Spotify has announced the closure of its live-audio app Spotify Live, stating it no longer makes sense as a standalone app. The platform has seen promising results in the artist-focused use case of ‘listening parties’, which it will continue to explore. The app started as sports-focused live-audio app Locker Room, which Spotify acquired in March 2021. Locker Room was relaunched as Spotify Greenroom in the summer of 2021, and then renamed as Spotify Live, and incorporated as a livestream function in the main Spotify app.
Here’s the statement from Spotify:
“After a period of experimentation and learnings around how Spotify users interact with live audio, we’ve made the decision to sunset the Spotify Live app. We believe there is a future for live fan-creator interactions in the Spotify ecosystem; however, based on our learnings, it no longer makes sense as a standalone app. We have seen promising results in the artist-focused use case of ‘listening parties,’ which we will continue to explore moving forward to facilitate live interactions between artists and fans.”
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