The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling is out now — here’s how to listen to the podcast
Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling gives a rare interview in the podcast The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling. Here's how you can listen to it.
Spotify gets first major redesign in 10 years with TikTok-like scroll
Spotify today announced its first major redesign in a decade, bringing a more discovery-focused UI reminiscent of social platforms like TikTok and Instagram.
Beatspend app: how to make your own Spotify listening receipt
Want to see how much money you've paid toward your favorite artists this year? This nifty app will generate your very own Spotify receipt.
Instafest app: How to make your own Spotify festival lineup
Instafest is the hot new web app that makes customized music festival lineups based on your Spotify listening history. Here's how to use it.
Spotify Wrapped 2022 is here: What’s your ‘listening personality’?
Spotify Wrapped 2022 is here, revealing all the top performing artists and songs for the year, as well as a new Listening Personality feature for your habits.
Spotify Wrapped 2022: what it is and how to view it
For music lovers, Spotify's year-end Wrapped campaign is a fun way to see what everyone has been listening to all year. Here's how to check it out.
Apple Music Replay 2022: where to find and how to see your listening stats
Apple Music Replay is back for 2022, and this year, it's more like Spotify Wrapped than ever before. Here's how to find your very own!
How Spotify audiobooks work (and how much they cost)
Spotify recently integrated audiobooks into its app. Unfortunately, accessing them isn't as simple as accessing music and podcasts.
Chill with Spotify for free on Delta Airlines this holiday season
Spotify users can enjoy free access to their streaming music while on select Delta flights for travel between Dec 8, 2021, and Jan 19, 2022.
Could music stream ripping software put Spotify and other music services at major risk?
Stream ripping of popular music services like Pandora, Spotify, Rdio and others might be a serious threat to the future success of the music subscription model.
Spotify app update finally lets you separate your music and podcasts
Spotify is giving the app's Home page a makeover with two tabs that separate your music and podcast feeds.
Spotify wants you to stream socially with the new custom Friends Mix playlist
A new Friends Mix playlist factors in your tastes and your friends' tastes for a custom Spotify playlist.
Spotify has killed the Car Thing, its $90 in-car audio device that failed to find an audience
After a rocky three-year history, Spotify has discontinued its Car Thing, a $90 device that was meant to make the service easier to access while driving.
Spotify acquires Heardle, the popular music-based Wordle clone
Spotify plans to acquire Heardle to increase the discoverability of music new and old — whether players guess the songs correctly or not.
How to use Spotify Supergrouper to create fun music groups
Spotify Supergrouper allows music fans to create music groups comprising their favorite artists. Here's how you can create your dream group.
Gay Pride & Prejudice creators on updating Jane Austen for the podcast age
In an interview with Digital Trends, the creator and cast of Gay Pride & Prejudice discuss updating the classic novel to a narrative podcast with an LGBTQ twist.
Jim Eno of Spoon gives us the scoop on ‘Hot Thoughts’ and streaming music
Spoon drummer Jim Eno talks with Digital Trends about the overall sonic template for Hot Thoughts, the band's first studio effort in three years, the ongoing importance of album sequencing in the streaming era, and more.
The Spotify app is a mess, and audiobooks will only make it worse
The Spotify app has far too much clutter in its current version. The addition of audiobooks in the future seems like a disaster waiting to happen.
7 ways to listen to music on your Apple Watch
Looking to get the most out of your music and your Apple Watch? The do-it-all wearable supports a number of excellent music streaming services. Here are seven.
Spotify and Google agree to implement user-choice billing
Spotify and Google have agreed to explore user-choice billing, giving users a choice between paying through Spotify's payment system or Google Play Billing.
How to use Spotify
Check out some Spotify tips and tricks to help you get more from your music. Discover, organize, and share all the best tracks with these Spotify tips.
Friend-source your next playlist with Boomio, a music-sharing app
Boomio's music-sharing app aims to make listening to music social again, while helping artists monetize their music and connect with fans.
The best songs about friendship
Friendship is a theme that spans all genres of music. Grab a pal and take a listen to the best songs about friendship.
Let it pour: Here are the 25 best songs about rain
Whether you're feeling down or praying for a downpour, there's something for everyone in these songs about rain.
The SmartDesk 3 could be the smartest piece of office furniture you can buy
Autonomous introduced the SmartDesk 3, a desk that rises to the occasion when you need to eat, stay hydrated, or call an Uber.
The best car songs for 2019
Is there a better road trip companion than good music? To aid you on this journey, we've compiled a list of the top 55 best songs about cars.
Outdoor Speakers 101: How to make your neighbors hate you all summer long
Our guide to outdoor speakers offers insight and tips to streamline your forthcoming outdoor sound project. From speaker choices to wiring, we cover it all.
The best songs about money
There may not be as many songs about money as there are songs about love, but it's a close second. If you're looking for a cash-inspired playlist to jam to on the way to work (or for any other time, really), look no further than our picks for the best songs about money. Dollar, dollar bill, y'all.
How to get Spotify Premium for free (thanks to Walmart)
Got Walmart+? Here's how to enjoy 6 months of Spotify Premium entirely for free thanks to the service.
Spotify’s Car Thing now lets you control your other media
Spotify's Car Thing is getting an upgrade that gives it more abilities like managing phone calls and playing content from non-Spotify sources.
Spotify halts service in Russia and pledges Ukraine aid
Music and podcast streamer Spotify has ceased all operations in Russia effective immediately, and announced plans to send aid to Ukraine.
Spotify Greenroom will move to the main app as Spotify Live
Spotify is expected to move Live audio conversations to the main app. This change may take place in the second quarter of 2022.
You can now Shazam a song and find out where to hear it in concert
Apple-owned Shazam now allows users to get details about upcoming live shows and concerts related to a song by visiting an artist's profile on the platform.
Ikea launches $65 Bluetooth lantern speaker with Spotify Tap
Ikeas' Vappeby Bluetooth speaker is dustproof, water-resistant, and has an LED light. But it's also the first Bluetooth speaker to integrate Spotify Tap.
Sen. Al Franken suggests Apple isn’t playing fair in music streaming biz
Senator Al Franken has asked the commission to examine whether the tech giant is using anticompetitive measures to benefit Apple Music over its competitors.
HBO Docs Club podcast will revisit classic documentaries
Brittany Luse and Ronald Young Jr. will co-host HBO Docs Club, a new HBO Max original podcast that will revisit classic HBO documentaries and add more context.
Spotify’s Car Thing now available to anyone for $90
Spotify's Car Thing in-vehicle accessory for navigating and playing the company's audio content is now available to anyone in the U.S.
Spotify’s HiFi tier was MIA in 2021. Will 2022 be any different?
It's been almost a year since Spotify announced a lossless, CD-quality music tier. Now that its original timeline has come and gone, is Spotify HiFi dead?