Spotify announced Wednesday (Oct. 7) that it’s expanding its audiobook service to virtually all of its 750 million monthly active users across 180 countries by the end of 2026, as the Swedish streaming giant bets that a subset of subscribers are willing to nearly double their monthly Spotify bill to hear books.

Spotify began offering audiobooks to premium individual subscribers in the U.S. and U.K. three years ago, later expanding the offering to 22 markets. Adoption grew fast, with listening hours increasing 60% from 2024 to 2025, the company said at its investor presentation in May. In mid-2025, Spotify launched Audiobooks+, an additional $11.99 per month subscription plan for premium subscribers — who pay $12.99 — who want to double the allotment of audiobook listening time they get from 15 to 30 hours per month.

“We’re building products that help people discover new books, that give them more chances to enjoy them, and that weave stories into every single part of their day, because nobody ever regrets time spent with a good book,” Smith said during a press briefing the company held on Monday (Oct. 5).

Spotify says it now has more than 1 million premium subscribers paying for Audiobooks+, and annual recurring revenue from Audiobooks+ was estimated to be $100 million as of July. Expanding the program to more markets with more books in additional languages will attract new audiences, particularly younger readers, with roughly half of audiobook listeners skewing younger than 35, Spotify executives say.

“These are very valuable users,” Alex Norström, Spotify co-CEO, said at the company’s investor day in May, adding that some Audiobooks+ subscribers are paying for blocks of more streaming time above the 30 hours they get per month hours. “These subscribers have lifetime values that are multiples of premium-only users. They spend far more and they stay much longer.”

In addition to streaming books, Spotify launched a partnership with Bookshop.org that allows subscribers to buy books in print, and its Page Match feature lets subscribers switch to Spotify to listen to a book from the exact page in the physical book where they stopped reading. Spotify claims that Page Match users finish books twice as fast, and that two-thirds of those users are under the age of 35, a segment the publishing industry has been keen to reach.

Page Match has “quickly become one of our most consistently used and highest performing product launches,” Owen Smith, Spotify’s global head of books, said at the May investor day. “We are creating healthy reading habits and high-value behavior that becomes even more powerful when it sits inside the broader Spotify ecosystem.”

The company also shares data about audiobook consumption and marketing information with authors and publishers through Spotify for Authors. It has also invested in Spotify Audiobooks Selects, which gives independent authors the tools to make professional-grade audiobooks and offers an additional AI voice-over tool that uses ElevenLabs’ technology.

Sam Smith’s new album is about the gooey good stuff, home, and a happy place. It’s title, though, might be a blunder.

The Grammy Award-winning British singer and songwriter stopped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon for a dive into Smith’s fifth and latest album, Hazel Eyes (via Capitol Records).

Smith co-produced the collection, a first, with Simon Aldred (Avicii, Liam Gallagher) and David Odlum (Glen Hansard, Josh Ritter). Three years in the making, “all this music came with me,” Smith says of their travels from London to their new home, New York.

“It’s about my relationship. It’s about love.” And it’s about “something soft.”

Confession time. The title was a whoopsy. “I thought hazel eyes were brown, like hazelnut,” Smith admits. Hazel is actually an unusual, multi-colored eye type that features a mix of brown, green, and gold or amber hues. Hazelnut, however, is closer to the earthy brown they were looking for, the color of the eyes the album was written about. Smith only realized the error four months ago, when the album campaign was shot and everything was in motion.

“All my clothes were brown for the whole album campaign. It’s a nightmare,” Smith says with a laugh. “It should’ve been called Hazelnut Eyes. I’m changing the definition.”

After 2023’s Gloria, which gave Smith a third U.K. No. 1 and which the artist describes as “very intense and naked and gay,” Hazel Eyes finds the Brit in a different groove. “I just wanted to be with my friends. And just around real instruments and singing from my heart and my soul. And this is what it sounded like.”

Smith continues, “It’s been beautiful writing about love from, like, a happier place. But I was always nervous that I would be able to reach… layers of emotions if you were to fall in love. But that was because I’d never been in love. And when you’re really in love with someone, there’s still ups and downs, especially when you’re dating me because I’m very dramatic.”

