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Lindsey Gamble 5/29/25 Lindsey Gamble 5/29/25

Spotify Is Adding New Podcast Features Including a Following Feed & a Way for Creators to Link to Other Content Across Spotify

Spotify is rolling out new features for podcasts on mobile. Here’s what’s new:

Lindsey Gamble 5/16/25 Lindsey Gamble 5/16/25

Spotify Revises Podcast Play Counts After Creator Backlash

Lindsey Gamble 5/8/25 Lindsey Gamble 5/8/25

Spotify Adds Public Play Counts for Audio & Video Podcasts

Spotify introduces a new podcast metric called Plays, showing how many times an episode has been listened to or watched.

Lindsey Gamble 5/1/25 Lindsey Gamble 5/1/25

Spotify Paid Podcasters $100M in Q1 2025 As Video Uploads Increase 28%

Spotify paid out $100 million to podcasters in Q1 2025.

Lindsey Gamble 2/1/25 Lindsey Gamble 2/1/25

Spotify Rewards Top Podcasters with Creator Milestone Award, Shares Music Industry Payouts

Spotify has introduced the Creator Milestone Awards to recognize top podcasters.

Lindsey Gamble 12/1/24 Lindsey Gamble 12/1/24

Spotify Introduces New Marketing and Insights Tools for Authors and Publishers

Spotify has introduced Spotify for Authors, a new suite of tools for authors and publishers.

Lindsey Gamble 11/23/24 Lindsey Gamble 11/23/24

Spotify Tests Author Pages & Video Clips to Elevate the Audiobook Experience

Spotify is experimenting with updates for Audiobooks.

Lindsey Gamble 11/15/24 Lindsey Gamble 11/15/24

Spotify Heats Up Competition with YouTube with the Spotify Partner Program, Clips & Custom Thumbnails

Spotify announced the Spotify Partner Program.

Lindsey Gamble 11/9/24 Lindsey Gamble 11/9/24

TikTok Tests Album Pre-Saves to Expand its ‘Add to Music App’ Feature

TikTok is beta testing a Pre-Save button for its Add to Music App feature, which allows users to save music directly from TikTok to streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music.

Lindsey Gamble 11/8/24 Lindsey Gamble 11/8/24

TikTok Partners with Spotify & Apple Music on New 'Share to TikTok' Integration

TikTok launched new integrations with Spotify and Apple Music, allowing users to share music, podcasts, and audiobooks from these streaming services directly to TikTok.

Lindsey Gamble 10/24/24 Lindsey Gamble 10/24/24

Spotify Rolls Out New Settings & Controls To Make It Easier For Podcast Creators to Manage Comments

Spotify, which introduced Comments on podcasts in July, is now rolling out new settings and controls to help creators better manage their comment sections.

Lindsey Gamble 7/13/24 Lindsey Gamble 7/13/24

Spotify Launches Comments for Podcasts for Two-Way Interaction

Spotify launched Comments for podcasts, allowing listeners to leave comments on episodes. Creators can like and respond to comments, enable or disable them, and approve which ones are displayed.