Ringer Wise Guys is the latest sign of Spotify's move beyond podcast exclusivity and Twitch's push beyond gaming.

Spotify is testing a "Skip Ahead" feature for Premium subscribers, allowing one-tap skipping of podcast ads except those sold ...

Podcasts and audiobooks share significant listener overlap, both experiencing rapid growth. Future convergence is driven by ...

Spotify on Wednesday announced a handful of new features designed to give podcasts a more prominent position in its app as it battles with Apple and YouTube to become users’ preferred podcast ...

The audio giant says the feature, which lets some users bypass non-Spotify ads, is still in early testing as publishers push ...

The platform is testing out a feature that allows paid users to skip ads on podcasts, but experts say this will likely not ...

You know you're going to use it. You also know it might drive your favorite podcast out of business.

Spotify, as part of the annual Spotify Wrapped year-end marketing campaign, released the platform’s top 50 most popular podcasts of 2025 — with Joe Rogan reigning at No. 1 for the fifth straight year.

It’s been a decade since Spotify introduced podcasts to its app. Now, Spotify hosts millions of podcasts and, according to Edison Research, 26% of US podcast listeners use Spotify as their preferred ...

If you’re lucky enough to be in the South of France this week for Cannes Lions (basically the less cool, advertiser and brands-focused counterpart to the film festival), you may be tempted to spend ...

The company will cut about 2 percent of its workforce, or about 200 jobs, it said Monday. By Alex Weprin Senior Editor Music streaming giant Spotify is making a new round of cuts to its podcast ...

Welcome to a truly head-spinning time for the podcast business, one far removed from its so-called boom period. Ostroff’s departure has sparked a wave of public rethinking about the state of the ...