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Spotify's Original Shows: Seamlessly Blending Podcasts and Music

Spotify has launched innovative original shows that fuse storytelling podcasts with full music tracks. This immersive format lets listeners savor commentary while discovering songs—all in one fluid experience.

Spotify launches a new audio experience

As announced on For the Record, Spotify introduces a fresh audio format merging music and conversational content.

Play it like any podcast. When a song kicks in, Spotify surfaces full track and artist details, just as if you were streaming it alone.

Like, save, or share tracks right from the podcast player—no interruptions.

Tap Explore Episode on the episode page or playbar to view the tracklist. Seamlessly navigate show segments and explore featured music.

Spotify Premium users enjoy complete songs; free tier listeners get 30-second previews.

Featured shows include Rock This With Allison Hagendorf, Our Love Song, and Halleloo Happy Hour with DJ Shangela.

Discover more in the Shows with Music Hub.

You can easily create these new audio experiences

Creators can build these podcasts effortlessly with Anchor, Spotify's free platform for recording, distributing, and monetizing shows.

Anchor handles music integration with Spotify tracks, ensuring seamless licensing compliance.

Available in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Ireland.

For more, visit the Anchor Blog.

Share the new Spotify audio experiences

Hook friends on these shows with Spotify's new promo site, generating eye-catching share codes tailored for music-podcast hybrids.