What is Spotify? Music, pricing, and features explained
Spotify is the first name that comes to mind when you think of music-streaming apps. Love it or hate it, Spotify is currently the most popular music-streaming service, boasting more…
Spotify Is Bringing a Musical Element to BeReal
Image: Spotify BeReal is jumping on the Spotify bandwagon by integrating the music streaming service as a feature on its platform. The app was released in 2020 and marketed itself…
Spotify Drops Paywall for Gimlet Shows as It Struggles With Podcasts and Audiobooks
Gimlet Media is a podcast network behind fan favorite shows including Reply All and Science Vs that are hosted solely on Spotify.Image: Rokas Tenys (Shutterstock) After spending years and hundreds…
Spotify Axes Heardle—Its Music-based Wordle
Today’s Heardle was quite the doozy. Screenshot: Gizmodo The viral word game Wordle has spawned its fair share of clones, from Octordle to Absurdle to the movie-based Framed. Unfortunately, Heardle,…
Stats for Spotify: how to see your stats ahead of Wrapped
If you’re a music fan and an avid Spotify user, one of the best times of the year is when the music streamer releases its annual Spotify Wrapped list —…
How to delete your Spotify account
Whether your Spotify free trial has come to and end, or you’re a long-time user who has switched to one of the other music streaming services out there, it couldn’t…
Maggie Rogers Swipes at Ticketmaster With IRL-Only Ticket Pre-Sale
Maggie Rogers announced she’s going “old school” ahead of her upcoming tour by bringing ticket sales back to the in-person box office. Tickets went on sale at 10 a.m. today,…
Spotify Live Dies
Spotify is officially shuttering its Clubhouse copycat called Spotify Live. The feature was a bit like a live radio station that listeners could access on the Spotify mobile app. How…
From Portable Microwaves to Self-Heating Baby Bottles, These Were March’s Coolest and Weirdest Gadgets
Photo: Chris Coke / Gizmodo Looking for an incredibly powerful handheld gaming system that runs Microsoft Windows out of the box and don’t mind paying a premium for the privilege?…
Last Night, the Spotify App Talked to Me for Two Hours
It was around 10 PM on a weeknight, and as usual, I was on the couch staring at my phone. I tapped open Spotify to pick a little background music…