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Music Streaming News 14 September 2025 - 4 November 2025

Spotify’s Q3 Shocker: Profit Soars, 700+ Million Users & a Price Hike Looming?

Spotify’s Q3 Shocker: Profit Soars, 700+ Million Users & a Price Hike Looming?

Q3 2025 Earnings Beat Expectations Spotify delivered a robust third-quarter performance, topping earnings estimates and underscoring its financial turnaround. The audio streaming giant reported €4.27 billion in Q3 revenue, slightly exceeding forecasts (about €4.23 billion) ca.investing.com. This represented ~7% growth year-on-year (12% growth on a constant-currency basis) ca.investing.com newsroom.spotify.com. Key drivers were strong subscriber gains and higher subscription prices instituted in many markets. On the bottom line, operating profit came in at €582 million newsroom.spotify.com, rising roughly 28–33% from a year ago as Spotify reined in costs and expanded margins. Net income swung to €899 million for the quarter, a dramatic improvement from a
Spotify’s Hi‑Res Lossless Streaming Is Finally Here – How It Compares to Apple Music and Amazon Music HD

Spotify’s Hi‑Res Lossless Streaming Is Finally Here – How It Compares to Apple Music and Amazon Music HD

Spotify’s Lossless Audio Rollout: Technical Approach and Features After years of anticipation, Spotify’s high-fidelity streaming has arrived in late 2025. All Spotify Premium users will soon have the ability to stream music in lossless CD-quality. Here’s an overview of Spotify’s technical approach and how the feature works: In short, Spotify’s implementation strives to make lossless listening simple but intentional – users turn it on when they want the best quality, and the app gives feedback that it’s working. Technically, the service is now delivering the maximum quality that the majority of music recordings are mastered in (44.1 kHz). It’s a
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