Spotify adds genre “Word” for all Audible Content

While everyone is so busy with all the buzz that MWC 2019 is making, with the new foldable phones from Samsung and Huawei, and the 5G phones. Spotify is busy doing something else. If you think of Spotify as a music streaming service only, then you are probably mistaken. Spotify is now an audio streaming service, meaning that it streams anything related to audio. Music, podcasts, audiobooks, and many more. The company just added a new genre named “Word” to make it easier for users to search for audiobooks, poetry, language lessons, meditation programs, and any other audibles.

The Swedish streaming service recently purchased two podcasting companies which are Gimlet, and Anchor Media for $340 million. Spotify is trying to maintain its position as the leading streaming service in the world by taking full advantage of all audio related content.

Spotify announced the new category in a blog post saying: “Scroll through the genres under Browse on Spotify, and sure enough, you’ll find Word, a category home to recordings of everything from poetry to guided meditation, audiobooks, and short stories. If you’re searching for a track full of rhythm and tone—minus the music—Word is the place to find it.”

In case you are wondering who is listening to audiobooks and poetry instead of reading it, the streaming service mentioned that “it’s primarily people aged 55 and up who speak English, with users from Canada, New Zealand, Australia, the Philippines, and Ireland taking the top five slots.”  

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