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Spotify Taste Profile Explained

02/10/2025

Spotify has added a long-requested feature: the ability to exclude certain songs, albums, or artists from your Taste Profile. This gives listeners more control over recommendations, playlists like Discover Weekly, and overall listening stats. But playlists? Not yet — though there are workarounds. What is the Taste Profile? Your Taste Profile is the behind-the-scenes model Spotify builds from your listening history. It affects Discover Weekly, Release Radar, Daily Mixes, personalised recommendations, and your Spotify Wrapped […]

Spotify Lossless: What You Need to Know

02/10/2025

Spotify has finally rolled out its long-awaited Lossless tier as part of its Premium subscription plan. For years, audiophiles have debated whether Spotify would join rivals like Apple Music, TIDAL, Qobuz, Amazon Music, and Deezer in offering lossless audio. The answer is now clear: Spotify Lossless offers 24-bit/44.1 kHz FLAC streams — better than CD quality, but not full HiRes (24-bit/96 kHz or higher). The rollout is global, covering more than 50 countries where Premium […]

Spotify Premium integrates with leading DJ software in 51 countries

30/09/2025

Spotify has announced that Premium users in 51 countries can now access their full Spotify libraries and playlists within leading desktop DJ software — Rekordbox, Serato, and djay. This marks Spotify’s return to DJ integrations after years of absence, aiming to make it easier for music fans to mix and experiment. What’s New Premium subscribers can now log into Spotify inside supported DJ apps and browse their personal and editorial playlists, searching and mixing tracks […]

YouTube Music tests AI Hosts

30/09/2025

What is YouTube Labs & the AI Hosts experiment? In September 2025, YouTube announced YouTube Labs, a new initiative to test AI-powered features on its platform. Its first public experiment inside YouTube Music is AI music hosts, which deliver commentary, trivia, and stories between tracks — a kind of smart audio ‘radio host for your playlist.’ As of now, the test is limited to users in the US via opt‑in; not everyone will see it […]

Spotify’s free tier gets a big upgrade

24/09/2025

Spotify has rolled out a set of major features to users of its free, ad-supported tier globally. These updates give free users more control and flexibility over what they listen to. Key new features Pick & Play: choose and play specific tracks from any playlist or album. Search & Play: search for any track and play it on demand. Share & Play: tap a shared link and listen instantly. Playlist Cover Customisation: design or customise […]

Europe’s Music Market Hits €5.7Bn in 2025 as streaming surges

24/09/2025

Solid Growth, Strong Position The new Music in the EU 2025 report published by IFPI shows recorded music revenues across the European Union reached €5.7Bn in the latest period, up 9.1% compared to the same period last year. That growth rate outpaced the US and exceeded the combined gains of the US, China, and Brazil. The EU now makes up more than one-fifth of global revenues, underlining its role as a growth engine for the […]

Amazon Music launches Weekly Vibe

24/09/2025

What is Weekly Vibe? Weekly Vibe is Amazon Music’s latest AI-driven playlist tool. Rolled out in the US across all subscription tiers (including Free, Prime, and Unlimited), it delivers a personalised playlist every Monday. The playlist uses your recent listening history — moods, genres, and favourites — to create something that feels both familiar and fresh. Currently only available in the US, it is unclear if—or when—the feature will roll out internationally, or what form […]