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Spotify is narrating magazine articles now
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 […] 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
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According to The Verge’s source item, Spotify is narrating magazine articles now, 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 […] 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
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- Spotify is narrating magazine articles nowThe Verge - 2026-05-26T11:51:33+00:00
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