Spotify is testing a new AI feature that lets you create personalized playlists based on a detailed prompt and your listening patterns.

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Spotify announced "Prompted Playlists," a feature in beta that places the user in control of its musical algorithm.

Talking Heads’ David Byrne has posted another of his playlists, this one titled “I Am My Own Algorithm.” Byrne writes: Here’s recent stuff that’s in my current playlist. Not everything is current, but ...

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The #MuteRKelly movement is rolling full steam ahead. On Thursday streaming giant Spotify removed Kelly’s music from their popular editorial or algorithm playlists as part of their new public hate ...

Spotify this morning announced a major change to how its playlists will operate, with the news that some of its previously human-curated playlists will now be personalized based on listeners’ tastes.

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 ...

Researchers have discovered that YouTube’s algorithm has lumped together videos of partially clothed children in recommended playlists, raising concerns about exposure to predators online. The videos ...