Watch and Listen: Introducing music videos on Spotify

[Luan]

Spotify knows that the listening experience is a way to connect artists with fans on many levels. But what if we could enhance these connections with a different perspective? 

With this in mind, Spotify is introducing a new and powerful way to listen to your favorite songs: Music Videos.

This exciting new feature is being rolled out in Beta for Premium users across more than 90 countries worldwide. At this point, Music Videos is with a limited catalog, but it includes hits from local artists and global ones like Ed Sheeran, The Weeknd, and Ariana Grande.

How to watch music videos on Spotify:

• Music Videos is being rolled out in Beta for Premium users in some specific countries. This includes Brazil, Colombia, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Kenya, Philippines, Poland, Sweden, the Netherlands, Egypt and the United Kingdom.
• Music Videos is available for Premium users on iOS, Android, desktop, and TV devices. 
• You can access it through the Now Playing View, when listening to supported music tracks. You just need to tap the “Switch to Video” toggle and the music video will start playing from the beginning. To head back to audio-only mode, tap on “Switch to Audio”.
• You can watch the videos in either portrait or landscape modes, and it is also available for Picture-in-Picture (PiP) mode.

Considering it's in Beta, Spotify will continue to improve the new feature based on feedback both from users and artists.

Currently, Spotify is working on ways to improve the experience of switching the playback from music to video and vice-versa, adopting a TimeSync transaction and this update is being released to the users gradually. There is also a 18+ content enforcement to prevent minors have access to explicit content.

I hope you are as excited as I am for this new way to enhance your connection with your favorite artists. For any feedback on the matter you may have, you are more than welcome to share it with us below on this thread.

You can find the latest updates on the topic in the official announcement from the Spotify Newsroom here.

[Luan]

Hey everyone,

We hear your concerns as parents and we're actively working on a new experience which grants the plan manager additional control over the available content (such as videos and podcasts), making it more suitable for young listeners who have outgrown the use of a Kids account, but are still too young for a standalone Spotify account.

There's more info on the topic in this article, check it out if you're interested.

While the feature is currently only available in certain regions, your feedback is important and greatly appreciated, as it may ultimately end up paving the way for our broader user experience.

The Community is here if there's anything else you need assistance with in the meantime.

[Yordan]

Hey everyone,

We hear your concerns as parents and we're actively working on a new experience which grants the plan manager additional control over the available content (such as videos and podcasts), making it more suitable for young listeners who have outgrown the use of a Kids account, but are still too young for a standalone Spotify account.

There's more info on the topic in this article, check it out if you're interested.

While the feature is currently only available in certain regions, your feedback is important and greatly appreciated, as it may ultimately end up paving the way for our broader user experience.

The Community is here if there's anything else you need assistance with in the meantime.

[robigouk]

this 100% needs rolling out to all premium users in all regions so parents can block videos and have more control.

[Uthegen]

Sorry, again that old story. 
The "new" feature is from September 2024. How long does it last to allow it for all countries ? 
How long did it take to roll out that podcast/video mess to all countries ? It was simply there without going from Sweden, 6 month later to Brazil and another 6 month later to Italy - and still not here. 
Anyway I have not signed the new prices so my account is to be quit by Spotify in 3 weeks.
It was a great time for many years, but the last year made clear Spotify serves another idea then the needs of a family.