“There’s just things you won’t hear if you don’t have a good sound system.”įinneas spoke about Eilish’s “whisper layers” and laughter and other vocal treatments in the background of their recordings that aren’t as audible on normal systems. “High quality audio means more information,” Eilish said. Many music artists, ranging from J Balvin and Blackpink to Khalid, gave testimonials about Spotify during the presentation, but Billie Eilish and her brother and musical collaborator Finneas focused on high fidelity.

It was unclear how much more this option will cost per month. While details were scant, it says it will deliver CD-quality, lossless audio for Premium subscribers in select markets later this year.

While other streaming services, notably Amazon, Tidal and Qobuz, have long offered excellent hi-fidelity options, Spotify’s profile and playlisting options - not to mention its marketing skill - have helped it to remain remains the most popular paid streaming service in the world.

Spotify hifi lossless tier later year