Spotify co-CEO Alex Norström confirmed on this week’s earnings call that the company is trying to catch Spotify Family plan users who don’t actually live together with a new QR code verification method that requires scanning the plan manager’s phone. TechCrunch reports that in response to a question about the “crackdown,” he called it a […]
Spotify told investors its roll out of QR code verification to ensure Family Plan members live in the same household is not a “crackdown,” just a routine improvement.
Spotify co-CEO Gustav Söderström explains why the rise of AI agents could be good news for the music service.
Spotify ended the third quarter with 306 million paying subscribers, up 9% from a year earlier, according to its third-quarter update, published on Thursday. Monthly active users rose 11% to 788 million. Revenue grew 16% to €4.97 billion, or 14% at con…
Audi is the first carmaker to run Spotify natively, with video, lyrics, and shared queues that adapt to driving.
Spotify announced Wednesday the launch of its next-generation, fully native in-car app, built directly on Google’s Android Automotive operating system. The standalone app, which is launching today in select Audi models, runs directly on the vehicle’s infotainment hardware – eliminating the need for phone tethering, Bluetooth connections, or aux cables. It’s the clearest sign yet […]
Spotify is stepping up its fight against AI-generated music spam, with millions of tracks filtered out and new tools designed to help listeners discover genuine artists.
Spotify says it has taken more than 50 million AI-generated “slop” and spam tracks out of its recommendations this year, on top of 75 million spam tracks it has deleted. It found these were the tracks listeners skipped or rejected most. Spotify did not…
Spotify is letting podcasters charge fans for bonus episodes, early access and more, right inside the app.
Spotify says it has removed more than 50 million songs considered AI-generated slop or spam from user recommendations over the past year. That’s according to an announcement on Tuesday that says Spotify has also made changes to its recommendation system to highlight more music made by human artists. “Our editors hold the same standard and […]