AI is blowing up music. How should the Grammys handle it?
AI is blowing up music. How should the Grammys handle it?

Today I’m talking with Harvey Mason Jr., who is CEO of the Recording Academy — that’s the outfit that puts on the Grammy Awards. I last talked to Harvey in 2024, when it was obvious that generative AI would upend the music industry, but still not exactly clear how that would happen.  Well, it’s been […]

Spotify wants to ‘help keep listening smooth’ with new playback and queuing tools — and it’s also dropped an overdue upgrade for offline listening

Spotify has added its own ‘play next’ tool and other queue functions, as well as a big upgrade for offline listening.

After years of yearning, Spotify will let you organize playlist folders on mobile

After years of being desktop-only, Spotify playlist folders are finally on mobile, joining bulk editing, background downloads for iOS, and a reshuffle button in a new wave of app updates.

Spotify now lets you clip and share your favorite podcast moments on social media

Spotify has introduced Podcast Clips, giving listeners the ability to save and share standout moments from podcasts.

Spotify now lets listeners clip and share moments from any podcast
Spotify now lets listeners clip and share moments from any podcast

Spotify has launched a feature called Podcast Clips that lets listeners select, trim, and share specific moments from podcast episodes. A new scissors icon in the Now Playing view opens a clipping tool where users can mark a segment of audio, preview i…

Spotify now lets you ‘clip’ moments from your favorite podcast

With the new scissors icon, you can clip favorite moments from podcasts and share them with your audience.

Spotify now lets you stream narrated magazine articles, too

Spotify is adding narrated magazine articles to its app as it expands beyond music into audiobooks, podcasts, AI audio, and more.

Spotify tests narrated magazine articles inside the audiobook tier
Spotify tests narrated magazine articles inside the audiobook tier

Spotify began testing a new content format on Tuesday: narrated long-form magazine articles, slotted in alongside audiobooks rather than podcasts. The launch announced from the company’s newsroom on Tuesday morning, includes more than 650 English-langu…

Spotify is narrating magazine articles now
Spotify is narrating magazine articles now

Would you listen to magazine articles on Spotify? The streaming platform certainly hopes so, as it’s launching a new format for narrated long-form articles, alongside its usual array of music, podcasts, and audiobooks. Starting today, more than 650 articles from publications including Rolling Stone, The Atlantic, Vogue, Variety, Billboard, Vibe, GQ, Wired, Vanity Fair, and […]