Most independent rappers don’t fail because the music is bad. They fail because they don’t understand the first 24 hours.

Streaming services have become the number one way to watch movies and TV shows, which is also true for listening to music. Streaming platforms have become the go-to places for listening to music.

Spotify is the most popular music streaming service of all time, so it's a surprise to no one that it changed the music ...

Spotify's latest update adds real-time Listening Activity and new social tools that let you see what friends are playing, and ...

Every day, millions of people use Spotify to stream music. A few years ago, it would’ve felt like an impossibility: Click, and bam–a seemingly endless catalog of recorded music opens up, right at your ...

ChatGPT and Spotify have joined together, now letting users create playlists with prompts. Try these examples out yourself.

Spotify will make music streaming more personalized for its users, who surely love to have their customized playlist cover art while streaming. What's more, there are no third-party apps involved ...

The music world has seen an enormous transformation in the past decade, with streaming platforms fundamentally reshaping how ...

Ariana Grande tops Spotify’s global monthly listeners chart with 123.8 million streams, surpassing The Weeknd’s total ...

I’ve been intrigued, impressed, and surprised by Spotify‘s earnings results over the years — but never quite so confused. On Wednesday (July 29th), Spotify issued its customary quarterly letter to ...

Now in its sixth year, Spotify's "Artist Wrapped" campaign has grown exponentially since it debuted back in 2017, to the point where it now attracts 14 times the number of listeners it once did. To ...

Chris Welch is a former senior reviewer who worked at The Verge from 2011 until May 2025. His coverage areas included audio (Sonos, Apple, Bose, Sony, etc.), home theater, smartphones, photography, ...