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Spotify Wants You to Talk to Your Music Instead of Searching for It
Spotify has introduced Talk to Spotify, a new conversational AI feature that lets eligible Premium subscribers control playback, discover music…
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Spotify Signs on as Afronation Portugal 2026 Streaming Partner
Spotify has partnered with Afronation Portugal 2026 as official sponsor and exclusive streaming partner, extending the festival’s reach beyond the…
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TIDAL Tries a Different Approach to AI-Generated Music Royalties
Artificial intelligence has changed how music can be created. It is now beginning to change how streaming platforms decide who…
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The Money Behind Africa’s Music Success Is Still Slipping Through the Crack
Nigeria and Kenya are producing some of Africa’s most visible music success stories, yet both countries continue to lose substantial…
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Spotify Updates Its App With Playlist Folders and Improved Offline Listening
Spotify’s latest app update is built around a category of features that rarely dominate launch events but often shape how…
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Spotify Turns 20 With a Personalized Look at Years of Listening Data
Spotify users opening the company’s mobile app this week are being given a long-range view of their listening habits as…
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Spotify Enters Its Next Phase With Future Plans in Focus
Spotify is entering its third decade with a strategy focused on user control, new content formats and shared listening, according…
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The Global Music Business Talks Scale, but the Real Pressure Is Coming From Africa’s Streaming Habits
Five years into Spotify in Africa, the numbers read like a cultural census. Nigeria alone has produced 25 million user-generated…
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Apple Is Turning Podcasts Into Video Just as the Culture Moved Elsewhere
The iPhone’s podcast app was the default home for audio. It anchored commutes, workouts, and idle hours, embedding itself into…
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Apple Keeps Prices Steady While Spotify Users Decide Convenience Matters More
The latest price increase from Spotify settled into place with little disruption. New billing rates appeared, complaints surfaced briefly, and…
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Spotify’s Growth Story Now Runs Into the Limits of Streaming Economics
Spotify entered the year with 751 million monthly active users, 290 million paying subscribers, and operating income rising sharply in…
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Spotify Moves Closer to Explaining Music Instead of Just Playing It
Music streaming sold a simple idea for most of the past decade. Everything in one place, available instantly, no effort…
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MOLIY Named Spotify EQUAL Artist of the Month as African Women Reshape Global Pop Pathways
Ghanaian sensation MOLIY takes the limelight as the Spotify EQUAL Africa Artist of the Month for January 2026. Also gracing…
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Netflix has discovered the power of content you do not have to watch
For most of its life, Netflix behaved as if every minute on its platform had to earn focus. Sit down.…
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Spotify Unveils 2025 Wrapped: New AI Features, ‘Wrapped Party’ Mode, and Deeper Data Insights
The wait is finally over for music enthusiasts across the continent. Spotify has officially launched 2025 Wrapped, the highly anticipated…
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How Spotify Wrapped 2025 Stacks Up Against Its Rivals
The calendar turns, and the annual music recap season arrives with its usual blend of theatre and self-study. What once…
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GoodGirl LA Named Spotify’s EQUAL Africa Ambassador for November
Nigerian singer-songwriter GoodGirl LA has been selected as Spotify’s EQUAL Africa Ambassador for November. The announcement recognizes her influential work…
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Spotify Messages Launches in Kenya
Spotify is rolling out “Messages,” a new in-app chat feature, to its listeners in Kenya. The function, available to both…
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Spotify’s Most Celebrated Ritual Returns Just as Its Soul Feels Under Algorithmic Pressure
Spotify Wrapped 2025 is nearly here, but the company has already lived through a year that tested its identity. Behind…
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Spotify’s Weekly Mini Wrapped Turns Listening Into a Ritual
Spotify has taken its most viral feature and made it a habit. The new Listening Stats tool compresses the spirit…
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Netflix Podcast Partnership With Spotify Tests Video Formats and Audience Reach
Spotify and Netflix have struck a distribution partnership that will bring a curated slate of video podcasts from Spotify Studios…
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Spotify’s Future Strategy Points to a Bigger Battle Than Apple Music — It Wants to Own Every Sound That Touches Your Day
Spotify doesn’t need to beat Apple Music or YouTube anymore. It already has. The streaming wars are over, and Spotify…
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Spotify’s Video Podcasts Give Creators More Reach While Unlocking Fresh Advertising Opportunities
Spotify, long known as an audio-first platform, is layering in video content. Playlists, podcasts, and audiobooks remain central, but video…
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Spotify Expands Free Tier with Pick, Search, and Share Features Amid Rising Demand for Better Audio
