Spotify’s flagship playlist is getting more of a human touch, albeit only in the US for now. Its team of editors will now be appearing in videos within ‘New Music […]
Tag: Playlists
Behind The Campaign: Breathe
Australian electronic duo Breathe released their debut album, For Your Darkest Days, on 30 October. Except they were originally planning to just release singles; so the project shifted in the […]
How to Turn Spotify Data into Algorithmic Growth
Algorithmic recommendations are no longer a secondary growth channel. They are central to how music is consumed – and at Base for Music, this is something we work on every […]
Spotify reveals Nigeria stats, expands Prompted Playlist beta
It is five years since Spotify launched in Nigeria, and the company has released some new stats to celebrate. It says that its Nigerian users spent more than 1.4 hours listening […]
Apple Music tipped to launch ‘Playlist Playground’ AI feature
Soon it will be quicker to list the music-streaming services that DON’T have an AI feature to create playlists from prompts than it will to report on the ones that […]
Spotify integrates TuneMyMusic for easier playlist importing
A Spotify blog post giving listeners tips on making more of their playlists contains some news of a TuneMyMusic integration.
Audiomack’s ‘Tastemakers’ curators are getting their own analytics
Music-streaming service Audiomack has launched a new mobile app, but it’s not for listeners: it’s for playlist curators.
Weekly Vibe is Amazon Music’s latest AI-personalised playlist
Artificial intelligence’s relevance for music is about much more than just AI-generated music, even if the latter continues to dominate media.
Spotify’s Global Afrobeats playlist aims to serve growing demand
Afrobeats music has been having a sustained period of sharp growth on global streaming services. Now Spotify is hoping to capitalise.
How music discovery and fan commitment are inextricably linked
Guest column: Music Ally publishes guest columns which voice the opinions of notable authors that advance specific perspectives on important issues. These are chosen at the Editorial team’s discretion and […]
Spotify adds genre-personalisation filters to ‘Discover Weekly’
Apple Music just turned 10, and Spotify’s ‘Discover Weekly’ playlist is now a decade old too, having generated more than 100bn streams.
Fresh Finds Turns 10: Cheers to a Decade of Indie Artist Success
For the past decade, Spotify’s Fresh Finds playlists have served as a launchpad for emerging independent artists, helping them break through and connect with new listeners. In fact, in 2024, […]

