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Spotify is seeing a surge in French-language streaming, and Quebec is leading the charge. The company’s 2025 Francophone Report, released on Monday, June 16, highlights a wave of local and global interest in French music, podcasts, and audiobooks—much of it powered by Quebec talent. In 2024, over 123 million users around the world listened to...

Apple, Amazon, Spotify, Netflix and other global streaming platforms are challenging a federal order that would force them to contribute millions toward Canadian content and local news production. The case, which will be heard by the Federal Court of Appeal in Toronto, focuses on a 2024 decision by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)....

Canadian artists are reported to have generated nearly $460 million in royalties from Spotify throughout 2024.

Spotify's 'Following' feed is making it easier to stay up to date on new episodes of your favourite podcasts.

Keach Hagey’s highly anticipated biography of Sam Altman and OpenAI, titled The Optimist, is now available on Spotify

Spotify announced today that its AI-powered DJ feature can now take music requests from users in real time. The update is rolling out to Premium subscribers in over 60 markets. The DJ tool, first launched to offer personalized music mixes, now lets users shape the playlist as they listen by speaking directly to it. For...

Spotify has started displaying play counts for podcast episodes, enhancing transparency and helping creators understand audience engagement.

Spotify has announced that it will be updating its app on iOS in the US to provide new payment features and transparency.

It appears as though ads will not be arriving on Spotify's Premium subscription, following recent rumours.

Spotify has unveiled its annual Loud & Clear report, highlighting record-breaking royalty payouts and global growth in the music industry. In 2024, Spotify paid out over a whopping $10 billion US to the music industry—more than any other company and the largest annual payout in music history. This brings Spotify's lifetime payouts to nearly $60...

Spotify has unveiled its Global Impact List for Canada, spotlighting Canadian artists whose tracks have resonated with international audiences.

Spotify's Daniel Ek has intensified his criticism of Apple, alleging that the tech giant is deliberately circumventing the European Union's DMA.