If you’ve ever felt frustrated by Spotify‘s algorithm recommending songs that don’t match your taste, there’s some good news. The streaming giant is finally giving you a way to take control of its ...

Spotify is attempting to give users more control over the music the streaming service recommends with a new playlist feature called "Prompted Playlist." The beta feature is rolling out in New Zealand ...

When listening to music, most of us reach for the shuffle button on the regular. This is then followed by a bunch of frustrating skips as we hear the same four or five tracks that have been regularly ...

A few years ago I sat down with Spotify’s then-VP of Content and Distribution, who spoke about the idea of Spotify becoming the soundtrack to a listener's day, offering a “Songs To Sing In The Shower” ...

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 ...

Engineer Ari Vaniderstine tweeted a link to a Glitch project called Nelson this morning, which is a browser application that lets Spotify users fiddle with various inputs in the recommendation API and ...

An update to Spotify’s AI playlist generator lets Premium users create a custom Discover Weekly for podcast episodes. An update to Spotify’s AI playlist generator lets Premium users create a custom ...

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’s (SPOT) Co-President Gustav Soderstrom said in a blog post: “Starting December 11, Premium listeners in New Zealand will get early access to our latest beta feature: Prompted Playlist. It’s ...