{"id":1288,"date":"2026-03-15T03:11:04","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T19:11:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/obagg.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/15\/spotifys-new-taste-profile-feature-lets-users-fine-tune-their-algorithms-recommendations\/"},"modified":"2026-03-15T03:11:04","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T19:11:04","slug":"spotifys-new-taste-profile-feature-lets-users-fine-tune-their-algorithms-recommendations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/obagg.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/15\/spotifys-new-taste-profile-feature-lets-users-fine-tune-their-algorithms-recommendations\/","title":{"rendered":"Spotify\u2019s new Taste Profile feature lets users fine-tune their algorithm\u2019s recommendations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You&#8217;re responsible for your own Spotify algorithm now. On stage at SXSW, Spotify&#8217;s co-CEO, Gustav S\u00f6derstr\u00f6m, announced the <a data-i13n=\"elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:1;pos:1\" class=\"no-affiliate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.spotify.com\/2026-03-13\/taste-profile-beta-announcement\/\">Taste Profile<\/a> feature, which allows users to personally customize exactly what they want to listen to, whether it&#8217;s music, audiobooks or podcasts. This AI-powered feature is still in beta, and it will be available to Premium users in New Zealand in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n<p>From its short video demo, Spotify&#8217;s Taste Profile feature will show you a summary of your listening habits and offer a &#8220;Tell us more&#8221; prompt at the bottom. With the new prompt, users can inform the AI what they want to see more of or if they want to get rid of a genre that keeps popping up in their algorithm. Spotify said that the Taste Profile will take into consideration more ambiguous prompts, too, like if you&#8217;re training for a marathon and want upbeat music or want to listen to news podcasts during your commute to work. Spotify added that Taste Profile is an optional feature, and unwilling users can &#8220;leave it and enjoy Spotify as usual.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>With Taste Profile, Spotify is continuing its momentum of offering <a data-i13n=\"elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:2;pos:1\" class=\"no-affiliate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/ai\/spotifys-ai-dj-now-takes-requests-130005706.html\">AI features<\/a>, like the <a data-i13n=\"cpos:3;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/audio\/spotifys-prompted-playlist-lets-you-describe-exactly-what-you-want-to-hear-140000153.html\">Prompted Playlist<\/a> feature that was made available last month. Unlike the existing AI Playlist feature, Prompted Playlist lets you put in specific requests to generate a playlist, like only including songs from a specific TV show. Like Taste Profile, the Prompted Playlist feature saw <a data-i13n=\"elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:4;pos:1\" class=\"no-affiliate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/entertainment\/music\/spotifys-new-playlist-feature-gives-users-more-control-over-their-recommendation-algorithm-203237903.html\">beta testing<\/a> in New Zealand first, before expanding to US and Canadian users a month later.<\/p>\n<p>This article originally appeared on Engadget at https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/entertainment\/music\/spotifys-new-taste-profile-feature-lets-users-fine-tune-their-algorithms-recommendations-191104626.html?src=rss<\/p><p>Please credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/obagg.com\">OBA Blog<\/a> &raquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/obagg.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/15\/spotifys-new-taste-profile-feature-lets-users-fine-tune-their-algorithms-recommendations\/\">Spotify\u2019s new Taste Profile feature lets users fine-tune their algorithm\u2019s recommendations<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You&#8217;re responsible for your own Spotify algorithm now. On stage at SXSW, Spotify&#8217;s co-CEO, Gustav S\u00f6derstr\u00f6m, announced the Taste Profile feature, which allows users to personally customize exactly what they want to listen to, whether it&#8217;s music, audiobooks or podcasts. This AI-powered feature is still in beta, and it will be available to Premium users in New Zealand in the coming weeks. From its short video demo, Spotify&#8217;s Taste Profile feature will show you a summary of your listening habits and offer a &#8220;Tell us more&#8221; prompt at the bottom. With the new prompt, users can inform the AI what they want to see more of or if they want to get rid of a genre that keeps popping up in their algorithm. 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