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Spotify blocks access to song lyrics for free tier users - now only via paid subscription

Last year, Spotify launched an experiment and restricted some users of its free version from accessing song lyrics. After several months of testing, the company is ready to implement this restriction for a wider range of users, reports ITC.UA. So, f...

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Spotify has increased its paying user base to 239 million (up 14% from last year) - and is planning another price hike

The streaming audio giant has added several new features (including AI), prompting subscribers to sign up for paid subscriptions. According to Bloomberg data, in the first quarter of 2024, the number of Spotify's paid users increased by 14% compared...

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Taylor Swift mentioned GTA in a song and set a Spotify record with 300 million album listens in a day

Taylor Swift continues to break records. After Spotify announced on Friday that the singer's new album "The Tortured Poets Department" became the first in history to collect 200 million streams in one day, the service updated this news with a message...

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Lossless on Spotify is coming: app code mentions lossless audio in new Music Pro feature

Uncompressed music may still appear on Spotify along with an application mentioned in the program. Code fragments in the latest versions of Spotify for Android give hope for the possibility of the company launching lossless audio in the near future. ...

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Waste and layoffs: Spotify invited employees to a massive party and then fired 1,500 of them - and that's not all

Some employees believe that Spotify spends too much on parties and events, especially during the layoffs of thousands of people and the declared reduction of additional expenses. According to Business Insider, 14 current and former anonymous company ...

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Zoomers love the iPhone and Apple Watch, but rarely use Apple Music and Apple TV+

According to a new report from Piper Sandler, 85% of surveyed teenagers in the United States own an iPhone and are not planning to switch to another brand. 34% of teenagers use Apple Watch — the figures are similar to the report from last fall. At th...

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EU fines Apple $2 billion over Spotify's complaint about 'blocking' alternative music apps

This is the third largest fine from the EU and the first one targeting Apple. As reported by Engadget, after several months of speculation, the European Commission finally imposed a $1.95 billion fine on Apple for restricting alternative music strea...

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