{"id":221052,"date":"2023-04-05T09:50:05","date_gmt":"2023-04-05T13:50:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=281432"},"modified":"2025-07-01T19:36:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T02:36:15","slug":"spotify-close-app-spotify-live","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/spotify-close-app-spotify-live\/","title":{"rendered":"The Demise of Spotify Live: Is the Live Audio Craze Over?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Remember the <strong>2020 lock-ins<\/strong>? In addition to seeing celebrities crying in their houses of hundreds of square meters and people buying all the toilet paper they could fit in their homes, being locked in our homes we also had the opportunity to live the <strong>boom of apps<\/strong> like <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/zhang-yiming-creator-of-tiktok-pressed-by-half-the-world\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TikTok<\/a><\/strong> or <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/zoom-openai-artificial-intelligence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Zoom<\/a><\/strong>, or even the birth of social apps, like <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clubhouse.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Clubhouse<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Clubhouse\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/ea18f338-4820-4115-b220-cc2a29e1e988\/382579527\/clubhouse-logo\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Clubhouse<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/clubhouse.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/clubhouse.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Clubhouse was a <strong>live audio social network<\/strong> whose registration, at first, required an invitation from someone who already had an account. Eventually, the app removed the requirement and everyone was free to sign up for it. At a time when our home was all the space we could see, <strong>Clubhouse had considerable success<\/strong>, to the point that major companies like <strong>Twitter<\/strong> or <strong>Spotify<\/strong> set their sights on its functions.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Spotify\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-m\/p\/0d7f88f0-96da-11e6-9120-00163ed833e7\/2539294922\/spotifand-logo\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Spotify<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/spotify.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/spotify.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While Twitter developed <strong>Twitter Spaces<\/strong>, Spotify created <strong>Greenroom<\/strong> in 2021, a live audio app geared towards sports content (like <strong>a sports Twitch, but without the visuals<\/strong>) that was originally called Locker Room (until Spotify bought the developer, <strong>Betty Labs<\/strong>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Little by little, Spotify was trying to get people to use this new service, expanding its content (beyond sports), <strong>changing its name to Spotify Live<\/strong> and even integrating live audio features into the main Spotify app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"405\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/Spotify-Live-050423.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-221058\" srcset=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/Spotify-Live-050423.jpg 405w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/Spotify-Live-050423-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/Spotify-Live-050423-7x12.jpg 7w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/Spotify-Live-050423-150x267.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 405px) 100vw, 405px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But the Spotify Live app didn&#8217;t take off. Although it allowed users to <strong>create or join live shows where they could talk about<\/strong> (almost) whatever they wanted and even invite other participants, the world was already taking to the streets and living outside, abandoning many of the digital habits of the pandemic. And, as is often the case in such cases, it has now come to an end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After two years of life, <strong>Spotify has announced the closure of the Spotify Live app<\/strong>. As picked up by <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2023\/04\/03\/spotify-is-shutting-down-its-live-audio-app-spotify-live\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">TechCrunch<\/a><\/strong>, although the Spotify Live app will be shutting down for good, Spotify will continue to explore live audio features on its main platform. &#8220;Based on what we&#8217;ve learned, it no longer makes sense as a standalone app,&#8221; a Spotify spokesperson told TechCrunch.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Spotify\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-m\/p\/0d7f88f0-96da-11e6-9120-00163ed833e7\/2539294922\/spotifand-logo\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Spotify<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/spotify.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/spotify.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although in Spain it did not have much prominence, in the United States some Spotify Live programs became popular, such as <strong>&#8220;Deux Me After Dark&#8221;, &#8220;Doughboys: Snack Pack&#8221;, &#8220;The Movie Buff&#8221; and &#8220;A Gay in the Life&#8221;<\/strong>. Now, it&#8217;s time to say goodbye to Spotify Live. Maybe this isn&#8217;t an end (let&#8217;s see, yes), but rather the beginning of something new (and better) in the Spotify app.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spotify has announced the closure of Spotify Live, its live audio app, although it will continue to explore features in the main Spotify app.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9256,"featured_media":221055,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1015],"tags":[],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-221052","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/221052","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9256"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=221052"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/221052\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":321171,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/221052\/revisions\/321171"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/221055"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=221052"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=221052"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=221052"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=221052"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=221052"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=221052"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}