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Spotify Charts a Generative AI Future for 1 Billion Subscribers
business5 days ago

Spotify Charts a Generative AI Future for 1 Billion Subscribers

At its 2026 Investor Day, Spotify outlined a bold plan to move from curation to generation with a Large Taste Model and trillions of signals, focusing on higher ARPU, more interactive experiences, creator tools, and AI-powered personalization, while expanding music, podcasts, and audiobooks toward one billion subscribers and targeting mid-teens revenue growth, 35–40% gross margin, and >20% operating margin by 2030, all under a “Time Well Spent” framework.

via Spotify|
#ai#audiobooks#business
Spotify at 20: A World-Span of All-Time Streaming Leaders
technology1 month ago

Spotify at 20: A World-Span of All-Time Streaming Leaders

To celebrate 20 years, Spotify released global all-time leaders across five categories—artists, albums, songs, podcasts, and audiobooks—based on worldwide streams as of April 2026, drawn from hundreds of millions of listeners. Notables include top artists Taylor Swift, Bad Bunny and Drake; top albums Un Verano Sin Ti, Starboy, ÷ (Deluxe); top songs Blinding Lights, Shape of You and Sweater Weather; top podcasts The Joe Rogan Experience, Gemischtes Hack, and Crime Junkie; and top audiobooks A Court of Thorns and Roses, The Fellowship of the Ring, and Fourth Wing.

via Spotify|
#audiobooks#music#podcasts
Black Library's new app bundles Warhammer ebooks and audiobooks with exclusive freebies
technology2 months ago

Black Library's new app bundles Warhammer ebooks and audiobooks with exclusive freebies

Warhammer launches the Black Library app, unifying ebooks and audiobooks in one place and enabling purchases to transfer from BlackLibrary.com by August 31; it includes an eReader and audiobook player, supports linking your MyWarhammer account (iOS/Android/Web), and offers 2,000+ titles (English, with French/German where available) with in‑app purchases. Early testers who use the app before 10:00 UK time on April 20 can claim eight free stories: Avenging Son, Mark of Faith, Sanguinius: The Great Angel, Dominion, Ciaphas Cain: The Anthology, Darkoath, The Return of Nagash, and Realmslayer: The Gotrek Gurnisson audio drama. Download from Google Play and the Apple Store; video guides and customer support help with linking accounts.

via Warhammer Community|
#app#audiobooks#black-library
Spotify ends 2025 on a high with record MAU growth and €4.5B Q4 revenue
business3 months ago

Spotify ends 2025 on a high with record MAU growth and €4.5B Q4 revenue

Spotify posted strong Q4 2025 results: premium subscribers rose 10% year over year to 290 million, monthly active users reached 751 million (up 11%), and revenue climbed 13% YoY to €4.5 billion with an 83 basis point gross-margin improvement to 33.1% and €701 million in operating income. The quarter featured record MAU net adds, the largest Wrapped engagement to date, and launches like Prompted Playlist and venue following. Audiobooks expanded to five new countries, with features like Audiobook Recaps and Page Match, and partnerships including Bookshop.org for physical books and FC Barcelona extending through 2030. Spotify signaled 2026 as the “Year of Raising Ambition” with AI-driven opportunities across audio, books, and live experiences, plus ongoing beta expansions such as music videos in Premium.

via Spotify|
#ai#audiobooks#business
Spotify Bridges Print, E-Book, and Audio with Bookshop.org Tie-In and Page Match
technology3 months ago

Spotify Bridges Print, E-Book, and Audio with Bookshop.org Tie-In and Page Match

Spotify expands its audiobooks strategy by partnering with Bookshop.org to sell physical books in-app and launching Page Match, a feature that lets users scan a page to sync audiobook progress with print or e-book and vice versa. Available to most English-language titles on iOS and Android by end of February, in the US and UK, with benefits for readers, authors, and indie bookstores.

via Spotify|
#audiobooks#bookshoporg#cross-format-reading
Spotify pilots Page Match to align audiobook progress with paper editions
news4 months ago

Spotify pilots Page Match to align audiobook progress with paper editions

Spotify appears to be testing a Page Match beta that uses camera-scanned pages and OCR to sync audiobook progress with their corresponding paper or ebook editions, even displaying the matching page number. Listeners would need to own the audiobook and the edition, and the feature could work in reverse as well. OCR reliability and edition page-number differences could complicate use, and there’s no public rollout yet.

via The Verge|
#audiobooks#news#ocr
Spotify's 2025 Top Sports Podcasts and Audiobooks Highlights
entertainment5 months ago

Spotify's 2025 Top Sports Podcasts and Audiobooks Highlights

Spotify's top sports podcasts of 2025 include popular shows like New Heights with the Kelce brothers and Pardon My Take, with a notable presence of outdoor and niche sports content. The top audiobooks are mostly evergreen titles about sports and personal development, with a strong interest in running and fitness topics, despite none being released this year.

via Front Office Sports|
#audiobooks#entertainment#fantasy-football
Spotify's 2025 Audiobook Highlights: Trends, Top Picks, and New Features
technology5 months ago

Spotify's 2025 Audiobook Highlights: Trends, Top Picks, and New Features

In 2025, Spotify highlighted the growing popularity of audiobooks, especially romantasy and music memoirs, with a significant focus on backlist titles and genre-blending fiction. Trends included a surge in dystopian themes and the influence of book-to-screen adaptations, with predictions for continued growth in horror, climate fiction, and AI-related stories in 2026. Spotify's integration of books into its broader cultural ecosystem is transforming how audiences engage with stories.

via Spotify — For the Record|
#2025-trends#audiobooks#music-memoirs
Star-Studded Cast Announced for New Harry Potter Audiobook Series
entertainment7 months ago

Star-Studded Cast Announced for New Harry Potter Audiobook Series

A new Audible series features a full cast voicing the Harry Potter books, with young actors Frankie Treadaway, Max Lester, and Arabella Stanton portraying Harry, Ron, and Hermione, respectively, in the first three audiobooks, alongside a star-studded cast including Hugh Laurie and Keira Knightley, highlighting the ongoing popularity and new adaptations of the wizarding series.

via AP News|
#audiobooks#cast#entertainment
Top Deals and Freebies for Prime Members and Book Lovers
entertainment11 months ago

Top Deals and Freebies for Prime Members and Book Lovers

Audible is offering Prime members three months of free access to a selection of top fictional audiobooks, including popular titles like Harry Potter, Star Wars Thrawn Trilogy, Ready Player One, and The Martian, making it a great opportunity to explore immersive stories with professional narration, especially for those looking to enjoy books during daily activities.

via IGN|
#audiobooks#entertainment#fictional-books
entertainment1 year ago

Taylor Swift Dominates Spotify Wrapped 2024 as Most-Streamed Artist

Taylor Swift was the most streamed artist globally on Spotify in 2024, while Joe Rogan's podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience, topped the podcast charts for the fifth consecutive year. Alex Cooper's Call Her Daddy podcast also ranked highly, following notable interviews with figures like Vice President Kamala Harris. Spotify's Wrapped lists also highlighted the popularity of audiobooks, with Sarah J. Maas's "A Court of Thorns and Roses" leading the charts. The platform noted a trend towards video podcasts and book-to-screen adaptations, reflecting its younger demographic.

via Hollywood Reporter|
#audiobooks#entertainment#joe-rogan