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Why your next favorite song won’t come from an algorithm

In 2026, playlists—especially those blending human curation with smart algorithms—are the heart of music discovery, but algorithms alone often miss the magic. Streaming giants like Apple Music and ...

AI songs are flooding Apple Music but nobody is actually listening to them

Apple Music VP Oliver Schusser says that while AI-generated music now makes up a large share of submissions to Apple Music, ...
Slate

I Was in a Music Rut. I Blame the Algorithm. I Found a Simple Way to Break Out Of It.

This is One Thing, a column with tips on how to live. I am useless without background music. A writer by day and an avid concertgoer by night, I relied for years on Spotify to provide my soundtrack ...
Complex

Ebro Claims 'the Algorithm' Works Against People Who Beef With Drake and Akademiks

Ebro Says Booking Guests Is Harder Without Hot 97: 'People Are Acting Different' Ebro opens up about the challenges of booking guests in the digital era, saying artists and longtime contacts “act ...
Skagit Valley Herald

Federal Judge Orders Novel Amazon Music Discovery Phase in Shadowban Showdown: Taylor Swift Artist Station Curation, Algorithms Sought by Marc Mysterio's Attorney

Plaintiff's Attorney Michael H. Joseph Will Seek Amazon Music's Artists' Station Curation, Algorithms and Overall Suppressive Mechanisms in Landmark Lawsuit's Discovery Phase NEW YORK, March 17, 2026 ...
Engadget

Spotify’s new Taste Profile feature lets users fine-tune their algorithm’s recommendations

You're responsible for your own Spotify algorithm now. On stage at SXSW, Spotify's co-CEO, Gustav Söderström, announced the Taste Profile feature, which allows users to personally customize exactly ...
9to5Mac

Spotify’s newest feature puts you in control of the music

Spotify was early to the algorithmically recommended music game. Now the company is testing a feature that lets listeners have more direct input over what Spotify recommends. The feature is called ...
TechCrunch

Spotify will let you edit your Taste Profile to control your recommendations

At the SXSW conference on Friday, Spotify co-CEO Gustav Söderström announced a new feature, launching in beta, that will allow listeners for the first time to review and edit their Taste Profile, the ...
KRON4 News

Spamalot returns with music, mischief, and Monty Python humor

Get ready for music, laughs, and a quest that’s hilariously absurd — King Arthur and his knights are in town! From ATG San Francisco, Amanda Robles, who stars as The Lady of the Lake, and Major ...
Lifehacker

AI-Generated Playlists, a New Look, and Other Changes Coming to Apple Music

Jake Peterson is Lifehacker’s Tech Editor, and has been covering tech news and how-tos for nearly a decade. His team covers all things technology, including AI, smartphones, computers, game consoles, ...
Mashable

Google resolves glitch serving ads to YouTube Music Premium users

YouTube premium users had their ad-free listening experience interrupted by, well, ads. Credit: NurPhoto / Contributor / NurPhoto via Getty Images YouTube Premium subscribers who were promised an ...