Radio stations are a great alternative. You just hit the play button, and someone else makes the decisions. Now, of course, ...

This free app can convert almost anything into a Spotify playlist—including a simple text list of songs. It can also convert ...

My Spotify liked-songs playlist is not exactly listenable on shuffle; there are simply too many genres and moods in there.

Listening to playlists influences your Spotify recommendations, but you can stop certain ones from being tracked. Excluded playlists won't influence the likes of your Discover Weekly or Radio.

Did you create a Playlist in a Bottle on Spotify last year? Here's how you can finally claim it and see what music you loved twelve months ago.

Major music labels lose luster as streaming platforms influence what’s hitting your playlist In a nutshell Spotify’s platform ...

Liz Pelly’s Mood Machine offers a history of the biggest player in streaming.

I know this because Spotify’s Playlist in a Bottle is now available to unlock. In January 2024, Playlist in a Bottle returned to one of the best music streaming services for a second year ...

Novelty suffers, too. By one estimate nearly three-quarters of streamed songs are over 18 months old. Compared with the raucous explosion of genres that characterised popular music until the 2000s— ...

In her book, music journalist Liz Pelly peels back the curtain on the Spotify algorithm and explains how it's affecting the music industry.

but Spotify is giving you the chance to solve your post Spotify Wrapped blues in January 2026 already. The Playlist in a Bottle feature allows you to create a playlist that will be locked until ...