The Inlander

Why algorithms like Spotify's "Discover Weekly" playlist are actually bad

When Spotify unveiled its "Discover Weekly" feature, a playlist curated based on the music you listen to, almost everybody loved it. Tech blogs raved about its genius after it debuted in 2015.
Marketplace

“Mood Machine” probes the mysteries of the Spotify playlist

When it comes to music streaming subscriptions, Spotify has the lion’s share of the market. According to Digital Music News, the Swedish streamer occupies a little over a third of the U.S. market, and ...
The Verge

Spotify’s Niche Mixes spare you from building your own weirdly specific playlists

What exactly is ‘Battle Clown Music’? Who knows, but Spotify has made a personalized playlist of it just for you. What exactly is ‘Battle Clown Music’? Who knows, but Spotify has made a personalized ...

I traded Spotify with an MP3 player for a week. Life outside the algorithm was rough

No algorithm, no endless playlists, no podcasts on demand. Just a handful of albums, wired headphones and a lot of silence ...
Việt Báo

Vietnamese music in the age of algorithms

No longer purely a playground for famous singers, the Vietnamese music scene has expanded to develop an entire related ...
MusicRadar

“A new way to put meaningful control of the algorithm directly in your hands”: Can Spotify’s Prompted Playlist feature put you back in the driving seat when it comes to ...

Having previously put in the hands of users from the US and Canada, Spotify is now rolling out its Prompted Playlists feature in the UK and Ireland. This enables you to create custom playlists from ...