Spotify Review 2026
Thursday, October 29th, 2026Spotify is still the streaming service most people start with, and in 2026 it remains one of the most complete. The catalogue covers well over a hundred million tracks, plus podcasts and audiobooks, and the app looks and works the same on a phone, a laptop, a TV or a smart speaker.
What works well
Recommendations are the strongest part. The weekly discovery mixes and daily playlists learn from what you save and skip, and after a couple of weeks they get noticeably better. Collaborative playlists are handy for trips and parties, and switching playback between devices takes one tap.
What could be better
The free plan has adverts and limited skips on mobile, and audio quality on the basic tiers is good rather than outstanding. Prices have also crept up over the last few years, so the family and duo plans are the better value.
Verdict
For most listeners Spotify is an easy choice: a huge library, smart recommendations and apps that just work. Try the free plan first and upgrade if the adverts get in the way.
Illustrator Eamo Donnelly is best known for his intricately hand inked, character driven illustrations, infused with an eclectically dynamic colour palette with a true blue Aussie cheekiness. Eamo has illustrated for American Way, Blender, CBS Interactive / Chow.com, Complex, ESPN, GQ, Golden Plains Festival, Jmag, King magazine, Maxim, Mens Health, Mountain Dew, Monument, Nike, Playboy, Runners World, Radar magazine, Redbull, RipCurl, VH1.
As well as commercial commissions, his love affair for Australian eighties nostalgia prompted him to create personal works that reflected the beauty and uniqueness of the culture he grew up in. These works have been seen on Jeeps for Mountain Dew, wallets for Poketo in L.A, shoes for String Republic in France, t-shirts for Owl Movement, esky's, stubby holders, clocks, bar walls and street posters and in exhibitions in Melbourne, Sydney and in the U.S and the U.K. In 2009 he was short listed for best original illustration in the Australian Desktop Create Awards and in 2010 he will be a speaker at Melbourne's Design Conference AGIdeas. He is also an occasional Australiana reviewer for Melbourne's online sub cultural guide ThreeThousand.
He is represented in the United States by Gerald & Cullen Rapp in New York and in Australia by The Jacky Winter Group in Melbourne. His work has been featured in Desktop, Computer Arts, EMPTY, Semi-Permanent, the vine.com.au King magazine, Attitude, Acclaim and arts features in The Age.