Smith finds it easier to write sad songs now that they’re in a solid relation. “I feel like I can pull more emotion out because I feel safe at home and good.”

Across their career, Smith boasts four top 10 appearances on the Billboard 200 chart, including a leader with 2017’s The Thrill Of It All, and seven top 10s on the Billboard Hot 100, including a No. 1 with “Unholy,” a collaboration with Kim Petras. The soul singer also holds two Guinness World Records, five Grammy Awards, more than over 64 million equivalent album sales, and 57 billion career streams.

In support of the new era and intimacy of the record, a next live direction. Rather than arenas, Smith is continuing the To Be Free global residency, which kicked off last fall at Brooklyn’s Warsaw and has included runs at San Francisco’s historic Castro Theatre, Mexico and the United Kingdom.

“After the last five years,” they explain, “I’ve changed a lot in the public eye. And I think I wanted a chance to look at people in the eyes and kind of see what my audience had become.”

Collaborators on the new album, which dropped in late August, include Feist, Shahzad Ismaily, Moose, and TwoCity Chorus. The 28-member vocal collective perform on the recording “Oh Mother,” and joined Smith for a live performance of it for Wednesday night’s episode of The Tonight Show.

Watch Sam Smith’s interview and performance below.

AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Winspear has landed its first signing from Aotearoa/New Zealand, Awning.

Hailing from the country’s most populated city, Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland, the alternative rock act celebrates its deal with the release of a new single, “Little Green Book.”

Formed in 2023 by frontman Christian Dimick with Riley Noonan (drums), Damin McCabe (bass) and guitarists Ethan Broughtan and Eli Chamberlain, Awning have a growing reputation as a live outfit.

The five-piece dropped a self-titled EP in 2025 and has played dates in Australia with Twine, supported North Carolina group Wednesday, and most recently showcased at NZ’s Going Global Festival.

“Little Green Book” is “about grief, gritty stuff that feels almost too much to put into song format,” explains Dimick. The single was recorded at Neil Finn’s Roundhead Studios in Auckland, was produced by De Sevens (Womb, Office Dog, School Fair), and is accompanied with an official music video shot by Damin McCabe. Watch below.

Awning is Los Angeles-based Winspear’s second signing from the region after Adelaide’s Swapmeet, joining labelmates Winter, Teethe and others.

“We are beyond thrilled to welcome Awning to the Winspear roster, our first signing from New Zealand, and our second international artist following Swapmeet earlier this year,” Swapmeet founder Jared Jones remarks. “When I first heard Awning’s music, what struck me was their ability to convey deeply felt emotions so succinctly. ‘Little Green Book’ is a perfect encapsulation of this. I can’t get that chorus out of my skull.”

On signing the new label deal, Dimick and his bandmates say: “Coming from Aotearoa it feels like a dream to have someone from the U.S. supporting us and they are an incredible team of people. I have loved teethe and Slow Pulp for years so I am at a loss for words to explain how exciting this all feels. It is an honor to jump on their roster.”

After all the back and forth, the beef, and the bluster, Charley Crockett and Gavin Adcock are getting on just fine.

The country music artists locked horns last year, when leading several singers in the scene made disparaging comments about Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter album.

Adcock was one of those critics, sharing his thoughts on Bey’s country turn during a concert and going on to suggest that his own career had benefited from his controversial comments.

“I really don’t believe her album should be labeled as country music,” Adcock said soon after making his initial comments against Cowboy Carter. “It doesn’t sound country, it doesn’t feel country, and I just don’t think that people who have dedicated their whole lives to this genre and lifestyle should have to compete or watch that album just stay at the top just because she’s Beyoncé.” Adcock had another pop with a social post in July 2025, the same stretch in which he was named Billboard’s Country Rookie of the Month. “Thanks for the highest streaming week of my career,” he wrote.

Crockett came out swinging in Bey’s defense and her Grammy Award winning LP.

“Hey country folks. @beyonce ain’t the source of your discontent. It was 25 years of bro country. #1 country artist on earth listen’s to nothing but rap,” Crockett wrote in his lengthy Instagram message from August 2025. “Openly says he doesn’t really know any country music. Gotta respect his honesty. The machine points to a black woman who’s making a statement about marginalized people being removed from the conversation altogether, and somehow we all act like the entire pop industry didn’t just ambush roots music. These ‘country boys’ been *singing* over trap beats for years.”

