Since its launch in 2008, Spotify has been all over our phones and other devices delivering audio entertainment to our ears. But if you’re new to the world of streaming music, then you might be wondering, what is Spotify? Well, we’re here to tell you everything you need to know.
If you’re already familiar with Spotify, our how to cancel Spotify guide or our how to delete Spotify accounts guide might be more suited to your needs.
What is Spotify?
Spotify began as a music streaming service but has since expanded to include podcasts, videos, and even audiobooks. You can listen to music from millions of artists, get recommendations for new music based on your listening habits, build playlists and collections of your favourite artists and songs, plus loads more.
All you need for Spotify is an account and an internet connection. You can even sign in to Spotify using a range of pre-existing social media accounts, like Facebook, to make the process even simpler.
The basic version of Spotify is free, but this is because it’s ad supported. You can still access the entire library of music and podcasts, but you’ll get frequent ad breaks in your listening sessions that can get irritating.
Spotify Premium is Spotify’s subscription-based paid service that comes with extra perks. The main benefit to Spotify Premium is that there are no ads interrupting your banging party playlist or favourite podcast. The audio quality is slightly higher than the free version at 320kbit/s and you get more listening freedom with unlimited skips and no forced shuffling.
Spotify Premium has a range of different payment options, but the standard single-user subscription is $9.99 in the US and £9.99 in the UK. If more than one person in your house uses Spotify Premium, you can get a deal with these other subscription plans:
