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Don’t like Spotify Messages? These two big upgrades could soon change your mind
By Rowan Davies published
You can now see your friends' listening activity in real time, and send Jam requests with Spotify Messages.

YouTube Music users are furious about AI slop songs – and as a recording musician, I'm angry too
By Carrie Marshall published
AI slop isn't made to be listened to: it's there to trick you – and as a recording musician, I'm angry it's dominating YouTube Music recommendations

Someone made a Bluetooth-to-cassette live converter, and it's very cool
By Matt Bolton published
YouTuber Julius Makes created a gadget that receives Bluetooth, writes it live to cassette tape, and then plays it back immediately, because why not?

I'm ditching Spotify after a decade for Apple Music in 2026 –here's why
By David Nield published
Apple Music works across multiple platforms and the web, and it lets you build smart playlists – and that's why I'm quitting Spotify in 2026.

Over 30% of all new music on Deezer is AI-generated
By John-Anthony Disotto published
97% of people can't tell if music is AI-generated – and over 30% of all new tracks are.

Spotify was down – here's what we know about the outage
By Mark Wilson last updated
Spotify was down for many today, but the streaming app now appears to be fixed – here's how the outage played out.

Spotify just launched its most powerful playlist creator yet – here are 3 things you should know about Prompted Playlists
By Rowan Davies published
Spotify just revealed a new feature that lets you create playlists that refresh frequently, and I'm beyond excited.

Spotify steps up its plan to be the new MTV — music videos are rolling out whether you want them or not
By Rowan Davies published
After nearly two years, music videos are coming to Spotify in the US and Canada, but is it what users actually want?
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