Category: spotify

Spotify’s podcast strategy is starting to pay off

[ad_1] The company is looking to further analyze the data about podcasts and premium sign-ups, but believes that it’s “onto something special.” If proven true, we can expect to see Spotify lean even harder in to owning the space, with more paid-for exclusive titles to lock people into subscriptions. It looks as if the music […]

Join Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and get six months of Spotify Premium free

[ad_1] The first two months of the Xbox Game Pass subscription cost a dollar each. After that, the price will rise to the standard $15 per month. Once your six months of the free Spotify Premium are up, you can either cancel or roll over into the normal rate for the service of $10 per […]

You’ll soon be able to ask Siri to play songs on Spotify

[ad_1] Spotify is finally getting Siri support with iOS 13. You can ask Siri to play songs, albums, and playlists. Here’s how it works: https://t.co/Oc7LegT5yr pic.twitter.com/6F97fbjLtX — Tom Warren (@tomwarren) September 27, 2019 On the Apple Watch, on the other hand, it sounds like Spotify and Siri won’t integrate with one another until Spotify releases […]

Tesla update with Netflix, ‘Cuphead’ and Smart Summon is rolling out now

[ad_1] You’ll be able to kick back and watch a movie or TV on a Model S, Model X, and Model 3 through the Tesla Theater. You can connect your Netflix, YouTube or Hulu account (including Live TV on the latter), or iQiyi and Tencent Video if you’re in China. You’ll only be able to […]

Recommended Reading: The redesigned WWE Network

[ad_1] WWE Network 2.0: How WWE rebuilt its streaming service after a split with DisneyChris Welch,The Verge After a flashy reveal at CES a few years ago, the WWE Network is by all accounts a success, amassing well over a million subscribers by early 2019. Disney threw a wrench in the plans when it bought […]

Spotify’s latest acquisition helps artists and labels hire studio talent

[ad_1] SoundBetter is a mix of LinkedIn and TaskRabbit for musicians. Producers, writers, mixers, mastering engineers, and session performers can form online networks with a free account. People who pay for a monthly subscription can access job boards and take a proactive approach, rather than hoping to be discovered in search listings. Musicians who are […]

Samsung’s Galaxy Fold will have support from ‘hundreds’ of apps

[ad_1] The news also comes alongside details of how Android 10 improves foldable phone support. It’s better at resizing apps and resuming them across screens, while developers have a new emulator to help them test multi-display switching. You should see more apps that work with foldable phones as a matter of course, even if there […]

Streaming dominates the music industry’s revenue

[ad_1] While it’s a relief to see the music industry avoid a full collapse after losing two thirds of its yearly earnings in the 2000s, artists certainly aren’t lining their pockets with earnings from streaming services. Spotify pays out roughly six to eight tenths of a cent per stream. This handsome sum is then divided […]

Spotify’s Android widget will return in a future update

[ad_1] When it first removed the widget, the company said, “We always take retiring features in Spotify very seriously.” It went on to justify the removal by noting people could access much of the same functionality through the operating system’s notification shade (pictured above). Of course, none of that helped to defuse the situation. In […]

Spotify lets you add 15-second song clips to Facebook Stories

[ad_1] Add some music to your story 📖Audio sharing to Facebook Stories is now available. pic.twitter.com/HSBgmxYd8G — Spotify (@Spotify) August 30, 2019 To add a song to your Facebook Story, you’ll tap “share” when listening to the track on Spotify, select Facebook, customize your Story and post. At the moment, only single tracks will include […]