"This time, it's all about its free plan. This will now let you listen to any track you want, either by picking it from a playlist or searching for it. If this sounds weird, note that previously, you couldn't do this - you had to listen to a shuffled playlist that contained what you wanted instead. Obviously, that was in a bid to get you to pay for the Premium plan."
"We're not sure why Spotify decided to make this change now, but it is definitely very welcome for those who are on the free plan. Perhaps Spotify has enough paying customers now that it doesn't need to artificially restrict the free plan so much. That said, do keep in mind that the rest of the free plan's ways to get you to pay are still alive and well - which primarily means ads. You will hear ads often."
Spotify rolled out lossless audio and changed its free plan to allow on-demand listening of any track by selecting from playlists or searching. Previously, free users could only listen via shuffled playlists that might contain desired songs. The change removes that artificial restriction while retaining core monetization methods: frequent ads, a limited number of skips, and lower streaming quality for free users. The timing of the change is unclear, and one possible reason is that Spotify now has enough paying subscribers to reduce restrictions on the free tier.
Read at GSMArena.com
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