Spotify Launches Real-Time Music Sharing and Live Listening Features as Messages Platform Hits 340 Million Exchanges
Summary
Spotify unveils real-time music sharing and live listening features for its Messages platform, which has exploded to 340 million exchanges among 40 million users, allowing friends to see what others are playing instantly and join synchronized listening sessions together.
Key Points
- Spotify launches two new Messages features - Listening Activity and Request to Jam - with nearly 40 million users having sent 340 million messages since Messages launched last year
- Listening Activity allows users to share what they're currently listening to in real-time with friends and family in Messages, visible only to existing contacts with opt-in privacy controls
- Request to Jam enables Premium users to invite friends into live listening sessions where they can share queues and listen together, with the feature rolling out to iOS and Android by early February