Shawn Mendes tops Spotify's list of songs most listened to by Waze users in 2019

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Three Canadian artists make the list of Spotify's top 10 songs listened to by Waze users around the world in 2019. At number one, we have Pickering-born Shawn Mendes with Camila Cabello for the song "Señorita." Mendes is joined by Snow, who collaborated with Daddy Yankee for the number 2 song "Con Calma." Then there's Justin Beiber in the fourth spot with his collaboration with Ed Sheeran on the track "I Don't Care." You can check the full list under the cut.

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Spotify pushes for podcast listening with new feature

Do you want to listen to podcasts but don't know where to start? Spotify is adding a button to free users' homepages that will ask them what topics they're interested in so that the streaming service can suggest podcasts for you to listen to. These will only show up for users who have never listened to podcasts on the service before, and it'll only be available in Canada, Brazil, Denmark, the US, Ireland, Great Britain, New Zealand, Sweden, Mexico, and Australia. The topics will differ by country and user, because recommended shows will be based on factors, including local popularity.

With Spotify's acquisition of Gimlet Media, Parcast, and Anchor, as well as creating teams to develop exclusive shows, Spotify wants as many people to listen to their content. But the streaming service wants to clarify that they won't just recommend their shows.

Source: The Verge

Spotify entices returning subscribers with 3 months subscription for $10

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If you ditched your Spotify Premium account before October 19, 2019, and now you want back in, this season is the best time to do so. Spotify is offering three months of Spotify Premium for $9.99 for those returning subscribers. The promo will be available until the end of December. And the condition is you must've cancelled your account before the date mentioned above. If you haven't signed up for Spotify Premium before, sign up now and get three months for free.

Spotify beta tests the ability to use Siri to control its app on iOS 13

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The wait might not be too long until you can ask Siri to play music for you on Spotify. The streaming service is beta testing integration with iOS 13's SiriKit audio APIs, which will allow you to ask Siri to interact with the app. 

What the API will allow iOS users to do includes everything from playing artists or albums as well as theoretically manage playlists, like tracks, etc. The caveat is you will need to instruct Siri that you want the action done on Spotify, so the virtual assistant knows you want it to interact with this specific app.

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