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Spotify has announced the addition of an artificial intelligence-powered DJ feature. The newly introduced feature will allow users to receive automatically curated playlists that are based on the user's music listening preferences, taste, and history. The feature is currently rolling out in beta, and could soon be expected to make its way to wider audiences through a stable release. The feature is currently available on beta versions of both Android and iOS Spotify apps.According to an official…

Spotify is rolling out a feature that will let you tell it to ignore music in certain playlists when it’s deciding what type of music you like. The feature is called Exclude From Your Taste Profile, and the company is pitching it as a way to keep your recommendations from getting overrun by “songs and artists that don’t fit” your general listening habits.It’s easy to imagine several scenarios where this ability could be useful. Your sleep playlist could end up getting a lot of listen time but may not have the type of…

Britpop iconThe song that best sums up my 2022Too Good for Giving Up by yours truly.The song that gets me in the Christmas moodMerry Xmas Everybody by Slade and Fairytale of New York by the Pogues.The Christmas song I can’t standThere’s none I can’t stand, I’m all for it.The best bit of a Christmas dinnerThe sprouts, stuffing and obviously the bird.Favourite Quality StreetThe purple ones.The best Christmas present I’ve ever receivedMe mam scrimped and saved for a sky blue Raleigh Chopper when I was about eight. That’s not…

Spotify Wrapped 2022 is now live — giving users a personalised look at their top artists, albums, songs, playlists, and podcasts from this year. The 2022 Spotify Wrapped include a "Your Listening Personality" indicator, which assigns listeners one out of 16 different personalities. You can now access your Spotify Wrapped 2022 via the Home and Search pages in the Spotify app on Android and iOS. The Swedish audio streaming service has also launched its Wrapped 2022 creator experience for podcasters and artists — just as…

Navigating the vast world of music discovery on streaming services can be daunting, but Spotify has invested considerable resources into its always-on approach to playlist curation, helping curious listeners of all expertise levels—from the openminded but casual background enjoyer to the enviably skilled solo tastemaker—find their way in the musical wilderness.For some time now, the predominant experience of music discovery has differed from the old days of digging through blogs (or actual brick-and-mortar record stores),…

Spotify has launched a new festive Diwali hub in India. Packed with features that can connect listeners to their favourite artists, the hub includes personalised clips and playlists, tailored to different vibes, such as devotional or celebration. Announced last year, Spotify's Blend feature also plays a key role, as you curate a shared playlist with not just friends, but with artists such as A.R. Rahman and B Praak. Spotify's new Diwali hub rolls out to Android devices in the coming days.There's no word on when it's…

is trying another method to get people more engaged with the platform while tapping into the power of social recommendations. It's prompting some users in Vietnam to record a playlist reaction with their voice. This clip will be shared as a podcast episode. Those who see the prompt, which , can create a voice reaction in one go or piecemeal with shorter clips by pausing the recording. They can edit their captures and add background music. They'll be able to link to the playlist before posting their episode. Spotify  that…

News articles have comments, YouTube has reaction videos, and now a new test from Spotify sees the streaming service experiment with audio reactions for music playlists. The experiment came to light thanks to a Reddit user based in Vietnam who posted screenshots of the reaction prompt. “So what do you think?” the interface reads. “Record an episode to share your thoughts on the playlist.” Below the prompt there’s a green-colored record button to start the audio recording, which it appears will then be uploaded as a…

After testing new in-app podcast recording tools for users in New Zealand, Spotify is now trialing a new audio feature in Vietnam, one that’s designed to encourage users to record voice reactions to playlists. A Reddit user posted screenshots of the feature, showing how they received a prompt to react to a playlist with a voice clip that will be posted as a podcast episode. As per its previous test in New Zealand, it’s fair to assume that these reaction ‘podcasts’ will be published directly to…

The next "drop pod" update for Halo Infinite arrives August 9, and it will include a number of features fans have long asked for.As detailed in a new 343 Industries blog post, the upcoming drop pod (which is 343's term for smaller, quality-of-life focused updates) will allow for unlocked visors to be used interchangeably between all of the game's armor cores. That will apply to all visors to be added to the game in the future as well. You need a javascript enabled browser…