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An Illustration picture of the Spotify application displayed on a smartphone screen in Berlin, Germany, 03 January 2024. EPA-EFE/FILIP SINGER

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Spotify to offer music videos to Philippine subscribers

Agence France-Presse

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</style><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1710382618102Spotify-epa-03142024.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="An Illustration picture of the Spotify application displayed on a smartphone screen in Berlin, Germany, 03 January 2024. EPA-EFE/FILIP SINGER"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">An Illustration picture of the Spotify application displayed on a smartphone screen in Berlin, Germany, 03 January 2024. <em>EPA-EFE/FILIP SINGER</em></span></span></span></div><h2 id="isPasted"><span></span></h2><div><br/><br/></div><p style="margin:0px 0px 20px;padding:0px;border:0px;-webkit- text-size-adjust:100%;box-sizing:border-box;line-height:1.3;letter-spacing:normal">STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Music streaming giant Spotify on Wednesday announced it would be posting music videos on its platform in &quot;select markets&quot; including the Philippines, entering an arena long dominated by YouTube.</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 20px;padding:0px;border:0px;-webkit- text-size-adjust:100%;box-sizing:border-box;line-height:1.3;letter-spacing:normal">&quot;The beta version of music videos on Spotify begins rolling out today...,&quot; the company said in a statement.</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 20px;padding:0px;border:0px;-webkit- text-size-adjust:100%;box-sizing:border-box;line-height:1.3;letter-spacing:normal">It would release limited catalogue of hits from global artists such as Ed Sheeran, Doja Cat, and Ice Spice, as well as local favourites, it added.</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 20px;padding:0px;border:0px;-webkit- text-size-adjust:100%;box-sizing:border-box;line-height:1.3;letter-spacing:normal">Initially, the music videos will only be available to paying subscribers in the UK, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, Brazil, Colombia,the Philippines, Indonesia, and Kenya.</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 20px;padding:0px;border:0px;-webkit- text-size-adjust:100%;box-sizing:border-box;line-height:1.3;letter-spacing:normal">In early February, Spotify announced it had passed 600 million monthly users, of which 236 million were paying subscribers.</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 20px;padding:0px;border:0px;-webkit- text-size-adjust:100%;box-sizing:border-box;line-height:1.3;letter-spacing:normal">Google&#x27;s streaming behemoth YouTube has long dominated music videos online, with much of the platform&#x27;s most-viewed content being music videos.</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 20px;padding:0px;border:0px;-webkit- text-size-adjust:100%;box-sizing:border-box;line-height:1.3;letter-spacing:normal">Songs like Luis Fonsi&#x27;s &quot;Despacito,&quot; Ed Sheeran&#x27;s &quot;Shape of You&quot; and K-pop star Psy&#x27;s viral hit &quot;Gangnam Style&quot; each gathered several billion views.</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 20px;padding:0px;border:0px;-webkit- text-size-adjust:100%;box-sizing:border-box;line-height:1.3;letter-spacing:normal">Spotify has invested heavily since its launch to fuel growth with expansions into new markets and, most recently, exclusive content such as podcasts.</p><div><strong>jll/jj<br/></strong></div><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div><div><ivs-player data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-vid="2850854"></ivs-player></div><script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script>

<p>Music streaming giant Spotify on Wednesday announced it would be posting music videos on its platform in "select markets" including the Philippines, entering an arena long dominated by YouTube.</p>

Music streaming giant Spotify on Wednesday announced it would be posting music videos on its platform in "select markets" including the Philippines, entering an arena long dominated by YouTube.