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Spotify Senior Director of Product explains why the platform is expanding into fitness

By Rowan Davies Published

Spotify's Senior Director of Product tells us all about the platform's 'natural extension' into the fitness world.

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Spotify to label AI-generated artists with new AI Persona tags

By Rowan Davies Published

Spotify's new AI Persona tags distinguish AI-generated artists from real humans, and the platform is excluding these artists from your recommendations.

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Spotify introduces skip button for podcast sponsorships but keeps its own ads

By Rowan Davies last updated

Spotify quietly added a new way for you to skip through ads in podcast episodes, but some fear it's the beginning of the end for creators.

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Spotify lacks album folders, so I've started using third-party apps

By Rowan Davies Published

Spotify still doesn't let you add albums to folders, so I've been using Musicboard to keep track of my favorite releases instead.

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Spotify plans AI-powered remix feature as new subscription add-on

By Rowan Davies Published

Spotify's agreement with Merlin brings it one step closer to launching its AI-powered remix tool, but where do industry professionals stand on it?

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Spotify is reportedly working on a native song identification feature

By Rowan Davies Published

Spotify is tipped to launch a built-in song identifier tool to one-up Apple and Shazam.

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Spotify launches music video charts in its latest move to challenge YouTube

By Rowan Davies Published

Spotify's new Music Video Charts Global brings back the nostalgia of classic music TV channels, but it still won't beat YouTube.

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Lorde performs during day three of Glastonbury festival 2025, and Spotify's About the Song feature on a smartphone
Lorde criticizes Spotify's AI-generated 'About the Song' feature for inaccuracies

By Rowan Davies Published

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

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Spotify updates its song-mixing feature with new customization tools

By Rowan Davies Published

Spotify's Mixed Playlist feature just got a quiet upgrade, and its new customization tools have boosted it to a new level.

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Spotify updates library organization features with expanded pinning capacity

By Rowan Davies Published

Spotify confirms it's increasing the number of items you can pin to Your Library from 4 to 20.

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