Official line
Spotify Live discontinued.
Spotify · Social · Product
Spotify Live
Discontinued
2022–2023 · 1 year in market
Launched
Apr 12, 2022
Discontinued
Apr 30, 2023
Cause of death
Low usage
Evidence
Unsourced
What was it?
The Greenroom successor. Live audio rooms inside Spotify, discontinued in 2023.
Why it died
Editorial reading
Same job as Greenroom with a cleaner name. Still not a listening habit.
Founder takeaway
A rebrand is not product-market fit. If rooms are empty, rename does not fill them.
Sources
Unsourced — editorial reading
No primary source is attached yet. Treat the interpretation as editorial, not a citation.
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