Introduction to Discover Weekly Update
Spotify’s Discover Weekly playlist, which shares new listening recommendations every Monday, is getting an update. Ten years after the debut of Discover Weekly, Spotify Premium users will see new controls at the top of the playlist, which allow them to push their recommendations toward certain genres.
What’s New in Discover Weekly
This feature is intended to give users a bit more control over what kinds of new music they most want to hear from their Discover Weekly playlists. So, if you mostly listen to 80s rock, but you’re starting to develop a soft spot for K-pop, you can select different genre filters to push the algorithmic curation in the right direction. According to Spotify, users have streamed over 100 billion tracks on Discover Weekly, with 77% of Discover Weekly listens being from emerging artists.
Accessing the New Discover Weekly
To access the new-and-improved Discover Weekly, Spotify Premium subscribers can navigate to the “Made for You” hub, then navigate to their Discover Weekly playlist. There, if the latest Spotify version is installed, users will be able to see the new genre controls.
More Control Over Your Listening Experience
For an app that can feel overwhelmingly dominated by algorithmic recommendations, Spotify has recently announced features geared toward giving the listener input over their listening algorithms. The queue was revamped, showing what Spotify recommendations are coming up and allowing users to choose in advance what stays on deck. Listeners can also “snooze” songs that they’re tired of so that the song won’t be played for thirty days, but also won’t be hidden for good.
Conclusion
The update to Discover Weekly is a significant step towards giving users more control over their listening experience. With the new genre filters and other features, Spotify is making it easier for users to discover new music and tailor their playlists to their tastes. Whether you’re a fan of 80s rock, K-pop, or any other genre, the updated Discover Weekly is definitely worth checking out.
