Friday, July 29, 2022 at 11:58AM 
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It's only been around five months since Spotify launched its first hardware. But the company announced it would stop making its dash-mounted Car Thing device. The announcement was made during its latest earnings release for shareholders.
Wednesday, July 20, 2022 at 10:21AM 
Source: Spotify
Spotify updated its Blend playlist feature to add more artists. The streaming service updated this tool to let you combine your music tastes with another Spotify user. In this case, it's used to "blend" with one of your favourite artists and get a personalized playlist that updates daily based on your listening habits. It launched with artists like BTS, Charli XCX, Lauv, Megan Thee Stallion, and more. The new update adds Lizzo, Post Malone, and The Chainsmokers.
It also allows you to buy merch from one of these artists. After you get your taste match score with an artist you "blended" with, you'll be encouraged to purchase featured merch via their Spotify Shopify page. According to Spotify, the artists selected all the merch on that page.
Thursday, July 14, 2022 at 9:52PM 
Heardle interface now shows the Spotify logo on the top left
Spotify recently acquired Heardle, a themed trivia game that came out in the wake of Wordle's massive popularity and success. Heardle is Spotify's first game acquisition. The streaming service hopes to use Heardle to keep music fans engaged and act as a music discovery tool. It'll remain a standalone website for now. Spotify has started integration in a few countries, including Canada, the US, the UK, Australia, Ireland, and New Zealand. But there are plans to bring it more with other language support soon. It also intends to integrate Heardle "more fully" into the app, but Spotify hasn't mentioned how or when that will happen. Spotify hasn't revealed how much it paid for the game, which it says has millions of players now.
Heardle works similarly to Wordle. You have to guess a song being played within six tries. It'll play you a few seconds of the opening notes, with the length increasing after asking for a hint. When the answer gets revealed or guessed at the end, it will now link to the song on Spotify (it used to link to SoundCloud).
Wednesday, June 29, 2022 at 6:35AM 
Spotify already has a lyrics feature, so it's not surprising that it's introducing a new related feature. The app adds a Spotify Karaoke feature, which now seems to have a limited release. It is expected to come to users globally in the coming months. It will evaluate you singing your favourite tracks, judging you lyric-by-lyric. It could make for a great party game or just something to do on your own.
It doesn't look like the feature would be limited to Premium users. You can check if you have it by heading into the Lyrics section on your mobile device. There should be a microphone button with the word Sing in the top right corner. Once you open that, you'll see the lyrics and an audio analyzer. It will use your device's microphone to hear/analyze your singing.
