This hi-res music streaming app is rocketing up the charts – and Spotify’s AI ‘Slopify’ outrage could be supplying the fuel

AI slop is the scourge of music streaming sites, but French platform Qobuz does things differently –and it’s being rewarded with huge growth.

Exclusive: ChatGPT is driving podcast discovery on Spotify and it’s a big shift

For millions of users, the Spotify experience is heavily driven by algorithmic discovery. But thanks to the recent integration with ChatGPT, more users are taking an conversation route to discover new podcasts.
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Spotify might soon let you sync audiobooks with real books

Page Match could let Spotify users scan a page from a physical book and instantly jump to the matching point in the audiobook, making format switching far less frustrating.
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An impressive Spotify audiobook upgrade could be on the way, and as a non-reader, I’m dying to give it a go

Do you switch between physical and digital books a lot? This new Spotify audiobook feature could be a lifesaver

Spotify is testing a feature that syncs audiobooks with paper editions
Spotify is testing a feature that syncs audiobooks with paper editions

Spotify appears to be working on a novel feature that will allow audiobook listeners to pick up where they left off in the physical book. Android Authority reports that version 9.1.18.282 of the Spotify app includes code references to a Page Match beta feature that can quickly sync audiobooks on the platform with their paper […]

New year, new upgrades – here are 5 improvements I want Spotify to make in 2026

2025 was great, but 2026 could be even better. These are the upgrades I need to see from Spotify this year.

The best alternatives to Spotify for listening to music
The best alternatives to Spotify for listening to music

Spotify is probably one of the most well-known music services available (if not the most popular) around – and it seems that the company it taking advantage of that. As of this month, Spotify announced that it was raising its prices, the third time since 2023. If that concerns you (especially if you’re a current […]

Are you a Spotify Premium subscriber? Get ready to pay $12.99 per month from February

Spotify is raising Premium prices again, just months after its last hike. Despite strong Q3 earnings, weaker guidance ahead may be driving the move.
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Spotify is raising its prices to $13 a month for US users, the third price hike in three years

There’s another Spotify price hike on the way, and we can’t say we’re entirely surprised.

‘Any use of AI tools to impersonate other artists or styles is strictly prohibited’: Bandcamp just showed Spotify how easy it is to ban AI slop

Bandcamp just showed Spotify how it’s done, banning ‘any use of AI tools to impersonate other artists or styles’