He continued: “I don’t need to put down a black woman to advance my music,” Crockett. “That’s just embarrassing to the idea of America and I got no respect for it.”

Crockett and Adock have their differences, sure, but they’re apparently getting on just fine.

Adcock this week shared a picture of the two pair relaxing in a honky tonk, enjoying a cold one and a laugh. “We might not always see eye to eye but that don’t mean we can’t drop our pride and b—shit and be friends,” reads Adcock’s post, on which he tags Crockett. 

The friendly photos aren’t the only evidence that Crockett and Adcock have been making amends. Last August, Adcock posted a video to Instagram in which he showed off a large bouquet of roses and a copy of Crockett’s latest album Dollar a Day, and delivered a backhanded compliment.

“Apparently last night Charley Crockett was supposed to play the venue that we’re playing tonight, but he didn’t sell enough tickets, so he had to move to a smaller venue down the street — but before he left he sent me 60 roses and a $3 vinyl, so shout-out to Charley Crockett,” Adcock said with a smile. “I appreciate ya, buddy.”

Despite the harsh words from some, Beyonce’s Cowboy Carter was a hit. The country-inspired collection galloped to No. 1 on the Billboard 200, the Official U.K. Albums Chart, and in markets around the globe. Cowboy Carter also went to No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart, making her the first Black woman to do so. At the 67th Grammy Awards, Bey collected album of the year, became just the fourth Black woman to ever win that category as a lead artist, and extended her lead as the most-awarded artist in Grammy history (35 wins).

Jack White is speaking out after President Donald Trump made controversial remarks about Los Angeles and San Diego during a campaign rally in Nebraska.

In an Instagram post on Tuesday (Oct. 6), the White Stripes co-founder directly addressed Republicans and conservatives living in the two Southern California cities, asking how they felt about Trump supposedly suggesting that Iran could attack them.

“Hey republicans and conservatives that live in L.A. and San Diego; how do you feel about your Fuhrer recommending that the cities you live in get attacked?” White wrote alongside a screenshot of Trump’s remarks. “Click the video I reposted and watch for yourself. Listen to the cult members CLAPPING and cheering for this.”

White then anticipated how Trump supporters would respond to his statement, writing, “Let me take a wild guess: it was a joke, owning the libs, insert cult rhetoric here, etc.”

“The allegiance these people have to this corrupt felon is so laughable and ignorant,” he continued. “That’s right, a U.S. ‘President’ that recommended that two major cities in our country be bombed because they don’t give total allegiance to his ego.”

Trump made these remarks on Monday night (Oct. 5) during a campaign rally in Grand Island, Nebraska, while discussing the ongoing U.S. conflict with Iran and the impact of the war on prices. Trump described the economic consequences as “a small price to pay for keeping the world safe, keeping our country safe” before saying, “They can take out a city. Let them take out Los Angeles. Let them take out San Diego. This is a very small price to pay.” The crowd could be heard cheering following the comments.

The White House has pushed back on the interpretation of Trump’s remarks. Communications director Steven Cheung and the administration’s rapid-response accounts argued that Trump was discussing the potential threat Iran could pose if it were able to develop a nuclear weapon, rather than advocating for an attack on American cities.

White, however, rejected that framing in his post.

“Imagine any other President or elected official in history saying this,” he wrote. “False flag incoming anyone? Just wait till next month when he begins enacting illegal measures to not allow democracy at the polls to prevail when the right lose badly in the midterm elections.”

“I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: The Worst American of All Time,” he concluded, adding the hashtag #TWAAT.

View the full post below.

There isn’t a more fitting song to propose to than Bruno Mars‘ “Marry You,” — and Los Angeles Lakers forward Ziaire Williams took full advantage of the timing.

During Mars’ Oct. 2 concert at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, Williams got down on one knee and proposed to his longtime girlfriend, model Paris Timan, while the singer performed his 2010 wedding staple.

