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Spotify Launching 'HiFi' Lossless Streaming Option Later This Year

Spotify today announced plans (https://newsroom.spotify.com/2021-02-22/five-things-to-know-about-spotify-hifi/) to introduce a new "HiFi" premium tier later this year, which will provide higher-quality lossless audio. According to Spotify, the feature will offer CD-quality music that will let fans experience more depth and clarity in their favorite tracks.





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Streaming music services like Tidal, Deezer, and Amazon Music have offered lossless audio options but to date, Spotify and Apple Music (https://www.macrumors.com/guide/apple-music/) have not provided higher quality streaming options.





Spotify is ‌Apple Music‌'s main competitor, so with Spotify planning a HiFi music option, Apple could be planning to also offer higher quality streaming in an effort to remain competitive. A lossless audio tier would also pair well with Apple's high-end AirPods Max headphones (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/airpods-max/) that were released in late 2020.





There's no pricing information available at this time, but Amazon Music's lossless tier is priced at $14.99 per month ($12.99 for Prime subscribers), while Tidal charges $19.99 per month and Deezer charges $14.99 for its high fidelity plan. Spotify plans to launch HiFi in select markets later in the year, and it will be a premium tier add-on.





HiFi was introduced at Spotify's Stream On event, which can be watched in full on YouTube (https://youtu.be/Vvo-2MrSgFE).





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At the event, Spotify also said that it plans to expand (https://newsroom.spotify.com/2021-02-22/spotify-expands-international-footprint-bringing-audio-to-80-new-markets/) to more than 80 new markets in Asia, Africa, Europe, and Latin America, which allows the service to reach over 1 billion potential new customers. A full list of countries where Spotify will soon be available can be found on Spotify's website (https://newsroom.spotify.com/2021-02-22/spotify-expands-international-footprint-bringing-audio-to-80-new-markets/).





Other announcements included Spotify's new Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen "Renegade" podcast (https://open.spotify.com/show/42xagXCUDsFO6a0lcHoTlv), new interactive podcast features for creators like polls and Q&A tools, and new music promotion resources for artists.<div class="linkback">Tag: Spotify (https://www.macrumors.com/guide/spotify/)</div>
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