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Spotify’s 10-Year Canada Wrap: Top Artists and Surprising Stats
Spotify is celebrating 10 years in Canada, and the streaming platform has unveiled some surprising data on Canadian music and global trends. The streaming music service shared its latest anniversary data with iPhone in Canada today. Over the past decade, Canadian artists have made a huge impact worldwide. Fans globally streamed Canadian tracks over 300...
Spotify Launches Custom Playlist Cover Art in Canada and Beyond
Spotify is rolling out a new feature today allowing users to design their own playlist cover art, giving playlists a more personal touch, explained the company in an email to iPhone in Canada. With over 8 billion playlists created globally, Spotify users will now be able to customize covers with text, background colours, stickers, gradients,...
Spotify Introducing Offline Backup Feature, Storing Songs Using no Extra Data
Spotify is introducing a new Offline Backup feature to Premium users, allowing tracks to be stored offline.
Spotify AI Playlists Arrive in Canada as Part of Beta Rollout
Spotify is expanding the launch of its 'AI Playlist' beta access to Canada, starting September 24th on iOS and Android.
Spotify Begins Testing Parental-Controlled Family Plan For Younger Listeners
The new parental control management system first launches for Premium Family plan members in Denmark, New Zealand, and Sweden.
Spotify’s ‘Daylist’ Now Available Worldwide with 15 New Languages
Spotify is expanding its 'Daylist' feature to a global audience, a feature that has become a fan-favourite with its ability to adapt to the user's mood .
Spotify Gains Approval to Show Pricing Info to EU Users in iPhone App
Spotify announces that Apple has approved the company to show pricing information within its iOS app in the EU.
Epic Games and Spotify Contest That Apple’s DMA Changes Are ‘Illegal’
Epic Games and Spotify issued independant responses to Apple's new DMA policy terms, which were announced this week.
Spotify Free Tier to Get Unlimited Lyrics in the ‘Coming Weeks’
If you’re a Spotify user on the company’s free tier, unlimited lyrics are coming your way beyond the currently limited restrictions of three songs. The ability to see lyrics for unlimited songs is normally part of a paid tier, but that’s changing. Spotify confirmed this with Engadget, saying, “At Spotify, we’re always testing and iterating....
Walmart Canada Debuts Disney+ Perks and More
Walmart Canada has announced new "Partner Offers" that provide users of its mobile app with discounts on Disney+ subscriptions, Spotify memberships, and more
Spotify Hikes Premium Prices in the US–What About Canada?
Music streaming service Spotify announced on Monday it is increasing its prices for new and existing Premium subscribers in the US. The Individual plan is increasing by $1 from $10.99 to $11.99 USD. Spotify’s US plans are as follows: Individual: $11.99 (was $10.99) Duo: $16.99 Family: $19.99 Student: $5.99 Last July, Spotify also increased Premium...
Bryan Adams Slams Trudeau’s Cancon Rules: “Music is Global”
Canadian music icon Bryan Adams has called on the Trudeau government to reverse its plans for regulating Canadian content (Cancon). In a video shared to Instagram on Thursday morning, Adams criticized the regulations proposed under the Online Streaming Act passed last year. He argued that the federal government aims to "penalize artists" for the multicultural...