{
  "id": 9404164,
  "title": "Spotify is giving you the keys to its algorithm. Here’s how to change what it recommends",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/spotify-is-giving-you-the-keys-to-its-algorithm-heres-how-to-change",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-23T19:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Fast Company",
    "slug": "fast-company",
    "url": "https://www.fastcompany.com/91611847/spotify-is-giving-you-the-keys-to-its-algorithm-heres-how-to-change-what-it-recommends"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Spotify has recently introduced a new feature called Taste Profile, which aims to personalize user profiles even further. The launch of this innovative tool is designed to give users more control over what the platform recommends to them. By tapping their profile picture and selecting Taste Profile, listeners can now leave notes to direct the app with specific requests. These notes can include phrases like \"play more country music,\" \"suggest more true crime podcasts,\" or \"find new artists that sound like Lizzo.\" The options for customization are seemingly endless, allowing users to explore new music styles, request music based on existing favorites, or even exclude certain songs or playlists from their recommendations.\n\nThe implementation of Taste Profile is not a sudden change for Spotify. The idea was first introduced in March during the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival when Co-CEO Gustav Söderström announced the innovation. The platform's goal is to better understand user taste, including current interests and habits. For instance, a user who is training for a marathon might request more upbeat tracks for their morning workouts, or someone who enjoys listening to news podcasts during their commute might seek more of that content.\n\nSpotify's commitment to enhancing the user experience is evident in its recent moves to improve personalization. These include the ability to organize playlists into folders, easier playlist editing, playlist mixing, and now the introduction of Taste Profile. The company also recently launched a feature that allows parents greater control over their settings, enabling them to exclude kid and family music from affecting their own recommendations.",
  "summary": "Spotify is aiming to personalize your user profile more than ever before. On Wednesday, the streaming platform launched Taste Profile, a new feature which seeks to give users more say in what the platform recommends. The company says the innovation will allow the platform to better understand your taste, “whether you want to explore beyond your usual interests or fine-tune what you already love.”…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}