As Deezer approaches profitability, it rolls out a custom algorithm and other new features

Last month, Deezer reported its first positive cash flow in 2024, marking a significant milestone in its history. As the music streaming platform nears profitability, it’s launching new features to differentiate itself in the highly competitive market. On Wednesday, Deezer announced several features aimed at providing listeners with a more personalized experience. These include a customizable algorithm, monthly recaps, universal sharing, and more. Most notably, Deezer believes its custom algorithm will distinguish itself since listeners can fully personalize their recommendations without restriction. Starting this month, users can manually adjust the recommended songs, playlists, albums, and artists, completely controlling their music discovery experience. While competitors like Amazon Music, Apple Music, and YouTube Music allow users to dislike or hide songs to reduce them from being suggested, Deezer takes this a step further by enabling users to entirely exclude songs, artists, ... Read full article.