Spotify will let you fine-tune your weekly Release Radar playlist
- **Entertainment - **News - **Tech # Spotify will let you fine-tune your weekly Release Radar playlist It can focus on a specific genre, help you find new artists, and more. It can focus on a spec...
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Spotify will let you fine-tune your weekly Release Radar playlist
It can focus on a specific genre, help you find new artists, and more.
It can focus on a specific genre, help you find new artists, and more.
by Terrence O'BrienJul 10, 2026, 5:02 PM UTC
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**Cath Virginia / The Verge*Terrence O'Brien is the Verge’s weekend editor. He’s covered the tech industry for over 18 years and knows a thing or two about synths.Spotify is giving listeners control to fine-tune what gets surfaced for them in Release Radar — one of its most popular weekly playlists. The new options allow you to narrow the playlist to a specific genre, focus on artists that are new to you, and more. Listeners can choose from up to five options like “Discover new artists,” “Editors’ picks,” and “Pop.” They’re rolling out now across mobile and desktop apps and will appear at the top of your Release Radar playlist once they’re available.
Spotify also says it’s making tweaks to the algorithm to serve up “more personalized recommendations,” along with a new look featuring updated cover and header art.
This is just the latest in a number of recent changes Spotify has made to its flagship playlists and music discovery features. That includes launching new release recommendations chosen by the editorial staff, which seemed to be a response to a growing revolt against our increasingly algorithmically governed lives.
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