I’ve been testing Spotify’s generative AI to make my playlists — and it’s redefining my music taste

I’m a playlist connoisseur, and after trying Spotify’s AI playlists beta, I’m worried we’re losing the romance of playlists.

iOS 26.4 brings mood-based Music widgets to your iPhone’s home screen

Apple's iOS 26.4 adds Home Screen widgets that launch mood-based Ambient Music playlists with one tap — no app opening, no scrolling, no wasted time.

Spotify plans to take the pain out of managing playlists on mobile

Spotify may soon let users create and manage playlist folders directly in its mobile apps, making it easier to organize large music libraries without relying on the desktop version. The post Spotify ...

Is Spotify’s AI ‘killing’ Australian music? What we found from analysing more than 2 million tracks

Last year, former Spotify chief economist Will Page compiled a report for the Australia Institute that concluded music streaming algorithms were “killing” Australian music. The report found that, ...

Jaeychino, Ora Cogan, Rostam, and More: This Week’s Pitchfork Selects Playlist

Our weekly playlist highlights songs that our writers, editors, and contributors are listening to on repeat ...

UMix Puts AI Playlist Creation Directly in the Hands of Business Operators

Multi-location businesses can now generate a custom, fully licensed music playlist from the UMix dashboard — no AI ...

Spotify could be rolling out playlist folders to mobile for the first time

Spotify could finally bring playlist folders to the mobile app after years of users desperately begging.

Greg James raises over £500k on day five of his 1,000km Comic Relief cycle challenge

Follow along with Greg's biggest challenge yet, an incredible 1000km cycle - on a tandem bike - all to raise money for Comic Relief.