Spotify free-tier users can now play any song directly, not just shuffle through playlists. Premium subscribers are getting lossless audio, private messaging, and customizable playlist transitions.

Following Spotify’s Q2 2025 advertising-revenue decrease – and free streaming’s half-year recorded-revenue slip in the U.S. – the platform has loosened some restrictions for ad-supported users.

Music streaming service Spotify is rolling out improvements to its free music tier, including the new ability to listen to any song you want, and this follows the company granting Premium users access ...

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Spotify is upgrading its services— just after finally adding lossless streaming for Premium users earlier this month, thankfully without a price bump, they're also removing a key shackle from ...

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Following its long-awaited launch of lossless streaming for paid subscribers, Spotify is upgrading its service for free users, too. On Monday, the company announced that free users globally will now ...

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