Spotify will soon close the Spotify Live application, which it offers as a competitor to Clubhouse. The Sweden-based company has confirmed that it intends to terminate the service as it no longer makes sense as a standalone app. The main Spotify app will continue to support voice chat, at least for now.
The developers plan to continue improving the voice chat feature as it continues to be in demand and enables fan-artist interaction. “Although the Spotify Live app is shutting down completely, we will continue to invest, innovate and try out new formats for creators and listeners around the world,” a Spotify spokesperson said.
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Spotify launched the Greenroom live chat app in 2021, driven by the high popularity of its Clubhouse service. The application in question emerged thanks to the acquisition of Betty Labs, the company behind Locker Room, for 57 million euros.
Spotify has tried to accelerate the development of the new service for a while. These efforts resulted in Greenroom being renamed Spotify Live, with some of its features becoming part of the company’s core app.
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