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Spotify is expanding beyond music by adding narrated long-form magazine article listening, including magazine audio feeds and read-aloud experiences. At the same time, it’s pushing into AI-generated podcasting and AI music remixing, with the CEO publicly defending the approach amid “slop” criticism.

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Key Takeaway Spotify is turning reading into audio and doubling down on AI-generated content, while leadership defends the technology amid backlash.
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Spotify is turning reading into audio and doubling down on AI-generated content, while leadership defends the technology amid backlash.

Spotify is expanding beyond music by adding narrated long-form magazine article listening, including magazine audio feeds and read-aloud experiences. At the same time, it’s pushing into AI-generated podcasting and AI music remixing, with the CEO publicly defending the approach amid “slop” criticism.

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new feature Long-form magazine articles can be listened to on Spotify
pricing Magazine articles read to you for $2 each

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  • See how Spotify prices and rolls out narrated magazine article listening (e.g., $2 per article) in your region. 9to5Mac

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