Spotify adds a running mode to its app

Running Mode will be available to Premium users on iOS in select countries

Spotify meets Snap Map in Snapchat’s latest update

Snapchat has introduced Now Playing for Snap Map, letting users share their Spotify listening activity in real time and discover music through friends.

AI and the rise of the universal entertainment app

Over the past decade, streaming platforms competed by dominating individual formats like music, video, podcasts, or audiobooks. Now, as AI makes it easier to create, organize, and recommend content, those distinctions are fading, pushing companies like…

Pop singer Lorde slammed Spotify’s AI ‘About the Song’ feature, claiming it’s full of nothing but false details — and now subscribers are starting to catch on
Pop singer Lorde slammed Spotify’s AI ‘About the Song’ feature, claiming it’s full of nothing but false details — and now subscribers are starting to catch on

Lorde called out Spotify’s About the Song tool, saying its details were incorrect and that it ‘limits free interpretation’.

Volvo is rolling out Apple Music to over 2 million cars with a simple OTA update

Volvo is rolling out native Apple Music support to over 2 million vehicles, complete with Spatial Audio on select models and free subscription offers.

Every app on my phone has decided I need AI, and none of them bothered to ask

Every app wants to become an AI app, even when users keep dismissing the invitation. Somehow, software that promises to understand us still can’t remember when we’ve said no.

Spotify expands parent-managed accounts to users on its free tier

The feature was previously only available to paid subscribers.

Free Spotify accounts for kids are here, with parents still in control

Kids can now get a music only Spotify account for free, complete with playlists, recommendations, and their own Wrapped summary.