this week to cut costs January 23, 2023 09:00 AM IST

    Spotify seen cutting staff as soon as this week to cut costs

    The number of positions to be eliminated wasn’t specified by the people. Spotify laid off 38 staff from its Gimlet Media and Parcast podcast studios in October. The music streaming giant has about 9,800 employees, according to its third-quarter earnings report.

  • Miley Cyrus' new song 'Flowers' breaks Spotify record January 21, 2023 10:23 AM IST

    Miley Cyrus' new song 'Flowers' breaks Spotify record

    'Flowers', the lead song of Miley Cyrus' latest album 'Endless Summer Vacation', celebrates singlehood.

  • Audio streaming giant Spotify back online after brief outage - Report January 14, 2023 10:40 AM IST

    Audio streaming giant Spotify back online after brief outage - Report

    Downdetector showed more than 38,000 affected users from the United States at the peak of the disruption.

  • Spotify wrapped 2022: Sidhu Moose Wala, AP Dhillon among most popular artistes December 01, 2022 01:31 PM IST

    Spotify wrapped 2022: Sidhu Moose Wala, AP Dhillon among most popular artistes

    Spotify Wrapped 2022: Check which artistes and songs trended this year.

  • Spotify CEO Daniel Ek renews attack on Apple after Elon Musk's salvo December 01, 2022 07:22 AM IST

    Spotify CEO Daniel Ek renews attack on Apple after Elon Musk's salvo

    Daniel Ek tagged a number of sympathetic business leaders in his 21-tweet thread, including Musk, Microsoft president Brad Smith, and Proton founder Andy Yen.

  • Spotify's 2022 Wrapped offers users recap of their listening habits this year November 30, 2022 08:54 PM IST

    Spotify's 2022 Wrapped offers users recap of their listening habits this year

    Spotify's 2022 Wrapped also provides a peek into what people listened to on the platform, apart from introducing new elements to help users discover their listening history over the past year.

  • Spotify, Epic Games get ally in Musk in fight against Apple fees November 29, 2022 08:34 PM IST

    Spotify, Epic Games get ally in Musk in fight against Apple fees

    Musk criticized the fee Apple charges software developers for in-app purchases, and posted a meme suggesting he was willing to "go to war" rather than pay the levy.

  • Demand from India helps Spotify grow its user base to 456 million October 26, 2022 01:38 PM IST

    Demand from India helps Spotify grow its user base to 456 million

    Spotify will be more selective with their overall spending going forward, said chief executive Daniel Ek.

  • Spotify wants to get into audiobooks but says Apple is in the way October 26, 2022 01:27 PM IST

    Spotify wants to get into audiobooks but says Apple is in the way

    Spotify views the conflict over audiobooks as another example of how Apple impedes competition and hampers rivals.

  • Spotify profit margins squeezed by slow ad growth; stock sinks October 26, 2022 07:39 AM IST

    Spotify profit margins squeezed by slow ad growth; stock sinks

    Spotify’s ad-supported income grew 19% in the quarter to 385 million euros ($383.7 million), with double-digit growth across all regions except Europe, where Spotify said it saw the impact of challenging economic conditions in the region.

  • Taylor Swift's latest album 'Midnights' crashes Spotify October 22, 2022 11:35 AM IST

    Taylor Swift's latest album 'Midnights' crashes Spotify

    Taylor Swift's 'Midnights' comprises 13 songs telling "the story of 13 sleepless nights" scattered throughout her life.

  • Spotify launches a new dedicated Diwali hub October 19, 2022 04:32 PM IST

    Spotify launches a new dedicated Diwali hub

    The hub will include personalised playlists, exclusive artist clips and shared playlists with some of the country's prominent artists among others

  • Survey suggests Spotify may launch a HiFi streaming plan October 16, 2022 01:50 PM IST

    Survey suggests Spotify may launch a HiFi streaming plan

    Rivals Apple Music and Amazon Music are already offering high-quality audio. The proposed plan from Spotify is pricier

  • ByteDance plans music-streaming expansion to take on Spotify October 13, 2022 07:07 AM IST

    ByteDance plans music-streaming expansion to take on Spotify

    The TikTok parent plans to eventually integrate music streaming within its short-video service and scale it to serve as a major platform for distributing music globally, according to the report that cited people with knowledge of the discussions.

  • Spotify cut some podcast editorial employees September 30, 2022 07:43 AM IST

    Spotify cut some podcast editorial employees

    The news marks the second round of cuts to hit a Spotify podcast team this year. In January, it disbanded its studio, called Studio 4, which produced shows like Dissect and Chapo: Kingpin on Trial. In June, Spotify said it would slow hiring by 25% due to economic uncertainty.

  • Spotify's Q2 user base jumps to 433 million on 'outperformance' in India, Indonesia July 27, 2022 05:50 PM IST

    Spotify's Q2 user base jumps to 433 million on 'outperformance' in India, Indonesia

    Paying subscribers for Spotify grew by 14 percent year-on-year to 188 million during the quarter.