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Personalization is at the heart of what they do at Spotify—just think of fan-favorite playlists like Discover Weekly, or our annual Wrapped campaign. The beauty of these experiences is the ability to deliver the right piece of music for that exact moment in time, and maybe even connect you with your next favorite artist in the process. Spotify are building on that innovation by harnessing the power of AI in an entirely new way.  Ready for a brand-new way to listen on Spotify and connect even more deeply with the artists you love? The DJ is a personalized AI guide that knows you and...

Spotify are back with a new in-app feature called 'Playlist in a Bottle', users can create a time capsule that can be opened in 2024. The new experience is designed and aimed to let Spotify users revisit their music taste & trends after one year. Through this new feature, users can try to guess which song will be a hit by 2024. Spotify users will be able to open their 'Playlist in a Bottle' by January 2024 to find out what came true and if their music tastes have changed over the year with new discoveries. So, how do you access this...

Every year we all wait patiently to find out what music we’ve been listening to for the past year. As Spotify Wrapped sums up your year in music, sharing your top artists, songs, genre, the artist you should keep an eye on and even your moods. What once began as a viral marketing campaign in 2016 has since become a huge event for music fans and social media users, with thousands sharing their ‘Wrapped’ every year. In October the data collection for the feature quickly wraps up and the release date for the Wrapped is quickly approaching.  So, when will Spotify...

Spotify users in the U.S. will now be able to purchase and listen to more than 300,000 different audiobook titles, the company announced last week.The streaming company’s foray into audiobooks marks its latest attempt to make the platform a one-stop-shop for all things audio. Spotify introduced podcasts in 2015 and is now home to more than 4.4 million of them, according to its second-quarter earnings report.The company decided to introduce audiobooks because they represent a “substantial untapped market,” Nir Zicherman, Spotify’s vice president and global head of audiobooks and gated content, said in Tuesday’s release. Zicherman said the segment is...

Spotify have the become the kings of music streaming from songs to podcasts, giving artists the ability to sell merchandise and now the latest addition to the spotify platforms is... Selling tickets directly to your fans! Although there is not much info on the new feature, a Spotify rep had this to share “At Spotify, we routinely test new products and ideas to improve our user experience. Some of those end up paving the path for our broader user experience and others serve only as important learnings. Tickets.spotify.com is our latest test. We have no further news to share on future...