Spotify reaches 60 million paid subscribers, remains top dog in music streaming
The world of streaming music continues its growth spurt, as Swedish streaming service Spotify reaches 60 million paid subscribers.
Copyright continues to be an issue for Spotify as the service faces two new lawsuits
Two new lawsuits were launched earlier this week against Spotify in Nashville, Tennessee, and copyright continues to be an issue.
Mighty Audio's tiny music player lets you take your Spotify playlists anywhere
Mighty Audio's tiny new device lets you save playlists from Spotify for offline listening, ridding the need for a cell phone during workouts.
Spotify testing a driving mode with voice control, larger buttons
Spotify looks to be testing out a new driving mode feature that comes with larger buttons and, one day, voice control.
Spotify is turning its Rap Caviar playlist into a six-city music tour
Spotify is launching its RapCaviar Live concert series with shows in Atlanta, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, and Toronto.
Windows Store finally tunes into Spotify with a new app
The Spotify streaming music client is now available in the Windows Store, making it available to Windows 10 S users.
Spotify may soon insert ‘sponsored songs’ to your playlists
Spotify is letting music labels pay to have specific songs placed in playlists, though apparently it's only aimed at users of the free tier.
Beats 1 radio's Zane Lowe on superstar DJs, exclusive releases, and the age of curation
Zane Lowe reflects on Apple Music's Beats 1 Radio's first two years, how radio has changed, and how streaming services need to change.
Taylor Swift puts her music on streaming services after '1989' sells 10 million copies
After more than three years, Taylor Swift has put all of her music back on Spotify and other major streaming services.
Spotify’s Secret Genius Program takes note of unsung heroes — songwriters
Spotify has announced the Secret Genius Program, a series of playlists, podcasts, and an award ceremony that highlights pop songwriters.
Spotify acquires yet another company — Paris-based AI company Niland
Spotify has expanded its empire once again. Paris-based Niland, an AI startup, is the latest company to join Spotify.
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.
Spotify adds barcodes to songs for faster sharing
Spotify Codes make it even easier for users of the music streaming service to share their favorite tracks with friends.
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.
Pay up for Spotify Premium, or you may have to wait two weeks for new albums
As per a new licensing deal with Universal Music Group, Spotify is allowing some musicians to put new albums behind a paywall for two weeks
Ed Sheeran has taken over the U.K. singles chart with 9 songs in the top 10
Ed Sheeran released a new album this month and nine of its songs -- yes, nine -- have made it into the U.K.'s top 10 singles chart.
Oopsie! Typo at Amazon Web Services blacked out large parts of the web
Also today: NBC Universal went big on the Snap IPO, and Spotify may be considering a high-quality hi-fi option for discerning listeners.
Spotify has reached a big milestone in paid subscribers
Spotify has added 10 million paying users to its music streaming service in the last five months, taking the total to 50 million.
Three ways Spotify and Apple Music can make Tidal’s Track Edit feature a game-changer
By adding more mixing features and improved social sharing, Apple Music and Spotify can make Tidal's Track Edit feature even better.
Prince’s classic albums are back on Spotify and other streaming sites
Ten months after his untimely death, much of Prince's work has returned to Spotify and other well-known streaming services.
Want mood music that matches the weather? Try Climatune from Spotify
Meet Climatune, a new project that understands just how much your mood and your music tastes are affected by the weather.
Want the perfect pair of headphones? Aiaiai uses your Spotify data to build them
AIAIAI is using data from Spotify and Moodagent to help listeners instantly build a perfect pair of its modular TMA-2 headphones just for them.
Sega graces gamers with massive selection of music on Spotify
Sega has just unloaded a treasure trove of classic tunes from its gaming library, all available right now for free on Spotify.
Radio giant iHeartMedia sets its sights on Spotify with two new streaming services
Terrestrial radio giant iHeartMedia has launched two new streaming services to rival internet radio giant Pandora, and on-demand heavyweights like Spotify.
Dating app Coffee Meets Bagel taps Yelp, Spotify to help plan your first date
Dating app Coffee Meets Bagel is launching two new web apps powered by Yelp and Spotify that are all about helping you plan the ideal first date.
Did you get a new MacBook Pro? You may want the new Spotify, too
If you have a new MacBook, you may want to get the new Spotify to go along with it.
Spotify no longer purchasing SoundCloud to add to its streaming library
The world's leading paid music service, Spotify, is no longer in "advanced talks" to purchase popular emerging music platform, SoundCloud.
Spotify may upgrade its free account to give users more on-demand streaming
Spotify is reportedly experimenting with a new feature called Jump, which will bring some on-demand music streaming to its free subscribers.
Look out, Spotify — iHeartRadio crashes the subscription music scene
Joining Spotify and Pandora similar services is now iHeartRadio, which this week released beta versions of its paid subscription plans for on-demand music.
Spotify to fix app that writes gigabytes of junk data to storage devices
Unfortunately, some Spotify users are reporting a rather pernicious problem with the Spotify app running on Mac, Linux, and Windows machines.
Sprint customers can now pay for Napster through their Sprint bill
Sprint is making it easier for customers to pay for Napster -- now customers of both can pay for Napster through their Sprint bill.
Sonos systems get Spotify Connect support, currently in public beta
After being announced in August, Spotify Connect support for Sonos systems is now available, albeit in public beta for the time being.
Here are some spooky playlists for your Halloween party
You don't need a stack of records, a DJ, or even an iPod to party with some Halloween tunes. All you need is a device with one of these apps installed.