Spotify has expanded what its free tier can do, giving listeners the ability to pick and play specific tracks instead…
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Spotify Premium Finally Launches Lossless Audio for Millions of Users Worldwide, While Kenya Awaits Its FLAC-Quality Music Experience
Spotify’s long-awaited lossless audio feature is finally here. After years of speculation, teases, and postponed launch dates, Premium subscribers can…
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Nairobi Accounts for 93% of Podcast Streams in Kenya
In 2025, Kenya’s podcast scene is thriving, driven by the country’s growing appetite for on-demand audio. According to the latest data…
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Rising Costs Ahead: Spotify Signals More Price Increases While Super Premium Tier Lingers
Spotify is preparing another round of subscription price increases, even as its most ambitious new tier — a long-discussed “super…
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Spotify Promised a Super Premium Tier—Here’s Why It’s Still Missing
Spotify has been hinting at a “Super Premium” tier for more than two years, aiming to offer features like lossless…
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Panama Playlists Leak Sparks Alarm: How to Be Private on Spotify Before Your Listening Habits Go Public
When the so-called Panama Playlists went viral, it exposed something most Spotify listeners didn’t realize: much of their music activity…
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How to Pay for Spotify Premium in Kenya as Prices Rise in 2025
Spotify is raising the cost of its Premium subscriptions in Kenya starting September 2025. With new rates rolling out across…
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Spotify Confirms Price Hike for Premium Plans in Kenya Starting This September
Spotify is raising its premium subscription prices in Kenya next month, tightening the screws on a market where digital convenience…
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From Olivia to Taylor: Why I Switched from Spotify to SoundCloud for EDM Versions That Hit Harder
I didn’t ditch Spotify overnight. It took a while. It started with one remix I couldn’t find. Then two. Then…
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Spotify HiFi Lossless Streaming May Finally Launch, but Can It Compete With Apple, Amazon, and Tidal’s Free High-Quality Audio?
Spotify is once again stirring hope that its elusive HiFi tier—promising lossless audio streaming—might finally be on the horizon. But…
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What’s Fueling Spotify’s Q1 2025 Growth? Here’s a Deep Dive into the Numbers
Spotify’s Q1 growth for 2025 shattered expectations. The streaming giant onboarded 5 million new Premium members, marking its largest Q1…
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Spotify’s AI Playlist Feature Is Now in Kenya—Here’s How It’s Changing Music Discovery
Spotify has officially launched the AI Playlist feature in Kenya, bringing the power of machine learning to music lovers across…
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How Kenyan Artists Can Maximize Earnings from Global Music Streaming Platforms
Kenyan musicians have embraced digital music streaming to distribute their work worldwide. However, earnings from platforms like Spotify, Apple Music,…
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The YouTube Podcast Takeover: A Growth Opportunity or a Risky Evolution?
Podcasting is undergoing a dramatic change from an audio-based platform to one where video is the focus. The recent switch…
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Spotify Music Pro: HiFi Sound or High-Priced Hype?
Spotify Music Pro: Finally, after 18 years of building the business, Spotify has finally caught up to its international popularity.…
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The Pivot to Video: How YouTube, TikTok Are Redefining Podcasts
In this year’s YouTube Music Recap, my number one podcast was Waveform—it didn’t appear on my top five from Spotify’s…
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Spotify Wrapped 2024: Top Streamed Artists and Tracks in Kenya
Spotify Wrapped 2024 is here, and it’s a vibrant celebration of Kenya’s love for music. Leading the pack is Bien…
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Apple Music Replay 2024 Now Available For Subscribers
Apple Music Replay 2024 is now out for subscribers as the streaming platform gets ahead of the much-awaited Spotify Wrapped…
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Spotify Wrapped 2024: Release Date and What to Expect
Spotify Wrapped 2024 is right around the corner and is now becoming the most anticipated trend this month. Spotify Wrapped…
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Spotify’s new daylist feature now available for users in Kenya
Daylist, Spotify’s new feature that dynamically adjusts to any user’s changing moods and listening desires throughout the day is now…
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Spotify Wrapped 2023: Here is what Kenyans listened to the most this year
Spotify today launched Wrapped 2023, its annual review of how people listened to artists, albums, tracks, playlists and even podcasts.…
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Spotify expands its AI DJ feature to users in Kenya
Kenya is among the 50 markets that are set to receive Spotify’s new AI DJ feature. The audio streaming platform…
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This is how much you will pay for your new Spotify premium subscription
Spotify just announced that it’s increasing premium subscription prices for its users around the world. The new price adjustment will…
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Spotify invests in Ghana’s community recording studio Vibrate Space
Spotify on Tuesday announced a new investment in Vibrate Space from its Creator Equity Fund to support emerging artists in…
