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Spotify's 20th anniversary – Credit: Spotify Remember the First Song You Ever Listened to on Spotify?
Bet you don’t remember the first song you streamed on Spotify, or which band you’ve listened to the most in all the years.
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How the Verified by Spotify badges show up – Credit: Spotify Spotify’s New Verify Badge Will Call Out AI-Generated Slop
Spotify’s changes are welcome news for those who don’t want to be tricked into listening to AI pretending to be human.
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Photo Illustration by Thomas Fuller/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images How Deezer Is Fighting Fraudulent Streams As AI Music Uploads Reach Millions per Month
Since Deezer’s AI detection tool launched in January 2025, the amount of uploaded AI tracks has increased.
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(Photo by: Astrida Valigorsky/Getty Images) J. Cole Says Streaming Undervalues Music, Creates Surface-Level Critique: ‘There’s No Barrier of Entry’
J. Cole contrasted today’s vapid consumption of music with the committment that came with purchasing a pysical album.
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Kevin Mazur/Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for RRHOF The Most-Listened to Songs of 2025 Prove That U.S. Listeners Really Are Living in the Past
The data is in, and these are the classic songs from the past seven decades that U.S. listeners were streaming the most in 2025.
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RICCARDO MILANI/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images Music Streaming Numbers Hit the Trillions in 2025, and These 3 Genres Helped Push It There
Global music streaming numbers increased significantly in 2025, with genres like rock and gospel seeing more streams than in previous years.
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Live Listening on the Spotify Mobile app (Credit: Spotify) How to See What Your Friends Are Listening to on the Spotify App
Mobile users get a feature long available to desktop users.
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Algi Febri Sugita/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images How to Get 4 Months of Spotify Premium for Free
Let’s save you some time. If you already subscribe to Premium or have in the past, this deal isn’t for you. Sorry, I know.
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Music video on Spotify – Credit: Spotify You Can Watch Music Videos on Spotify Now
They’re just in beta right now, so you may or may not be one of the lucky ones to have early access.
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Kelly Sullivan/Getty Images Los Campesinos! Revealed Their 2025 Streaming Revenue, and the Data Is Eye-Opening
Indie band Los Campesinos! shared a revealing and detailed breakdown of streaming earnings from the first year of their recent album cycle.
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Spotify Spotify Tweaked Shuffle So That You’ll Hear Fewer Repeats. Thank God.
This update was a long time coming.
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Spotify's "Listening Stats" screens – Credit: Spotify Like Wrapped? Spotify Now Lets You Review Your Week in Music Anytime.
Maybe you’ll find out something about yourself, or your musical tastes.
