Spotify is launching music videos in the US, Canada, and a handful of other markets, according to the feature beta Go to Overseas market last yearSee rank-. The videos, provided to the label under the new agreement, will only be available to paid subscribers on Spotify’s premium plan and will stream on iOS, Android, and TV devices.
To view the song’s music video, users will see a new option to “switch to video” in the app. The video then starts playing right where the song left off – which is a change from how it was before the beta work.
If any, the user can switch back to listening to audio audio by pressing “Switch to Audio.”
After making the switch, the music video will replace the short, Video Looping which usually accompanies the track.
Video will also support a full-screen experience when the phone is in landscape mode, the company said.
By the end of the month, Spotify will have a special playlist available to subscribers in the US and Canada, for example 90s Video Hits, Hip-Hop Murder, Latin Party Hits, Country Hits, Hits video pop popand so on. Users will also see personalized video recommendations on the app’s home screen.
The expansion from music videos into mainstream markets is to help the service better compete with YouTube, which now offers its own music streaming service and has moved into podcasts. Spotify has incorporated the latest threats by Added Support for Video Podcastsas well as other social features like podcasts Comments, Q & Assand Pollscreate the app others like social networksSee rank-.
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The news that Spotify’s Music feature will soon be coming to the US is leak Last month, after November Deal with the National Music Advertising Association (NMM). In the expanded Partnership for audiovisual rights, the streamer launched a select portal that allows NMM members to enter license agreements directly for the U.S. Spotify says the move Does “increase revenue for witch publishers and companies,” as a result.
Spotify has chosen another offer that includes AV rights Universal, Sonyand Warner Music Group Through 2025.
The company declined to share how many videos are included in the launch, and which labels are in place, or the specifics of the match. However, the spokesperson, the same as the audio stream, the same as the audio stream, which is equivalent to 30 seconds will be reported and Royalty-bearing, consistent with the agreement.
In addition to its current expansion to the US and Canada, Spotify brings video music to Antigua & Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Ghana, Grenada, Jamaica, Uganda, Uganda, Uganda, Uganda, Uganda, Uganda, and Venezuela, and Venezuela.
A full list of Beta Markets is available Spotify support siteSee rank-. In beta markets in Brazil and Colombia, it’s being offered for free to listen to.