Spotify Wrapped was launched days ago to show the most listened to songs and artists of the year as one of the most special content that the platform launches before the end of the year. But there is another special good that is already available in Spain to enjoy music videos and which was announced in March of this year by the platform.
That month Spotify presented one of the best new features on its platform: the arrival of music videos to compete directly with YouTube. In the March announcement it was made clear that the videos could be seen through a beta in eleven countries that did not include Spain and with a reduced catalogue.
He also explained that premium subscribers could enjoy videos on Android, iOS, desktop or the app on your TV. In fact, Spotify announced that the number of countries that could play this type of content would be expanded in the coming months.
And for a few days music videos have appeared in Spain to cover all types of genres and thus be able to enjoy a new format with which to liven up the moments that will be spent with family and friends in the coming days, whether at Christmas or to celebrate the entrance to the new year.
The music videos on Spotify do not appear as is from the main screen and are available through several means, since it is not yet being fully deployed, but they can be enjoy first from the Wrapped section by tapping it at the top right from the home screen.
Music videos on Spotify
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A should appear ‘Wrapped’ with “Videos from your top artists” and when you press it, a whole list will appear with the available videos of the user’s favorite artists. By clicking on each one you will go to its playback, although without the possibility of changing the quality and some other option to enjoy very special content, since it comes directly from the distributors.
And very special because there are some of those videos that do not even appear on YouTube, apart from the fact that they are without ads and When you minimize the app it goes to a floating window in small to continue watching the video; If you press it twice it will increase in size to occupy two thirds of the screen.
The Free Android
Spotify music videos can also be found when playing any song and the “Switch to video” option appearsand from playlists when the video tag appears. Look at any playlist and this type of content will appear clearly differentiated. These are the different ways to access this content:
- Watch the Wrapped with the videos of your favorite artists.
- When the “Switch to video” option appears when playing a song.
- From the playlists the video label appears.
The video tag in Spotify indicating the possibility of playing it
The Free Android
At the moment Spotify is somehow hiding this type of content that is so striking and that Totally transforms music playback. It still has a long way to go to offer a very extensive catalogue, although the one it now has is not bad, but it does not reach what YouTube Music can offer.