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On this episode of Digital Trends Live, we break down the top stories in tech, including Zuckerberg feeling the pressure, Uber's expanded mask policy, and more.
Joe Rogan is coming to Spotify — and so are the advertisments
Joe Rogan is moving his hit podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience, exclusively to Spotify. But he won't be making the move alone: Here come the ads, too.
Digital Trends Live: WWDC begins, Apple re-closes some stores, and more
On this episode of Digital Trends Live we break down the top trending stories in tech, including the kick-off of WWDC, Fortnite removes police cars, and more.
Spotify apparently exploring addition of music videos to Now Playing screen
Spotify may soon integrate music videos to its streaming service, as a new Video tab in the app's Now Playing screen was spotted by tech blogger Jane Wong.
Music streaming services join #BlackoutTuesday to support protesters
Music services including Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube Music are promoting the Blackout Tuesday movement to voice support for Black Lives Matter protesters.
Spotify finally lets you save more than 10,000 items to your music library
Spotify has removed a long-standing 10,000-item limit on its libraries, giving users the ability to save an unlimited number of songs and albums as favorites.
With its Joe Rogan exclusive, Spotify’s new podcast strategy is to kill podcasts
Spotify's acquisition of The Joe Rogan Experience is a huge win for the streaming media company, but it sends a dark message about the open future of podcasts.
Joe Rogan’s massive podcast is moving exclusively to Spotify
The Joe Rogan Experience will be available on Spotify for free starting September 1 and will move exclusively to Spotify at the end of the year.
How to use Spotify’s new Group Sessions feature
Spotify is testing out a Group Sessions feature, which allows premium users in the same vicinity share DJ duties for shared playlists.
Spotify playlist offers the familiar sounds of pre-pandemic New York
Created by the New York Public Library, this Spotify playlist is a comforting reminder of the familiar sounds temporarily silenced by the coronavirus pandemic.
Spotify says the pandemic has changed how we listen to music and podcasts
Music streaming service Spotify said it has seen changes in users' listening choices since lockdowns to prevent the spread of the coronavirus went into effect.
Sonos takes aim at Apple Music and Spotify with ad-free, original radio stations
With the launch of a free, ad-supported streaming service called Sonos Radio, the wireless speaker company has entered the fiercely competitive content space.
Fire up your brain with DT’s ultimate work-from-home playlist
Need something to help you improve your focus while working from home? Digital Trends' ultimate work-from-home playlist is second only to a great cup of coffee.
Spotify now lets premium users hide songs they hate from playlists
Playlists might be the best thing about Spotify, but that doesn't mean they can't get better. Now, any playlist can reflect your personal taste by hiding songs.
Apple Music still trails Spotify as growth continued for music streaming in 2019
Spotify continued to dominate the music streaming industry in 2019 with 35% of total paid subscriptions, while Apple Music stayed in second with a 19% share.
Spotify introduces ways for fans to directly help musicians in need
Musicians will soon have the option to fundraise directly from their Spotify artist profile pages so that their fans can donate to them or a particular cause.
Spotify polishes its Apple interface with refreshed icons
Spotify has updated its iOS interface for both free and premium subscribers, refreshing icons with the focus of streamlining the listening experience.
Does your dog love yacht rock? Find out with Spotify’s pet playlist generator
If you’ve ever wondered if your dog prefers rap or rock and roll, Spotify has got the answers with a new pet playlist generator. The generator lets you choose what kind of pet you have, answer some questions, and then curates a playlist based on your pet's personality and your own listening history.
Spotify is making it even easier to judge your friends’ musical tastes
A not-yet-released feature on Spotify, called “Tastebuds” would let you discover new music through your friends’ lists by curating a playlist for you based on your and your friends’ similar tastes. App researcher Jane Manchun Wong, tweeted that the Tastebuds tab would be located in Spotify’s main navigation.
YouTube Music’s Spotify-esque Discover Mix now widely available
After a few months of experimenting, YouTube Music has officially launched three new personalized playlists including one called Discover Mix that takes aim at those who love Spotify's long-running Discover Weekly. Could this be the killer feature that will convert the masses from Spotify to YouTube Music?
