Spotify Now Offers the Ability to Disable Unwanted Videos

Meara covers streaming service news for CNET. She graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a degree in journalism. When she's not writing, she likes to dote over her cat, sip black coffee and try out new horror movies.

Music streaming service Spotify is letting listeners part ways with videos in the app. The company announced on Thursday that those on free and paid plans will be able to turn off videos for music or podcasts, as well as Canvas looping visuals, with a new update. Canvas refers to the short, looping videos you see during some songs.

In a statement, Spotify said that people on Premium, Basic and its free service can sidestep unwanted videos with the settings update, which will start ...