Want to know your music birth chart? Spotify’s new “Only You” feature has you covered.
The streaming music service is still making you wait until near the end of the year for its Wrapped list of your most streamed songs and artists.
But it has a new interactive feature, launched Wednesday on Android and iOS devices, for highlighting your musical favorites by identifying unique pairings of artists you like and in other fun ways. You’ll also get a personalized playlist based on your music and you can share the results.
And if your music isn’t enough, a new Blend experience lets you merge your faves with that of a friend’s to create a new original playlist. Invite any friend who has a free or premium account and your new playlist will continually updated.
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“Currently in beta, Blend is a new way for two friends to merge their musical tastes into one curated playlist made just for them,” the music service said in a blog post. “The feature is available globally and you can find the Blend beta experience in the ‘Made for Two’ shelf within the Only You hub.”
Earlier this year, Spotify, which now has 356 million users, said it would begin offering a new Spotify HiFi subscription level for CD-quality music later this year.
Spotify’s ‘Only You’ musical birth chart
You can find the “Only You” feature at the home page of Spotify in your mobile app. Just tap the prompt it will start playing some personalized facts about your listening.
- Your Audio Birth Chart: You get an artist that represents the Sun (you’ve listened to most in the last six months), Moon (an emotional artist choice), and Rising (a recent musical find.)
- Your Dream Dinner Party: Choose three artists you’d invite to dinner – from nine choices – and get a special mix. (My guest list included Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, R.E.M., The PedalJets, Foo Fighters, Joe Strummer and Bob Dylan.)
- Your Artist Pairs: Spotify picks out a pairing that shows off your listening range.
- Your Song Year: These are picks are spread across the years the music you listen to was made.
- Your Time of Day: This is a song or podcast you listen to either early or late in the day.
- Your Genres/Topics: How music and podcast genres set you apart based on your listening habits.
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