Spotify Wrapped: How to see your top songs and music for 2019
Spotify Wrapped is a personalized set of year-end stats that let you see which songs, artists, and albums were your favorites in 2019. But the feature isn't always that easy to find or use. Here's how to find Spotify Wrapped 2019 and how it works, so you can see the music that moved you all year and all decade.
Digital Trends Live: Instagram’s age requirement, Spotify Wrapped, and more
On this episode of Digital Trends Live, hosts Caleb Denison and Drew Prindle dive into the biggest trending stories in tech, including Instagram’s age requirement, Nintendo Switch’s record sales, making a movie with Spectacles 3 glasses, Spotify Wrapped 2019, and more.
Spotify Wrapped gives a personalized look at who you listened to most in 2019
Each year, Spotify gives its Premium subscribers the ability to look back at their musical habits and discover which artists, tracks, and albums were most significant to them. For 2019, Spotify has expanded these lists to cover the entire decade, revealing what the world was listening to for the last 10 years.
Spotify’s free tier now works with Alexa and Bose speakers
In the wake of Amazon's announcement that its free tier of Amazon Music is now available on more devices, Spotify has enabled the use of its free subscription on all Alexa products, including Echo speakers and Fire TV devices. You can also use it with Bose smart speakers via Spotify Connect.
Spotify ramps up podcast discovery with ‘Your Daily Podcasts’ playlist
With growing investments in podcasting as a medium, it only makes sense that Spotify would want its listeners to spend more time listening to podcasts. To make the podcats discovery process easier, it has launched a new personalized playlist just for podcasts: Your Daily Podcasts, available for free and premium users.
Spotify starts testing real-time lyrics to enable karaoke experience
Spotify is testing a real-time lyrics feature in its mobile app, but only for users in certain countries. The public release of the feature, which will allow listeners to sing along to songs, is not yet known, but it should come soon as a similar experience just arrived to rival Apple Music.
Spotify takes the pain out of road trip playlists with Soundtrack Your Ride
If you've got a long road trip coming up, having the right tunes is vital. But why hand-pick hundreds of songs for your playlist when Spotify can do all the heavy lifting for you with its new tool, Soundtrack Your Ride? In just a few seconds, it can generate a playlist to match any musical taste and any trip length.
Spotify’s free tier now works on Sonos, just in time for Black Friday
With a new software update, Sonos is making it possible to stream Spotify's free, ad-supported tier on Sonos devices using the Sonos app. Previously, the only way to do that was to use Spotify Connect from the Spotify app. The free tier will also work with Google Assistant, but for now, Alexa isn't compatible.
One day you might get emergency alerts through Netflix and Spotify
One day you might get emergency alerts through streaming services like Netflix and Spotify. A bipartisan bill was reintroduced in the Senate to require audio and video streaming services to display emergency alerts while you’re watching or listening to them.
How to score a free Google Home Mini if you’re a Spotify Premium subscriber
Following up on its super-popular Google Home Mini giveaway from 2018, Spotify is back with another freebie, this time giving away free Google Home Minis to all of its U.S.-based Spotify Premium members, while quantities last. Want to know how to get your free smart speaker? We have all the details.
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.
‘Stream transfer’ feature moves your music around the house using Google Assistant
Google Assistant users can now easily move their music and podcasts from YouTube Music, Spotify, Pandora and more from one smart device to another using a new feature called stream transfer. Videos move, too, with Google video devices like the Nest Hub Max and Chromecast-enabled TVs.
The Spotify-Siri integration that Apple users have been asking for is here
After years of waiting, a new Spotify update adds the ability to use Siri to summon up your favorite artists, album, and tracks. The feature works on mobile devices with iOS 13, including vehicles equipped with CarPlay, and there's also a new Spotify app for Apple TV and Apple TV 4K.
How Endel and Toro y Moi are shaping the future of music and digital wellness
Playlists to focus, sleep, and relax are booming on streaming platforms. Similarly, a host of smart home products aim to affect your wellbeing in similar ways. Endel has a vision to unify these in a way that's always unique to you. Companies like Apple and Warner Music, as well as Toro y Moi see it too.