Here are Spotify's most-streamed songs, albums, artists and podcasts of the year 2021.
Here’s what the world streamed the most on Spotify in 2021
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Spotify Wrapped: The songs, artists, genres and podcasts you enjoyed the most in 2021
Your Spotify Wrapped 2021 year-in-review has arrived, letting you see all the top songs, artists, genres, podcasts and more that you've listened to the most in 2021.
Spotify is testing a new Discover section featuring a vertical video feed because TikTok
Spotify Discover, a new feature being tested in the iOS app, provides a vertical video feed to scroll through that is being described as a pared-down version of a TikTok-style feed.
Spotify is rolling out its real-time lyrics support globally
When Apple brought iOS 13 into the world, it brought with it real-time lyrics support for Apple Music subscribers. This meant, on supported songs, users could have the lyrics presented to them with fluid animation, keeping up with the song in real time. It's a handy feature, supported across different devices and Apple's platforms. So of course Spotify needed to get in on the action, too.
What is Private Session in Spotify and how to enable it
Learn how you can enable Private Session in Spotify on its mobile and desktop apps to listen to music privately.
Spotify has started working on support for Apple’s upcoming SharePlay feature
The leading music service Spotify has officially kicked off work on support for Apple's upcoming SharePlay feature in its mobile app for iPhone and iPad.
Spotify says it’s working on a fix for excessive battery drain in recent versions of iOS
While Apple Music appears to be a pretty popular service for the company, there's no argument that Spotify is still the leader in the streaming music space. And there are plenty of iPhone customers that choose the service for their listening pleasure. Which means an issue with excessive battery drain on the most recent versions of iOS is not ideal.
Spotify is pleased with judge’s ruling against Apple related to anti-competitive behavior
Spotify has been a vocal opponent to Apple's App Store rules for years now. As such, some of the company's executives are more than happy to voice their concerns or praises as needed after major revelations are revealed. Today, for instance, a judge ruled partially against Apple, and Spotify is very happy with those specific results.
Spotify decides to pause adding AirPlay 2 support to the iOS app
Despite the fact Apple launched AirPlay 2 way back in 2018, there are some iOS apps out there that don't support it. One being the ridiculously popular music streaming app, Spotify. And while it sounds like the company is looking into it, and even plans on implementing support at some point, it turns out it won't be soon.
Spotify bets free users would love to pay $0.99 to skip tracks at will
Spotify Plus costs $0.99 and combines some of the perks of the company's existing Free and Premium tiers, such as on-demand streaming and the ability to skip tracks at will.
Spotify’s latest beta for its desktop app adds support for M1 Macs
Technically speaking, Spotify users who upgraded their computer to a Mac outfitted with Apple's custom M1 processor didn't lose support for the music streaming service's desktop app. However, the official, public version doesn't natively support Apple's new chip architecture right now. But it looks like that will be changing soon.
This web app brings the classic iPod interface to your Spotify or Apple Music library
The iPod music player didn't just change the music industry as we know it, it also changed Apple and set it on a path it is today. Feeling nostalgic? Check out this web app that replicates the iPod classic interface in your browser and syncs with your Spotify or Apple Music library.