As Mars sang “Marry You,” Williams presented Timan with a ring as confetti fell around the couple. Timan was visibly emotional as she said yes, and the newly engaged pair embraced as the crowd erupted. The couple also appeared on the stadium’s massive video screens during the celebration.

SoFi Stadium later shared footage of the proposal on Instagram, writing, “It really was a beautiful night,” followed by a teary-eyed emoji and a ring emoji.

The heartfelt moment came during the second of Mars’ five shows at SoFi Stadium as part of his The Romantic Tour, which supports his fourth solo album, The Romantic. And while the proposal was quite the surprise to Timan, the soundtrack was about as on-the-nose as it gets.

Released in 2010 as part of Mars’ debut album, Doo-Wops & Hooligans, “Marry You” became one of the singer’s most recognizable romantic songs. The track peaked at No. 85 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2011 and has since become a fixture of wedding playlists and proposal videos.

More than 15 years later, Mars is still experiencing some amazing career moves. He continues to make an appearance on the charts despite being absent for almost a decade: The Romantic debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, which was his first solo release since 2016’s 24K Magic. Its lead single, “I Just Might,” also debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, giving Mars his 10th leader on the chart and his first No. 1 debut.

Mars has continued adding to that run with “Risk It All,” the opening track from The Romantic, while “Dance With Me” — the album’s closing track and music video that stars Karol G — debuted at No. 42 on the Hot 100.

View the sweet proposal below.

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Prime perks are looking prettier than ever. Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days is the retailer’s fall shopping event, giving Prime members 48 hours of special savings across categories from beauty to tech. This year’s event runs Oct. 6 through Oct. 7, and Ariana Grande’s r.e.m. beauty lineup is joining the lineup, with select products marked down by as much as 30%.

That markdown matters for a line that has built a devoted following, especially when some r.e.m. beauty picks sell in the hundreds per month. If you’ve been waiting to try the Wicked star’s vegan makeup, this could be a smart moment to shop. Prime Big Deal Days is exclusive to Prime members, but new customers can enjoy the perks with a 30-day free trial.

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Sean “Diddy” Combs has been ordered to foot a hefty legal bill after unsuccessfully suing over the 2025 Peacock documentary The Making of a Bad Boy.

A Tuesday (Oct. 6) court order, obtained by Billboard, says Combs must repay $478,000 that NBCUniversal spent convincing a judge to dismiss the defamation lawsuit earlier this year. This amount, while significant, is only about half of the $990,000 charged by NBC’s attorneys at the elite law firm Gibson Dunn.

Combs had sued NBC in early 2025 for $100 million, alleging The Making of a Bad Boy advanced a “false narrative” that he was involved in the deaths of The Notorious B.I.G. and Kim Porter. But Judge Phaedra F. Perry-Bond ruled this April that NBC followed the proper journalistic standards by making clear that Combs denies all such claims and that the interviewees who voiced the theories, including musician Al B. Sure!, had their own biases against the now-imprisoned mogul.

Judge Perry-Bond threw out Combs’ lawsuit under New York’s anti-SLAPP statute, which quickly disposes of meritless cases that threaten First Amendment-protected free speech. Under that law, a successful defendant can recoup the legal fees that they spent in the process.

The judge ruled Monday that NBC indeed qualifies for attorney fee reimbursement in this situation. The judge accepted the hourly billing rates charged by a team of six Gibson Dunn lawyers, ranging from $915 for a junior associate to $1,980 for a senior partner.

“Although the court is cognizant that the rates charged here are higher than the customary rates, due to the publicity, complexity, quantum of damages, caliber and experience of the attorneys, the results achieved and the quality of the submissions and performance at oral argument, the court declines any reduction of the defendants’ hourly rates,” wrote Judge Perry-Bond.

However, the judge did find that the amount of hours billed by Gibson Dunn was, at times, “excessive.” She trimmed a total of $512,000 from the $990,000 bill submitted by NBC — including $269,000 spent drafting a motion and $78,000 for internal office discussions — for a final fee award of $478,000.

Reps for NBC did not immediately return a request for comment on the ruling Tuesday. A spokesperson for Combs told Billboard, “NBCUniversal sought nearly $1 million in attorneys’ fees, and the court found substantial portions of those fees excessive and unreasonable, cutting their request by more than half.”

