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Set a Course of Self-Improvement With Spotify; Plus, a Special Offer From adidas

January 21, 2025

If you’re looking to introduce better habits in the year ahead, Spotify is the perfect place to start. Beginning with a special offer for new Spotify Premium subscribers, plus new playlists and audiobooks, there’s a wealth of content on Spotify aimed at helping you be the best possible version of yourself.

A special Spotify Premium offer for adiClub members

From kickstarting your workouts with uninterrupted playlist listening to discovering podcasts while pumping iron, adidas adiClub members can unlock the benefits of Spotify Premium through a bespoke new offer.

If you’re a new or existing adiClub member, you can enjoy a free Spotify Premium trial for up to five months* depending on your membership tier and region. Premium listeners in the U.K., U.S., Australia, Canada, France, and New Zealand can also enjoy a range of audiobooks to stream as part of the offer. 

With Spotify Premium, users have access to offline and ad-free music listening with unlimited skips anytime, anywhere, as well as popular features like Jam, Listening Parties, and more. 

Once you’re ready to discover the world of Spotify Premium, you can dive into some of our recommended courses, playlists, and audiobooks to get your year of health, fitness, and self-improvement underway. 

*Offer is available to new Spotify Premium subscribers only.

Level up with courses on Spotify 

Whether you want to discover the benefits of meditation, hone a new skill, or progress your career, you can learn it through courses on Spotify. Courses cover a range of topics, including music, business, and lifestyle, so you can explore your passions and ambitions in a new way, at your own pace, and on your own time.

Here are a few recommendations to get you started…

Courses are available to Spotify U.K. users and can be found via the home page or search bar.

Soundtrack better living through playlists and audiobooks

Speaking of recommendations, whether you’re looking for a playlist to help you chill out or an audiobook that can inspire positive change, Spotify has you covered.

Check out the following playlists…

  • Daily Wellness – A mix of music and wellness to guide you through the day. 
  • Peaceful Meditation – Breathe. Sense. Feel. Transcend. 
  • self care vibes – Affirmations. Intentions. Skin Care. Self Care.
  • Stretching – The best soundtrack for relaxing and stretching your body before or after training. 
  • Sweat It Out – Turn it up and sweat it out to your favorite pop hits.
  • Running Club – Chasing that runner’s high.

…and a few audiobooks you should plug into:

Make Change That Lasts by Dr. Rangan Chatterjee

Dr. Rangan Chatterjee blends ancient philosophy with a deep understanding of health to help readers reduce their reliance on the chaotic and uncertain outside world.

Open When… by Dr Julie Smith

Clinical psychologist and bestselling author Dr. Julie Smith teaches readers how to navigate life’s toughest challenges while they’re happening, rather than moments or years after the fact.

The DOSE Effect by TJ Power

Author and neuroscientist TJ Power reveals the secrets of our brain chemistry, offering simple and accessible ways to make modifications to your lifestyle that can transform your brain. 

Spotify Pilots New Music Experience for Young Listeners on Family Plans

September 13, 2024

Spotify is committed to bringing the best listening experience to all our users, and that includes parents and families. That’s why we’ve introduced a pilot for a Premium music account for young listeners under the age of 13 (or local market equivalent). The managed account pilot will be available exclusively as part of our Premium Family plan in Denmark, New Zealand, and Sweden.  

As young listeners embark on a journey of music exploration with a managed account, through this new pilot they will get to enjoy many of the features and functionality that Spotify users know and love, including personalization features that make music discovery on Spotify so exciting and unique. 

For parents and guardians, managed accounts enable them to better tailor the content that is available to young listeners via in-app controls—like managing the playback of Canvas, videos, and content labeled as explicit. They will now also be able to decide whether a young listener can play certain artists or tracks with Spotify’s new control feature. 

The managed account is also welcome news for parents and guardians who do not want their recommendations getting mixed up with the latest tween tunes—each account under the plan will have separate recommendations, and a young listener’s musical favorites won’t feed into the plan manager’s annual Wrapped results.

Parents or guardians with a Family plan in Denmark, New Zealand, and Sweden can head to their account page in the app and select the option to “Add a listener aged under 13 [or local market equivalent],” then follow the instructions. 

For Premium Family plan subscribers who prefer an already curated, kid-friendly listening experience for younger listeners, the Spotify Kids app is also available in Denmark, New Zealand, Sweden, and 11 other markets. 

Both the managed account and Spotify Kids app offer an experience designed for listeners under the age of 13 (or local market equivalent), so it is important for parents or guardians to represent a young listener’s age accurately during account creation.

Spotify Tests Video-Based Learning Courses in the UK

March 25, 2024

Today we’re launching a test for video-based courses on Spotify in the U.K. We’ve partnered with educational tech companies including BBC Maestro, PLAYvirtuoso, Skillshare, and Thinkific to bring video content directly to Spotify users.

U.K. users will now find video courses for purchase alongside their favorite music, podcasts, and audiobooks. The content for courses on Spotify covers a variety of topics categorized into four main themes: make music, get creative, learn business, and healthy living, giving listeners an abundance of options to expand their knowledge. 

“Testing video courses in the U.K. allows us to explore an exciting opportunity to better serve the needs of our users who have an active interest in learning,” said Babar Zafar, VP Product Development at Spotify. “Many of our users engage with podcasts and audiobooks on a daily basis for their learning needs, and we believe this highly engaged community will be interested in accessing and purchasing quality content from video course creators. At Spotify, we’re constantly striving to create new offerings for our creators and users, and having built best-in-class personalized music and podcast offerings, we look forward to exploring the potential of video-based learning on Spotify.”

With this offer, we are exploring a potential opportunity to provide educational creators with a new audience who can access their video content, reaching a bigger potential swath of engaged Spotify users while expanding our catalog. About half of Spotify Premium subscribers have engaged in education or self-help-themed podcasts.  

For this test, U.K. Free users and Premium subscribers will be able to trial at least two lessons per course for free before making the decision to purchase additional lessons, which they can do on a dedicated web page.

Try it out for yourself:

  • On the mobile app, U.K. users will find course videos in the home and browse tabs.
  • Once clicked through, users can explore available courses across the four categories before purchasing them on desktop. Once purchased, the courses will be available on mobile and desktop. 
  • On desktop: https://courses.spotify.com/home
  • Users can select courses they’re interested in, and upon purchase, start learning, watching on mobile app or desktop.

Learn more about our content partners: 

  • BBC Maestro creates content to educate and inspire people to explore their creativity. Through prerecorded lessons and detailed course notes, anyone can learn a wide range of disciplines and follow in the footsteps of experts respected all over the world. www.bbcmaestro.com
  • PLAYvirtuoso is transforming modern music learning through artist-led courses, mentoring, and structured curriculums. PLAYvirtuoso develops artists to become inspirational educators and empower young creatives with real skills and outcomes. www.playvirtuoso.com
  • Skillshare is an online learning community where millions of creatives go to develop and deepen their skills. Watch thousands of creative classes in topics including design, freelance, 3D animation, entrepreneurship, photography, productivity, and more. Join today at https://join.skillshare.com/learn 
  • Thinkific Labs Inc. is a leading platform for creating, marketing, and selling courses, digital products, communities, and learning experiences. www.thinkific.com

Update as of June 25, 2024:

Spotify has partnered with Superintelligent, an education platform that teaches anyone to use AI for work and fun, to bring new content to its courses platform for U.K. users. The partnership will bring 10 different courses and companion how-to’s that provide step-by-step instructions for using the most important AI Tools.