Amazon is integrating Alexa Plus into its Music app on iOS and Android, allowing users to access advanced AI features for music discovery, detailed information, and personalized recommendations across all subscription tiers, initially available to beta testers.
Spotify has launched 'managed accounts' for family plans, allowing parents to create kid-friendly profiles with filtered content, personalized recommendations, and limited features to protect their music taste profiles and prevent kids from influencing their personalized playlists.
OpenAI has enabled users to connect their Spotify accounts to ChatGPT, allowing for personalized music and podcast recommendations, playlist creation, and control of playback within Spotify, with privacy considerations and availability across 145 countries for all users.
Spotify has integrated with ChatGPT, allowing users to connect their accounts and receive personalized music and podcast recommendations directly within conversations, enhancing discovery and listening experience across devices.
Spotify now allows users to exclude specific songs from their Taste Profile, giving more control over personalized music recommendations across all platforms, helping prevent certain tracks from influencing future suggestions.
Spotify now allows users to exclude individual tracks from their Taste Profile, enhancing personalization by preventing certain songs from influencing future recommendations, available for both free and premium users across multiple platforms.
Spotify has updated its Discover Weekly playlist after 10 years, introducing new genre filters that allow users to customize their music recommendations more precisely, enhancing user control over algorithmic suggestions.
David Dye, host of Dave's World on WXPN, shares his top albums of 2023, including releases from The National, boygenius, Wednesday, Slaughter Beach, Dog, and Wilco.
A music fan shares their favorite albums of 2023, including "The Yuppies Are Winning" by Harrison Gordon, "Rat Saw God" by Wednesday, "USA" by Petey, "Howling at A Concrete Moon" by Pynch, and "Everything I Lack" by Elliott Green. The writer emphasizes the value of discovering new music and hopes that readers can find something new and fulfilling from their list. They also highlight a concert by The Polyrhythms Trio +2 and reflect on Kacey Musgraves' talent as a country songwriter.
Stereogum has released its list of favorite songs of 2023, featuring a diverse range of tracks from various genres. The lists include songs that stood out to the staff members, showcasing their personal favorites from the year. The selections span from pop hits to experimental tracks, offering a mix of bangers, epics, and jammy guitar solos. The lists aim to provide music enthusiasts with recommendations and a glimpse into the staff's most beloved songs of the year.
Post-Trash's staff and contributors have compiled their personal top 20 albums of 2023, resulting in a diverse list of 315 nominated records. The top picks include Laurel Halo's "Atlas," billy woods & Kenny Segal's "Maps," and Sprain's "The Lamb as Effigy," among others. The staff encourages supporting the artists by purchasing their music.
In 2023, there were many hip-hop albums that grew on listeners over time, despite initially flying under the radar. Some of these underrated releases include Maxo's "Even God Has A Sense Of Humor," Homeboy Sandman's "Rich with Mono En Stereo," Paris Texas' "MID AIR," Navy Blue's "Ways Of Knowing," and more. Additionally, albums like Key Glock's "Glockoma 2," BIA's "REALLY HER," Cash Cobain's "Pretty Girls Love Slizzy," ICECOLDBISHOP's "GENERATIONAL CURSE," grouptherapy.'s "i was mature for my age, but i was still a child," Young Thug's "BUSINESS IS BUSINESS," 7xvethegenius & DJ Green Lantern's "The Genius Tape," Lucki's "s*x m*ney dr*gs," Kelly Moonstone's "I Digress...," and Veeze's "Ganger" also grew on listeners throughout the year, showcasing the diverse and evolving landscape of hip-hop in 2023.
Spotify has launched Niche Mixes, a new set of personalized playlists that combine familiar songs and new recommendations into weirdly specific categories. Niche Mixes is an expansion of the music platform’s existing Spotify Mixes playlist feature that grants users more precision to shape their listening habits. The feature uses an algorithm to build category-specific mixes around songs and artists you’ve liked or have a history of listening to. Niche Mixes are available globally to Free and Premium Spotify users and can be discovered by searching in English.