The music industry has had to change many times in order to keep up with listening habits and technological innovations. Today, most music fans use streaming services to listen to their favorite bands due to the amount of music available and the convenience of having everything on one platform.
Statista’s ‘Share of Music Streaming Subscribers Worldwide’ report shows that Spotify is by far the most popular streaming service, with a 31.7% share of all global subscribers. As described in ‘How to Download Music from Spotify for Free’, the streaming service has an extensive library of more than 100 million songs. This has allowed Spotify to become the dominant streaming service, and one reason for this is that the service puts AI at the center of its platform.
As we outlined in our post ‘How to See Your Spotify Room’, the streaming service is using an AI-based platform called Verse that can analyze your listening habits to create a virtual room that matches the listeners’ vibe. This allows users to have a deeper connection with music in a way that other platforms can’t compete. As AI becomes increasingly integrated into Spotify, it could have an even bigger impact in 2025. Continue reading →