Jauhn Etienne Villaruel

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Spotify

Agence France-Presse

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1762996024673cropped-haithem-ferdi-E-a0dTUzwi8-unsplash.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Spotify. Haithem Ferdi, Unsplash</span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>NEW YORK, United States — Audio streaming platform Spotify will be adding music videos &quot;in the coming weeks&quot; for paying subscribers in the United States and Canada, a spokesperson said Wednesday. </p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2025/11/5/new-lawsuit-alleges-spotify-allows-streaming-fraud-0850">New lawsuit alleges Spotify allows streaming fraud</a></div><p>The development marks a significant expansion by the Sweden-based audio platform into video, which until now has primarily been limited to video podcasts.</p><p>The Spotify spokesperson said over 390 million users have already watched a video podcast on the platform.</p><p>&quot;We&#x27;ll have more details to share soon,&quot; the Spotify spokesperson added. &quot;In our previous announcements about music videos in other markets, we announced that they were for Premium users.&quot;</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/business/2025/11/4/spotify-active-users-top-700-million-paying-subscribers-rise-12-percent-2056">Spotify active users top 700 million, paying subscribers rise 12 percent</a></div><p>Once added, users will be able to switch between audio-only and video modes.</p><p>Spotify&#x27;s foray into music video streaming encroaches on the domain of YouTube, which for nearly 20 years has been the primary site to watch such content.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div>

<p>The development marks a significant expansion by the Sweden-based audio platform into video, which until now has primarily been limited to video podcasts.</p>

The development marks a significant expansion by the Sweden-based audio platform into video, which until now has primarily been limited to video podcasts.