Swedish music streaming company Spotify is rolling out full-length music videos in a limited beta launch for premium subscribers, venturing into an arena that YouTube has dominated for nearly two decades.
Swedish music streaming company Spotify is rolling out full-length music videos in a limited beta launch for premium subscribers , venturing into an arena that YouTube has dominated for nearly two decades. Music videos will be available to premium users in the UK, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, Brazil, Colombia, Philippines, Indonesia, and Kenya, in beta starting on Wednesday, the company said, as it attempts to grow its user base .
While it aims to reach 1 billion users by 2030, Spotify's new plan faces competition from Apple Music and Alphabet's YouTube, which allows users to watch music videos for free. Spotify's roll-out will include a "limited catalog of music videos, including hits from global artists like Ed Sheeran ... or local favorites like Aluna," it said. In March last year, Spotify had introduced "clips", under-30-second vertical videos that are uploaded directly to Spotify for artist
Spotify Music Streaming Music Videos Beta Launch Premium Subscribers Youtube Competition User Base