Spotify Now Lets You Listen to Magazine Articles, but It Will Cost You
Spotify has introduced a new feature allowing users to listen to magazine articles, expanding its offerings beyond music and podcasts. The feature includes over 650 long-form articles narrated by both humans and AI, but it comes with a cost for users. Premium subscribers will have these articles count against their monthly listening limit, while free users will need to pay $1.99 per article.
- ▪Spotify has launched a 'narrated articles' feature that includes over 650 magazine articles.
- ▪Premium users will have narrated articles count towards their 15-hour monthly listening limit.
- ▪Free users must pay $1.99 for each article they wish to listen to.
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Remember when Spotify was just for listening to music? It used to be the app for streaming tunes, but in 2026, the app has more of a do-it-all attitude. You can still use it to listen to just about any song you can think of, but you can also listen to podcasts and audiobooks, and DM with friends. (Really, there's an in-app chat function.) Even after launching all of these features, Spotify's quest to capture all of your attention isn't over: The company has announced an effort to get you to listen to magazine articles as well. Spotify's new audio articles feature uses AISpotify announced its new "narrated articles" feature in a press release on Tuesday. According to the company, users now have access to over 650 "long-form" magazine articles to listen to through the app.
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