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Spotify is making music streaming more social with real-time listening updates.

Spotify’s new feature lets users see what their friends are listening to in real time

January 09, 2026 9:49 am

Spotify has rolled out a new social feature that lets users see what their friends are listening to in real time and start live Jam sessions.

How hacktivists scraped 300TB of Spotify music, and why it matters for AI

December 24, 2025 7:18 pm

Anna’s Archive is releasing 300 TB of audio files and metadata scraped from Spotify to build a music archive for preservation, but there are concerns that AI companies could get their hands on it too.

Spotify down for thousands of users in US, Downdetector shows

December 15, 2025 9:47 pm

Several users flagged the problem on social media platforms like X and Reddit and said they faced login problems, along with difficulty accessing the homepage and playback issues.

Spotify Wrapped – comforting and nostalgic? Maybe. Creepy? Definitely

December 12, 2025 7:46 am

Every December now, without fail, Spotify performs its little annual ritual: Wrapped. Bright colours, cheerful graphs telling me what I listened to, how much, my listening age, and apparently, what kind of person that makes me.

Globally, Bad Bunny was Spotify’s Top Artist of 2025, crossing 19.8 billion streams and reclaiming the title for the fourth time. (Image: Spotify)

Spotify 2025 Wrapped: A look at new tools and what India streamed the most

January 01, 2026 2:54 pm

A new feature in Wrapped is listening age, which compares a listener’s favourite song years to those of others in their age group.

Explained: Dizzying popularity of Spotify Wrapped, and why it has set off criticism

December 04, 2025 4:08 pm

The campaign has been wildly successful: Wrapped’s release has historically correlated with a boost to Spotify’s app store rankings.

The move marks one of Spotify’s most significant efforts yet to attract subscribers by easing the migration process from competing music apps. (Image: Spotify)

Spotify rolls out new ‘Import Your Music’ feature to simplify playlist transfers

November 23, 2025 9:32 am

The move marks one of Spotify’s most significant efforts yet to attract subscribers by easing the migration process from competing music apps.

Spotify launches 3 new Premium tiers in India: Check pricing, new features, AI upgrades

November 14, 2025 9:09 am

In a first for India, Spotify is giving subscribers access to its high-quality ‘Lossless Audio’ streaming option under one of the new Premium plans.

Future technologies may enable musicians to detect when their work is used in AI-generated music and ensure proper compensation. Over time, Spotify plans to expand this system to include distributors and other rights holders.(Express Image: Spotify)

Spotify teams up with Sony, Universal, and Warner to develop 'artist-first' AI tools

October 18, 2025 9:21 am

Spotify aims to develop new products that ensure artists are fairly compensated and transparently credited, using AI to enhance, not replace, human creativity.