Combs previously initiated the process of appealing to reinstate his claims against NBC, but the case was one of many dropped by his former law firm due to a money dispute last month. It was not immediately clear whether Combs still intends to pursue that appeal with different lawyers.

The Bad Boy Records founder is currently serving prison time for arranging cross-country prostitution events known as “freak-offs.” He’s appealing, saying the sentence was unduly harsh since jurors acquitted him of more serious sex-trafficking and racketeering charges. Meanwhile, Combs still faces dozens of ongoing civil sexual misconduct lawsuits, in which he denies all wrongdoing.

Combs’ lawsuit against NBC was one of several attempts he’s made to go on the offensive amid the harsh media scrutiny of the last several years. While his claims against NBC were unsuccessful, he’s having better luck with a different defamation case against NewsNation. In that matter, a judge ruled last month that Combs can pursue discovery over news broadcasts that suggested he laced baby oil with drugs to incapacitate alleged sexual assault victims.

There’s a new reason for music enthusiasts to make a pit stop at their local record store this Black Friday.

Record Store Day has unveiled its 2026 Black Friday lineup, bringing a massive assortment of limited-edition releases to independent record stores on Nov. 27. And while shoppers may be used to hunting for deals on TVs and tech, this year’s slate gives music fans plenty of picks to head to their local record shop instead.

Among the biggest pop names on the list is KATSEYE, which will release The Dance Breaks on 12-inch yellow vinyl. The special edition brings the live dance-break arrangements of “Debut,” “Gnarly” and “Gabriela” from the group’s Beautiful Chaos Tour to vinyl for the first time. The release is also pressed with a KATSEYE logo etching. Both members of KATSEYE who are currently on hiatus from the group — Manon and Sophia — were on the Beautiful Chaos Tour and should be included in the recording.

KATSEYE isn’t the only newer-generation artist getting a limited-edition item. keshi, CORTIS and sombr are also represented on the lineup, as well as Holly Humberstone, who is releasing a 7-inch featuring performances from her BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge session. The latter pairs her rendition of “Cruel World” with a cover of Harry Styles’ “Coming Up Roses.”

Joji is also getting in on the fun with a deluxe edition of Piss In The Wind, featuring new tracks and instrumentals. Noah Kahan, meanwhile, has two releases on the list: a 7-inch featuring “Draw You Out,” his contribution to The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping soundtrack, as well as The Last of the Bugs, a 12-inch EP pressed on 180-gram Alpenglow vinyl.

For fans who like their records with a side of nostalgia, there’s also something to dig into. The Rolling Stones’ Aftermath gets a clear-vinyl edition with additional package extras, while George Harrison’s 33 1/3 and self-titled album arrive as new zoetrope editions. Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band’s Night Moves gets a 50th-anniversary pressing through Third Man Records, and Joan Jett & the Blackhearts’ I Love Rock ‘N Roll receives a special “Shadow Album” edition.

The list also marks vinyl debuts for Barenaked Ladies’ Born on a Pirate Ship and Rock Spectacle, while Stevie Nicks’ Bella Donna, 2Pac’s Pac’s Life and New Edition’s Candy Girl are among the other catalog titles getting special pressings.

And if live music is more your speed, the lineup is stacked there, too. Prince, Joni Mitchell, Bruce Springsteen, Marianne Faithfull, Funkadelic and Billy Joel all have live releases included, alongside sets from Brigitte Calls Me Baby, the Old ’97s and Jeff Tweedy. Billy Idol and The B-52s both take listeners back to 1982 with archival performances, while jazz releases include recordings from Stan Getz, Charlie Parker and Bill Evans.

The soundtrack section is also packed. A special Wicked package brings together music from both chapters of the film musical, while KPop Demon Hunters gets a holographic-art variant with additional inclusions.

With more than 150 limited releases making their way to independent record stores, the 2026 RSD Black Friday lineup covers just about every corner of music fandom.

Record Store Day Black Friday takes place Nov. 27. The full list of releases, participating stores and additional details are available through Record Store Day.