Category: Spotify
Deezer announces Amazon Alexa voice control for free users
Global music streaming service Deezer is now giving its free users the ability to control their music through voice on Amazon Alexa. Free users on the advert supported version of the service will now be able to enjoy music from requested artists, genres and editorial playlists. Users can set Deezer as their preferred music streaming…
Music app Spotify hits 100m paid users milestone
Music streaming service Spotify has said its paying subscribers have reached 100 million for the first time, up 32% year-on-year and almost twice the latest figures from Apple Music. The Stockholm-based company called the figure, which was reached during the first three months of 2019, “an important milestone”. The growth was driven, among other things,…
Apple hits back at Spotify over Anti-Competition complaint filed with EC
Apple has accused Spotify of wanting the benefits of the App Store without “making any contributions to that marketplace” in response to an anti-competition complaint Spotify filed with the European Commission (EC). On Wednesday, the music streaming service said Apple was giving itself an unfair advantage by charging a 30% tax on purchases made through…
Spotify files anti-competition complaint against Apple’s 30% tax
Spotify has submitted a complaint against Apple to the European Commission (EC) arguing that the iPhone maker gives itself an unfair advantage by charging digital app rivals a 30% tax on purchases made through iOS. The music streaming service’s founder and chief executive Daniel Ek accused Apple of introducing rules to the Apple Store that…
Paid music streaming set to overtake free music services for first time
Paid music streaming looks set to overtake free services for the first time as more people opt to pay for the likes of Spotify and Apple Music. Experts believe that streaming has made it fashionable to pay for music again, with the latest numbers from November 2018 showing 20.6% opting to pay, up from 18.3%…
Spotify Wrapped lets users review what they listened to in 2018
Spotify has released a feature which allows users to see a breakdown of the music they have listened to in 2018. Rap artist Drake was announced as the most popular artist of the year on the streaming service this week, with 8.2 billion streams in 2018, but Spotify Wrapped allows users to access statistics specific…
Spotify has just got a little bit more annoying
It seems that Spotify is a little bit worried about Jay Z's new streaming service Tidal, if a new feature is anything to go by. In the latest version of both Spotify's desktop and mobile app there's a new "Tweet the Beat" feature, which will pop up whilst you're in the app, encouraging you to…
Spotify launches on PS4 and PS3 in the UK
Today's the day: Streaming music service Spotify has launched on Sony's games consoles. Spotify for Playstation gives Spotify Premium subscribers the ability to listen to tracks and playlists on the PS4 - which could be a straightforward way to get your tunes on the living room speakers. On PS4, the app runs in the background,…
The Digest: Spotify fans are cat people… and 4 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title="Next"] Spotify fans are cat people, but Taylor Swift fans prefer dogs, data shows | The Guardian "Maybe the row between Spotify and Taylor Swift is about more than streaming music royalties. Maybe it boils down to a deep disagreement over pets. That’s one (yes, ridiculous, but wait until you see the data) conclusion…
Spotify introduces family payments
Spotify is to introduce a new "family payments" system that will mean up to four family members can each have essentially their own Spotify Premium account - but with one person paying all of the bills. If you share Spotify with a family member, then you'll know how frustrating it is when you're air-drumming away…
