#Spotify news today update

and DC will roll out a slate of narrative-scripted podcasts. On the podcasts side, Spotify referenced its newer morning show, “The Get Up,” and a new multi-year content deal with AGBO, the Russo Brothers entertainment company plus a deal with Ava DuVernay for an unscripted podcast and a new podcast “Tell Them I Am,” from its Higher Ground partnership, which will collect narratives from Muslim voices. In total, Spotify says it’s expanding to 85 new worldwide markets, across Asia, Africa, the Caribbean, Europe and Latin America.

It also noted Spotify Canvas, the looping visuals that accompany a track, is now available to all Spotify artists.Īnd it touted plans to significantly expand access to its service’s global footprint, saying that, over the next few days, it will expand to new markets that will allow it to reach more than a billion people worldwide, nearly half of whom are already using the internet. It highlighted, too, how artists were using newer tools like Enhanced Albums, and its Stories feature, Clips, which it says will soon roll out to more artists.

#Spotify news today update

The company today also offered an update on its existing artist programs, noting that it had added 76,000 artists to playlists for the first time and highlighted 175 up-and-coming artists through its Radar program, which offers editorial and marketing support. It will also be marketed as a Premium “add-on.” We understand the subscription will cost more than the Premium offering by itself, obviously, but the exact price will vary by market. And it said it’s working with some of the world’s biggest speaker manufacturers to make Spotify HiFi accessible to more fans via Spotify Connect.īut Spotify’s news was light on the details users will really want to know - like pricing, launch date or even which markets will support the new subscription at launch. Spotify also said the HiFi service will work across devices, including on Spotify Connect-enabled speakers.