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Spotify introduces new features for creators and artists
Just weeks after introducing a DJ feature on its app, Spotify has announced a set of new features on the…
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Spotify has introduced AI-Powered DJ for more personalized music experience
Global music streaming giant, Spotify has launched a new feature called “DJ” to enhance users’ experience, offering more personalized choices…
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Spotify Wrapped: Drake was the most streamed artists in Kenya on Spotify this year
Spotify today announced the arrival of Wrapped 2022, its yearly look back at what songs, artists, albums and playlists people…
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4 Kenyan podcasts to benefit from Spotify’s new $100K Africa Podcast Fund initiative
4 Kenyan podcasts are among the 13 selected to benefit from Spotify’s new Africa Podcast Fund initiative. The $100,000 fund…
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Burna Boy’s Last Last was the most streamed song on Spotify in Kenya over the last three months
Spotify on Monday revealed the most streamed songs on the platform over the last three months. Topping the list is…
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OPPO and Spotify team up for more customized music experience
Oppo is teaming up with audio streaming platform Spotify, to create an all-new easy, and customizable music experience on OPPO…
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Spotify to offer three months free to new Premium subscribers
Music streaming platform Spotify has seen a commendable rise in subscribers as reported in its last quarter results, but the…
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Spotify is testing in-app podcast recording, editing and publishing tool
Streaming platform Spotify is testing a feature that allows creators to record, edit and publish podcasts directly from the app.…
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Spotify is slowing down on hiring amid market uncertainty
Audio streaming platform Spotify announced on Wednesday that it slowing hiring by 25%, as markets continue to experience uncertainties. In…
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Joe Rogan Threatens to Quit his $200 Million Spotify Deal Over Increased Censorship
Podcaster Joe Rogan has said that he might be forced to cancel his lucrative deal with music streaming platform Spotify…
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Spotify recorded 180 million Premium Subscribers in Q4 2021
Spotify on Wednesday reported its fourth-quarter financial results. The announcement came amidst the controversy surrounding Joe Rogan’s popular podcast that…
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Here are the top listened to songs, artists, and albums in Kenya on Spotify
International star Drake was the most streamed artist in Kenya. This is according to the Spotify Wrapped data released by…
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Spotify launches its self-serve ad platform in Kenya
Spotify has launched its self-serve ad platform, Ad Studio, in Kenya. The audio streaming platform also launched the platform in…
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Irvine Partners to lead Spotify’s PR activities in Sub-Saharan Africa
Irvine Partners, a multi-national public relations and integrated marketing agency, has been awarded the Spotify communications account in Sub-Saharan Africa.…
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Six Months Later, What are Kenyans Listening to on Spotify?
Its been six months since music streaming service Spotify entered the Kenyan market. Since then, the company has been releasing…
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These are the top listened podcasts on Spotify in Kenya
‘The Mics Are Open” and ‘Legally Clueless’ are some of the most popular podcasts on Spotify in Kenya. This is…
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Spotify adds Moroccan singer RHITA NATTAH to its EQUAL Music Program
Music streaming service Spotify recently launched its global initiative, the EQUAL Music Program, to cultivate gender equality in music and support female creators. Since then, Spotify says…
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[24Bit Podcast] Spotify in Kenya; What has changed months later?
Listen to Nick Kanali, Emmanuel Chenze, and Dickson Otieno talk about Spotify in the Kenyan market, prices, playlists, artists, and…
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Spotify Launches a Podcast Subscription Feature After Apple
Spotify is launching a new way for podcast creators to make money. The streaming giant’s podcast subscription feature comes just…
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Spotify Expands Its Promo Share Card Tool for Artists
In October last year, Spotify for Artists launched its Promo Card microsite, allowing creators to easily generate eye-catching shareable social…
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Spotify Announces Car Thing, an In-car Entertainment Touch-screen Device
Spotify wants to be your go-to platform for audio, even inside your car. While Spotify can be accessed via Android…
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Drake and Sauti Sol are the most streamed artists on Spotify in Kenya
Audio streaming platform launched in Kenya and other African countries including Ghana, Nigeria, Tanzania and Uganda a month ago. Data…
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Spotify is now available in Kenya
You must have probably seen or read about this already, yes, Spotify is now available in Kenya. The audio streaming…
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24Bit Season 2 – Episode 1 – Music Streaming Apps
Music Streaming Apps Want to get your stream on? I bet you do. In recent years, music streaming apps have…
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