Criticism of Spotify

Image Source : PIXABAY Spotify Spotify has said that it has fixed the issue that has been affecting the website and application of the music streaming platform. ALSO READ: Google working on cross-device notifications feature: Know how it works   Spotify tweeted: "Everything's looking much better now! Get in touch with @SpotifyCares if you still need help."…

Image: Joe Scarnici (Getty Images)Spotify users reported outages on the streaming service beginning at about 1 p.m. ET on Thursday, saying the primary issues are app-related. Users are complaining that the app won’t load or allow them to stream content including music, audiobooks, and podcasts.Complaints on DownDetector said the desktop version of Spotify was giving them a firewall error message while they received a gateway error message on the mobile app.The company responded to the complaints, saying in short a Twitter…

There are now several music streaming services to choose between, and at first glance they can all seem pretty similar—tens of millions of tracks to stream, mobile and desktop apps, offline caching options, and all the rest. It’s not always clear where the differences are, buthere we’re going to highlight one of the more significant ones in three of the biggest services out there. We’ve already talked about bitrate differences, but this has to do with how you use each service.Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube Music are…

Image Source : PIXABAY Spotify Spotify, the music streaming giant has launched the 'New Year's Hub' which is a one-stop destination where users can find classic party playlists and special takeovers from popular artists. ALSO READ: Spotify's Anchor app to rebranded as 'Spotify Creator Studio'   In a blog post from the company, Spotify said that starting from January…

Spotify Wrapped was released today and is best viewed on the Spotify mobile app. Image: Chubo - my masterpiece (Shutterstock)Sorry Apple Music fans, it’s the most wonderful time of the year for insufferable Spotify users—it’s time for Spotify Wrapped. Spotify Wrapped is the music streaming service’s analysis and greatest hits playlist of your individual listening habits, compiling each person’s top artists, songs, podcasts, and genres all into a neat little slideshow right in your Spotify app. While Apple Music has…

While Spotify isn’t removing the artist’s music, that doesn’t mean that you’re stuck listening to it forever.Image: Dimitrios Kambouris (Getty Images)In the wake of Kanye West’s antisemitic and white supremacist tirades, people aren’t exactly eager to stream his music anymore, with several brands and celebrities severing ties with him. While there’s no clear indication that his music is taking a hit on streaming platforms like Apple Music or Spotify, Billboard reports that after Instagram and Twitter made the decision to…

Spotify’s new audiobook lineup requires you to visit the Spotify webpage in order to make the purchase, putting them in a strange place compared to the wide slate of existing audiobook apps.Photo: Fabio Principe (Shutterstock)Hey, you. Yeah you. You like listening to things? Listen to this. You now have access to audiobooks through Spotify. You still listening? Listen closely. At the end of the day, there’s really nothing that makes it worth listening to an audiobook on Spotify versus any other app, at least not yet.Last…