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• Spotify Will Soon Let You Create AI-Generated 'Personal Podcasts'

  It's also adding an AI feature that lets you ask questions about a currently playing podcast.

  3 months, 1 week By Jibin Joseph

  
• How Do You Stay Entertained? Rate Your TVs, Streaming Options, Sound Systems, and More

  Contribute to PCMag's reporting by ranking your hardware and streaming services for video and audio enjoyment. Once you're done with the survey, enter the sweepstakes to win $250 to spend at Amazon.

  3 months, 1 week By [SITE DEFAULT AUTHOR NAME]

  
• The Best Podcast Player Apps for 2026

  Want something better than the stock podcast app on your phone to listen to your favorite shows and discover new ones? Check out the best podcast player apps we've tried.

  3 months, 2 weeks By Jill Duffy

  
• Spotify Launches 20th Anniversary Wrapped for Your Entire Listening History

  What were your favorite tunes in 2011? Spotify's 'Party of the Years' will show your first song on the app, your most-streamed artist, and your top 120 tracks.

  3 months, 2 weeks By Jibin Joseph

  
• Spotify Rolls Out Green 'Verified' Badges to Distinguish Real Artists From AI Slop

  To get a badge, artists will need consistent listener activity and engagement, along with active social media accounts, concert dates, or available merchandise.

  4 months By James Peckham

  
• Spotify Now Does Fitness and Workout Content, Adds 1,400+ Peloton Classes

  Guided workouts are now available on Spotify, including clips from seven popular fitness creators.

  4 months By James Peckham

  
• 44% of All New Uploads on This Music-Streaming Service Are AI-Generated

  That said, those tunes only account for 1-3% of total streams on Deezer, in part because the streamer excludes them from its recommendation algorithms.

  4 months, 1 week By James Peckham

  
• Spotify Overhauls iPad, Android Tablet Apps to Help You Be a Better DJ

  The new design, rolling out today for iPads and Android tablets, adds a sidebar to control what you’re currently playing while browsing the rest of the app, among other updates.

  4 months, 2 weeks By James Peckham

  
• Spotify Wins $300M in Battle Against Pirate Group. Will It See Any of That Cash?

  Record labels Sony, Universal, and Warner also win $22 million in a case filed after an anonymous group known as Anna's Archive scraped and posted the music streamer’s library last year.

  4 months, 2 weeks By Jibin Joseph

  
• Spotify Now Sells Physical Books, Not Just Audiobooks

  The feature is now available on Android and will be coming to iOS next week.

  4 months, 2 weeks By James Peckham

  
• Spotify Adds Option to Turn Off All Videos, Includes Music and Podcast Clips

  The new toggles will let you turn off all videos across the streaming service for you and any connected family members.

  4 months, 3 weeks By James Peckham

  
• Spotify's AI Playlists Can Now Help You Discover Podcasts Using Prompts

  Just describe the kind of podcasts you want to listen to, and Spotify will suggest shows.

  4 months, 3 weeks By [SITE DEFAULT AUTHOR NAME]

  
• Apple at 50: The iPod Mattered More Than the iPhone

  The release of the first iPod and the digital music platform built around it were the defining moment when Apple became the wildly successful company we know today.

  5 months By Jamie Lendino

  
• Playlist Playground and 20 Other Apple Music Tips Worth Knowing

  With iOS 26.4, Apple Music can generate AI playlists and find live music in your area. Here's how to make the most of the music streaming service.

  5 months By Tyler Hayes

  
• Supreme Court Finds ISP Not Liable for Users' Illegal Music Downloads

  The Supreme Court sides with Cox Communications in a long-running case against Sony Music. 'Cox simply provided internet access,' the court finds.

  5 months By Michael Kan