Spotify celebrates 10 years of Weekly Discovery with new features and a refreshed design

Spotify puts the finishing touches on one of its most iconic playlists celebrating the tenth anniversary of Weekly Discovery, a feature that has been transforming the way its users find new music since 2015. Over these ten years, the Swedish platform has managed to consolidate this list as a reference for thousands of listeners looking to refresh their repertoire every Monday.

Throughout this decade, Weekly Discovery has not only accumulated over 100.000 billion views, but has also facilitated access to new artists and sounds. 77% of the songs discovered through this feature belong to emerging artists, which makes it a fundamental springboard for lesser-known musicians.

A visual redesign for an iconic playlist

This tenth anniversary has served as an occasion to modernize the image of Discovery Weekly. The playlist now features a more vivid design, with covers and colors that change every week, plus new options for personalization such as stickers and images. The goal of this change is to reflect the dynamic and energetic spirit that characterizes the list, making every Monday a different visual experience for the user.

The Users can also customize the look of their own lists, allowing for a greater level of creativity in the presentation of your favorite collections within the platform.

Full customization with gender controls

The big news in this update is the incorporation of filters by musical genreFrom now on, Premium users can easily choose from a variety of musical styles—pop, indie, rock, electronic, R&B, and more— directly from the top of the playlist. When you select a filter, the list will refresh in real time. with songs adapted to the chosen genre, making it easier to listen to songs and artists outside of each user's usual range.

If you don't activate any filters, the experience remains the same as always, based on suggestions generated by your listening history and preferences stored by Spotify. Only one gender can be active at a time., which makes it simple and fast to explore new musical styles, as well as offering greater control over weekly recommendations.

To access these functions You must be a Premium user and have the app updated on Android or iOS phones.Free users will have to wait for Spotify to roll this feature out to its entire community.

An engine for discovering emerging artists

Every Monday, Weekly Discovery distributes 30 personalized songsgenerating more than 56 million new discoveries weekly worldwide, according to official data. In Spain, it's estimated that around 1,6 million discovery sessions take place each week, demonstrating their local impact.

This algorithmic recommendation system has revamped the experience for regular listeners and has given greater visibility to musicians without media presence. Besides, More than half of the platform's users have tried Discovery Weekly at some point., consolidating its position as one of the most influential playlists on the digital scene.

Tips to get the most out of Weekly Discovery

For those who want to save all the recommended songs, it is recommended Quickly save your favorite tracks to a separate playlistThe selection is automatically updated every Monday, so it's helpful to explore the profiles of emerging artists and take advantage of filters based on mood or time of day, helping you discover musical gems before they become trending on other charts.

For the first time in ten years, Spotify is responding to a common demand from its community by offering a much more flexible and personalized experience. Everything indicates that Weekly Discovery will continue to innovate and set trends in the way we listen to music week after week..

Alberto Navarro

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