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Spotify most streamed Indian artist in 2019: Arijit Singh tops
Wed, Dec 04, 2019
"In terms of the streaming mood this year, India loved to love and chill, with love being India`s top mood, based on the (state-wise) consumption of Spotify`s mood-themed playlists. The top love-themed playlists, included Bollywood Mush and Warm Fuzzy Feeling, while popular chill-themed ones included Bollywood Acoustic and Chill Tracks," the company said.
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Philips SPA9120B Tower Speaker review: Make your house parties better with this audio monster
Sun, Nov 03, 2019
Philips SPA9120B Tower Speaker review: Tower Speakers have a lot of potential to do well in the Indian market as they solve multiple purposes but somehow remain not-so-popular when compared to other Bluetooth audio devices. Priced at Rs 19,990, Philips SPA9120B come from the same family. Let's find out how good they are.
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Spotify launches standalone music app for kids
Thu, Oct 31, 2019
The Spotify Kids app gives children access to about 6,000 tracks, all of which the company says have been specifically chosen for children. The app will be freely available to all Premium Family subscribers and children can be given their own accounts.
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Spotify is testing 'Create podcast' button: Report
Fri, Aug 30, 2019
Spotify is reportedly testing a new feature that would allow its users to easily publish their own podcasts on the audio streaming platform. App analyst Jane Manchun Wong uncovered the 'Create podcast' button in the Spotify app and shared a screenshot of the feature from her official Twitter account.
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Apple may finally allow Siri support for Spotify: Report
Fri, Aug 16, 2019
iPhone users may finally be able to instruct Siri to play their favorite songs from Spotify, according to recent business development between Apple and the music streaming service. Apple and Spotify are in talks to finalise a plan that will allow iPhone users tell Siri to play songs, playlists, albums with voice commands, according to people familiar with the discussions, The Information reports. In March, Spotify had filed a complaint with European competition authorities against Apple for blocking it from working with Siri. It also argues that other Apple policies create an unfair advantage for its competing Apple Music service.
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Spotify’s pitch to podcasters
Wed, Aug 14, 2019
potify for Podcasters is finally coming out of beta, the company has announced. The platform is aimed at podcasters and features a discovery and analytics dashboard, the official release notes. The platform allows podcasters to understand and track things like average listening times, episode streams, and total listeners. Podcasters can sign up on Spotify for Podcasters to access the dashboard.
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Good news for music lovers! Spotify launches its "Lite" version for older Android Phones
Tue, Jul 09, 2019
Now, you can download Spotify even on an older version of Android phones! The highest subscriber boasting music app, Spotify introduced its "Lite" version in India for older Android phone-holders, which is a small, fast and simplified version and just 10 MB in size.
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Barack, Michelle Obama sign podcast deal with Spotify
Fri, Jun 07, 2019
Former US president Barack Obama and his wife Michelle Obama are the latest to get into the podcast business. They recently signed a deal with Spotify to produce a series of podcast. It is being reported that the Obamas are set to develop, produce and even lend their voice to a few of the podcasts based on a wide range of topics. The agreement has been signed with Higher Ground Audio, a new division of the Higher Ground production company that is covering the couple's move into the podcast game. Spotify will distribute the podcasts worldwide to its paid and ad-supported user base. President Obama stated that they have ‘always believed in the value of entertainment & thought-provoking conversation’. The companies, however, didn't reveal any further details on the upcoming projects that the Obamas may be planning for Spotify, including whether the podcasts will have a political focus. Apart from this, the couple also has a multiyear deal with Netflix to produce original scripted, unscripted and documentary series and films.
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Amazon to launch free music-streaming service: Report
Tue, Apr 16, 2019
Amazon Music, which comes under the e-commerce service's Prime benefits, is limited to the members who pay for the subscription that covers priority delivery, music, and video streaming as well. Amazon is now looking at introducing a new free music streaming service to rival Spotify. According to Billboard, Amazon has entered into discussions to launch a free, ad-supported music service. The service would be marketed through Amazon's Alexa-enabled Echo speakers.
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Amazon to take on Spotify, launch free music streaming service soon
Tue, Apr 16, 2019
As the competition continues to grow among video streaming services, music streaming too is turning out to be a hot property for the players involved. Now, e-commerce giant Amazon is set to take another step ahead and offer a free, ad-supported service to take on Spotify.
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68% of most trending artists in India are international, says Swedish music streaming giant
Thu, Mar 07, 2019
Indians are starting off strong by listening to musicians and tracks from around the globe with 68 per cent of the artists in the top 50 hailing from across the world outside India, the company said on Thursday.
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Spotify comes to India: 5 things you should know about world's largest music streaming platform
Fri, Mar 01, 2019
Spotify is a music streaming platform launched by Spotify AB on 7 October 2008. The app provides DRM-protected music and podcasts from record labels and media companies. Spotify is now available in the country, on Google Play Store and Apple App Store.
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Spotify launched in India with 30-day free trial, cheap premium: Check how much you will have to pay
Wed, Feb 27, 2019
The platform is available for download from Google Play Store and Apple’s App Store. It can also be downloaded on desktop for Windows and Mac-Os. The platform claims to offer more than four crore songs and 300 crore playlists for music fans in the country.
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