Tired of hearing the same algorithm-fed songs? True music discovery goes beyond autoplay, tapping into curated playlists, niche tools, and global emerging artists. From Radiooooo’s time-traveling map ...

Spotify's 600 million users are facing one of the streaming service’s most anticipated, yet dreaded, events: Spotify Wrapped. The annual user listening report provides each Spotify user with a ...

Algorithms don't just pick playlists. They're changing your life Joy Buolamwini and Kyle Chayka want you to know: Algorithms aren't that complicated. "To me, an algorithm is just a sequence of steps ...

For years, Spotify's recommendation engine has felt like a mind reader. It quietly tracks what you play, skip, save, and replay, then serves up Discover Weekly, Release Radar, and an endless stream of ...

Spotify is introducing Prompted Playlist, a beta feature launching December 11 for Premium users in New Zealand, that lets listeners directly guide the platform’s algorithm using text prompts. Users ...

Playlists like Spotify’s RapCaviar were once a path to a hit song, and the curators in charge of them were key influencers in the music industry. That era appears to be on its way out. Streams ...