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In celebration of International Women’s Day this Mar. 8, Congolese-Canadian singer Lu Kala is joining forces with Spotify to co-curate tracks for its Equal Canada playlist. The playlist aims to highlight Canadian women in music by featuring “a diverse range of inspiring stories of movements around the world, through music and at full volume,” Spotify […]
Spotify’s annual Artists to Watch festivities are back in full swing, complete with some 2023-focused predictions from the platform’s Most Necessary playlist. “Supporting emerging artists is one of the most gratifying parts of our jobs,” Carl Chery, Creative Director and Head of Urban Music at Spotify, told Complex of this year’s efforts in highlighting artists […]
Barack Obama continued his annual tradition of unveiling his favorite songs of the year on Friday, as the former President took to Instagram to drop a curated Spotify playlist made up of 25 tracks he’s enjoyed throughout 2022. “I always enjoy sharing my end of year music playlist with all of you — and this year we heard a lot of […]
Barack Obama continued his annual tradition of unveiling his summer playlist on Tuesday, as the former President took to Twitter to drop a curated Spotify playlist made up of 44 tracks he’s enjoyed throughout the summer months. “Every year, I get excited to share my summer playlist because I learn about so many new artists from your replies,” he wrote. “It’s an […]
Complex is commemorating the launch of Gemini season with a new playlist featuring nearly two hours of music from a number of preeminent Geminis. The playlist—available in full below—begins with back-to-back cuts from Lauryn Hill’s 1998 classic The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. The audio journey then takes listeners through selections from Kendrick Lamar (including entries from his […]
To mark the kickoff of what some might call Taurus season, Complex is sharing another carefully curated playlist. Familiar cuts from Travis Scott, Pusha-T, Janet Jackson, Adele, Machine Gun Kelly, and many more have been assembled for Complex’s 54-song Taurus Season playlist. Additional Taureans featured on the mix include Lizzo, Rico Nasty, Stevie Wonder, J Balvin, and Kehlani. […]
Spotify has rolled out a new feature called Blend, which shows the compatibility between your taste and another user’s. Available only in beta mode since early June, free and paying listeners across the world can now make personalized shared playlists with Blend and compare favorites with each other, according to a company statememt. The experience includes new cover art […]
Navigating the vast world of music discovery on streaming services is daunting, but Spotify has invested considerable resources in its playlist curation, helping the curious listener find their way in the musical wilderness. It’s a different experience from the old days of digging through blogs (or actual brick-and-mortar record stores), but there is still something […]
Spotify has launched the beta version of its newest feature called Group Sessions, which will only work for Premium users, The Verge reports. Group Sessions allows a “host” to present a scannable code to as many “guests” with a Premium account, giving all users control over the ability to play, pause, skip, and select or add a specific song to the collective playlist. Any […]
JAY-Z has joined in on the end-of-year mania of rankings and lists and whatnot by sharing a TIDAL playlist of his favorite songs circa 2019. Included in JAY’s annual rundown are tracks from DaBaby, Kanye West, Beyoncé, Drake, Rick Ross, Megan Thee Stallion, Tyler, the Creator, Russ, Solange, Young Thug, and more. Grab a listen […]
