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TL;DR Spotify is currently testing an update to genre/mood filters with added phrasing.
This test effectively replaces the existing single-word genre filters, though it doesn’t appear to be widely available just yet.
Spotify has separately announced new “controls” for its Release Radar playlist.
Spotify’s user-focused playlists have witnessed a few changes over its 11-year-plus span. Last year, the streaming giant released new genre/mood filters for some of these playlists. A year since these filters rolled out to the masses, Spotify is now testing a minor but significant revamp.
As bingbongforever shares on Reddit, Spotify is testing more elaborate phrasing for genre filters. Rather than listing specific genres like Hyperpop, Dance, Indie, Electronica, R&B, and so on, the user is seeing longer phrases like “Make it more dance,” “Go deeper into indie,” and “Lean into hyperpop.”
Using two or more words instead of just one to describe genres takes up more space than it should. Consequently, listeners will find themselves swiping more to reach the end of the filters (up to five). We’re not seeing evidence of this being widely available just yet, including on my devices, so it’s likely a test Spotify is running with select accounts.
There’s definitely an argument that these wordy filters are more action-oriented. However, another group of Spotify listeners will probably not like this change, especially given the space it consumes on a smartphone screen.
How do you feel about Spotify's updated genre filters? 2 votes They’re great! I can’t wait to use them. 0 % Not for me. Nobody asked for this. 50 % I may move to YouTube Music because of this. 0 % It really doesn’t matter to me. 50 %
While the screenshot shared by the user shows this appearing only in the Discover Weekly playlist, they have since updated the post to say that similarly phrased filters have also appeared in the Release Radar playlist.
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