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Spotify adds new restrictions to its free tier in India
Spotify has added some extra restrictions to its free tier in India as it tries to convert more users to its premium service in the market…
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Spotify adds free audiobook access to premium in UK and Australia
Spotify has added free access to audiobooks to its standard premium subscription package in the UK and Australia - offering subscribers fifteen hours of book listening per month…
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Spotify confirms ER proposals in Uruguay could result in it leaving the market
Spotify has confirmed it could stop operating in Uruguay if law-makers there add a performer equitable remuneration right that covers streams into the country’s copyright laws…
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Spotify boss Daniel Ek talks AI, podcasts and Apple Tax in new interview
Daniel Ek has spoken to the BBC about how Spotify plans to deal with AI-generated music - just as the streaming firm announces a new AI-powered translation tool for podcasters…
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Spotify codebase gives possible insight into new supremium tier
A Reddit user has spotted code in the Spotify app which suggests that a long-anticipated higher-priced subscription tier will include higher-quality audio, audiobooks and extra curation tools…
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Spotify to offer premium subscribers free access to audiobooks
Spotify is reportedly going to offer its premium subscribers free access to 20 hours of audiobook content each month, as it continues to try to establish itself in the audiobook sector…
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Swedish tabloid alleges streaming fraud organised crime gang link
Swedish tabloid Svenska Dagbladet has published a report alleging that gangs in Sweden are using Spotify as a means of laundering money obtained through criminal enterprises…
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Spotify bans white noise podcasters from Ambassador Ads programme
Spotify will stop the makers of white noise podcasts from participating in a programme where podcasters can earn money by promoting the streaming service’s own products…
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Spotify confirms price increases in US, UK and beyond
Spotify has confirmed that it is increasing the baseline price of its premium subscription tier in 53 territories, including the…
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Spotify selling Soundtrap, testing offline mix
Spotify has sold online recording tool Soundtrap back to two of its founders, five years after acquiring it.
“Soundtrap was…
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Universal Music urges the streaming services to ensure their platforms aren’t being scraped by music-making AI tools
It has emerged that Universal Music recently sent a letter to the big streaming services expressing concerns that the makers…
EU officials could send Apple statement of objections based on Spotify complaint, as UK regulator launches investigation into tech giant’s App Store rules
The European Commission could set out a list of objections in relation to Apple’s allegedly anti-competitive conduct in the…