Thursday, March 21, 2019

Spotify expands free Google Home Mini offer to the UK and France | Music Business Worldwide


Spotify has teamed up with Google to give Spotify Premium for Family subscribers in the UK and France a free Google Home Mini.

The offer was previously made available to users in the US only, but expired on December 14, with an update on Spotify’s blog post stating that it is now available to users in the UK and France until May 14.

Spotify Premium for Family subscribers get personalized Spotify accounts for up to six family members at the same address for £14.99 per month.

Each person on the plan has an individual account and the Voice Match feature on Google Home will identify up to six people.

“We’re thrilled to be working once again with Google to bring the magic of voice to our Spotify Premium Family subscribers in the UK.”

Marc Hazan, Spotify

Marc Hazan, VP Global Head Of Premium Business Development at Spotify, said: “We’re thrilled to be working once again with Google to bring the magic of voice to our Spotify Premium Family subscribers in the UK via the Google Home Mini, following our successful partnership in the US last year.

“Enjoying your favourite songs and playlists in the home has never been so easy.”

“Being able to access thousands of Spotify playlists via the Google Assistant has always been a seamless experience, so giving families the power to do it from anywhere in the house with the Google Home Mini is a natural next step.”

Lionel Guicherd-Callin, Google

Lionel Guicherd-Callin, European product manager at Google, added: “Being able to access thousands of Spotify playlists via the Google Assistant has always been a seamless experience, so giving families the power to do it from anywhere in the house with the Google Home Mini is a natural next step.

“With a simple, Hey Google, the whole family can enjoy their favourite music, while also using it for other helpful assistance designed especially for families.”Music Business Worldwide

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