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

Instagram and Spotify have announced a new integration that enables users to link their Spotify accounts to Instagram.

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.

Spotify and Universal Music Group (UMG) have announced an expanded partnership.

Spotify is testing video-based courses through new partnerships with educational platforms such as BBC Maestro, PLAYvirtuoso, Skillshare, and Thinkific. The courses fall into four categories: Make Music, Get Creative, Learn Business, and Healthy Living, and will be displayed alongside music, podcasts, and audiobooks.

TikTok launched Add to Music App, a new feature allowing US and UK users to save songs they discover on TikTok to major streaming services such as Apple Music, Amazon Music, and Spotify.

Spotify has launched Showcase, a new ad campaign tool designed to help artists and their teams run sponsored recommendation ads. These ads appear as mobile banners at the top of Spotify's home page, a highly frequented section of the platform.

Spotify is adding new features for podcaster creators.

YouTube Music has launched a new feature called Samples, which is a personalized music discovery feed that consists of short-form video clips from music videos and live performances.

Spotify announced plans to introduce new AI-powered features.

Spotify rolled out a new rating system for podcasts called Ratings For Podcasts that gives listeners the opportunity to give feedback to their favorite hosts.

Spotify joined a long list of platforms that currently support or are testing TikTok-like experiences.