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Jess started her career at TechRadar, covering news and hardware reviews.Would you listen to magazine articles on Spotify? The streaming platform certainly hopes so, as it’s launching a new format for narrated long-form articles, alongside its usual array of music, podcasts, and audiobooks. Starting today, more than 650 articles from publications including Rolling Stone, The Atlantic, Vogue, Variety, Billboard, Vibe, GQ, Wired, Vanity Fair, and Pitchfork will be available in English in regions where Spotify’s audiobooks are available.The narrated articles are all under two hours long, and available under the monthly audiobook allowance for Premium users. Spotify says that free users who don’t pay for a subscription can also “purchase articles individually for $1.99,” though it isn’t clear if that’s a blanket fee per article, or if $1.99 will get you an articles-only subscription. We’ve reached out to Spotify to clarify.“With Articles, we’re introducing long-form journalism in audio as a natural extension of the music, podcasts, and audiobooks people already come to Spotify for, focused on topics we know they love,” Colleen Prendergast, Spotify Audiobooks licensing lead, said in a statement. “By bringing shorter form content into the mix, we’re meeting audiences where they are to help build healthy listening habits, ultimately growing engagement with books over time.”This is Spotify’s latest sidequest outside of traditional music streaming, having also recently launched a slurry of AI tools for generating daily podcasts, making audiobook playlists, and remixing existing songs from artists represented by Universal Music Group. Spotify’s announcement doesn’t mention whether these articles are narrated by AI tools, noting only that they’re produced by the in-house Spotify Audiobooks team. 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Spotify is introducing a novel format by narrating long-form magazine articles, expanding its offering beyond traditional music streaming, podcasts, and audiobooks. Starting immediately, more than six hundred and fifty long-form articles are integrated into Spotify’s audiobook library. These articles are sourced from prestigious publications including Rolling Stone, The Atlantic, Vogue, Variety, Billboard, Vibe, GQ, Wired, Vanity Fair, and Pitchfork, all presented in English. These narrated articles are constrained to a length of under two hours and are accessible to Premium users through their monthly audiobook allowance. Furthermore, free users have the option to purchase individual articles for nineteen ninety-nine dollars, although the exact nature of this pricing structure regarding subscriptions remains unclarified.

Colleen Prendergast, the Spotify Audiobooks licensing lead, explained the strategic intent behind this initiative, stating that by bringing this shorter-form content into the audio mix, Spotify aims to introduce long-form journalism into an auditory experience that naturally extends the music, podcasts, and audiobooks users already engage with. The goal is to engage audiences where they are to cultivate healthier listening habits, with the ultimate objective of increasing engagement with books over time. This development represents Spotify's latest venture, following the launch of various AI tools for generating daily podcasts, creating audiobook playlists, and remixing existing music from artists represented by Universal Music Group. While the announcement does not specify whether the narration for these articles is generated by artificial intelligence, it confirms that the content is produced by the in-house Spotify Audiobooks team. Spotify declined to provide further clarification regarding any AI usage in the article narration when asked.