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Spotify has released its first-half 2025 Canadian Global Impact List, naming Canadian artists whose songs were streamed most by listeners outside the country. Three Canadian acts made the global top 10: Tate McRae, Drake, and WizTheMc. McRae’s tracks “Sports car” and “Revolving door” both ranked in the global top 10, with “Sports car” taking the...

Spotify is giving the Discovery Weekly a refresh, adding the ability to choose between up to five different genres.

Spotify says it doesn’t need to be regulated like a radio station, arguing that music streaming is already working well for Canadian artists and listeners. In a presentation to the CRTC last week, Spotify said royalties paid to Canadian artists on its platform nearly doubled between 2019 and 2024, reaching $460 million in 2024 alone—more...

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.