Spotify launches 650 narrated magazine articles in app (opens in new tab)

Spotify said May 26 it began testing narrated Articles, adding more than 650 English-language long-form magazine pieces to its app in markets where its audiobook service is available. The initial catalog includes work from Rolling Stone, The Atlantic, Vogue, Variety, Billboard, Vibe, GQ, WIRED, Vanity Fair and Pitchfork. The narrated articles are part of Spotify’s audiobook offering: Premium users can listen through their monthly audiobook allowance, while free users can buy individual articl...