Spotify ends Clubhouse rival.
Spotify is shutting down its live audio app, Spotify Live, as it no longer makes sense as a standalone app. The company will continue to offer live audio in limited ways on the main Spotify app, such as listening parties. Spotify launched the audio-only app in 2021 under the name Greenroom to compete with Clubhouse and even acquired the live audio service Betty Labs for €57 million to help it do so. However, the service struggled to gain traction, leading to its rebranding as Spotify Live and eventual shutdown.