Spotify will read magazine articles to you for $2 each as it further expands beyond music - 9to5Mac

As Spotify users around the world await the return of their good old fashioned app icon, the company has announced new ways to stream more than just music.

Spotify now includes audio versions of long-form magazine articles for subscribers

Starting today, Spotify now includes audio versions of long-form magazine articles from major publications. The feature is included with limits for Premium subscribers, or Spotify users can purchase individual articles for $1.99/each.

Spotify already brings together listeners’ favorite music, podcasts, and audiobooks in one place. Now, we’re trialing a new format that expands the content available on our platform: narrated Articles.

Spotify says it has curated more than 650 long-form magazine articles. This includes articles “from publications including Rolling Stone, The Atlantic, Vogue, Variety, Billboard, Vibe, GQ, WIRED, Vanity Fair, and Pitchfork.”