Spotify snaps up Heardle
Spotify is acquiring Heardle, a musical Wordle inspired spinoff.
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Spotify tries to turn up the volume on Wall Street
While primarily known as a music service, Spotify’s financial future lies squarely in podcasting.
White-noise podcasters make a racket on Spotify
Spotify has become the unwitting home of a white-noise podcast boom — static, calming sounds to help people relax or sleep.
Spotify tunes up tools to keep the youth
Spotify is worried that its Gen Z reach isn’t where it should be, so it’s rolling out some new features and partnerships that cater to their interests.
Spotify wants to remix into a social platform
As live audio and podcasting become more popular, Spotify is aggressively investing in new formats to become the king of social audio.
Spotify collects audiobook platform
Spotify is moving into audiobooks with the acquisition of Findaway.
Spotify debuts granular charts
Spotify is providing a lot of detailed charts on how music on the platform is performing all around the world.
Spotify’s next frontier: video… and more advertising
Spotify is transitioning its business from a music streamer to a creator-focused platform that provides support for any audio and video content.
Power of Music tunes up a meet cute
A new dating app called Power of Music matches people based on their tastes in music, leveraging either a user’s Spotify or Apple Music accounts to find compatible partners.
Spotify advertises itself
Spotify is rolling out a new ad campaign, “All Ears on You,” in order to woo more advertisers to its platform.