Spotify

Swedish streaming service

Spotify is a music and podcast streaming service that became synonymous with the shift from owning music to renting access to it.

Users can stream millions of songs on demand, either free with advertisements or through a paid subscription.

The name has become somewhat generic: I'll Spotify that album later means streaming it, regardless of platform.

platform

app

Mobile device software

musicOrganized auditory art
playlistsOrdered song collections
podcastsEpisodic digital audio programs

audiobooks · algorithm · recommendations · discover · shuffle · queue · library · home · search · browse

subscription

premium

Added cost for better

freeWithout payment or restriction
ad-freeWithout promotional interruptions
monthlyOccurring each lunar cycle

annual · family · student · duo · individual · plan · membership · fee · payment · renewal

listening

tracks

Marks showing passage

songsMusical vocal compositions
artistsMakers of creative works
albumsBound music collections

genres · playlists · liked · saved · history · wrapped · blend

brand

Swedish

Of a Nordic kingdom

greenColor of vegetation
logoCompany identifying symbol
StockholmSweden's seat of government

launch · growth · IPO · NYSE · freemium · disruption · competitor · Tidal

creator

artists

Makers of creative works

podcastersHosts of episodic audio
uploadTransfer data outward
royaltiesOngoing payments to creators

streams · plays · listeners · followers · canvas · analytics · profile · verified · distributor · release

Categories

Digital EntertainmentNetflix, YouTube, Hulu, Apple TV, Amazon Prime
entertainmentmovie, movies, films, band, television
appsapps, browser, software, calculator, calendar
digital mediawebsites, films, ebook, content creation, movies
Mobile AppsClash of Clans, Fortnite, Duolingo, Pokemon Go, Roblox
ScandinaviaNorway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland

Opposites

music delivery method

SpotifyCD collection

Accumulated audio discs

vinyl collection · Bandcamp · cassette tapes · radio · live music

media business model

Spotifyrecord store

Retailer of vinyl albums

CD sales · vinyl sales · Tower Records · HMV · Bandcamp

audio format era

Spotifyvinyl records

Analog audio discs

phonograph · gramophone · cassette tape · 8-track · CD

Phrases

Spotify appAudio streaming application

Family

Familiarity: Top 100,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G