{"id":2456777,"date":"2026-06-12T18:56:28","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T18:56:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2456777"},"modified":"2026-06-12T18:56:28","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T18:56:28","slug":"spotify-is-giving-one-of-its-best-playlists-a-big-visual-upgrade-to-give-subscribers-a-closer-connection-to-its-new-music-friday-curators-and-i-think-it-could-be-the-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/spotify-is-giving-one-of-its-best-playlists-a-big-visual-upgrade-to-give-subscribers-a-closer-connection-to-its-new-music-friday-curators-and-i-think-it-could-be-the-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Spotify is giving one of its best playlists a big visual upgrade to give subscribers \u2018a closer connection\u2019 to its New Music Friday curators \u2014 and I think it could be the update it\u2019s always needed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p id=\"elk-07c96772-feb0-4aba-9507-114101e3c177\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/audio\/audio-streaming\/spotify\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/audio\/audio-streaming\/spotify\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/uk\/audio\/audio-streaming\/spotify\">Spotify <\/a>is one of the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/audio\/audio-streaming\/the-best-music-streaming-services\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/audio\/audio-streaming\/the-best-music-streaming-services\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/audio\/audio-streaming\/the-best-music-streaming-services\">best music streaming services<\/a> when it comes to discovering new music, and while<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/audio\/spotify\/out-of-all-spotifys-music-discovery-tools-over-20-years-my-loyalty-still-lies-with-this-underrated-feature-and-its-not-discover-weekly\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/audio\/spotify\/out-of-all-spotifys-music-discovery-tools-over-20-years-my-loyalty-still-lies-with-this-underrated-feature-and-its-not-discover-weekly\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/audio\/spotify\/out-of-all-spotifys-music-discovery-tools-over-20-years-my-loyalty-still-lies-with-this-underrated-feature-and-its-not-discover-weekly\"> I think Daylist is one of the most underrated features <\/a>for finding your next music obsession, Spotify\u2019s flagship New Music Friday playlists are just as reliable. Now, it\u2019s getting a visual upgrade.<\/p>\n<p>The music streaming giant <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.spotify.com\/2026-06-12\/new-music-friday-playlist-editor-videos\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/newsroom.spotify.com\/2026-06-12\/new-music-friday-playlist-editor-videos\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\">announced today<\/a> (June 12) that its New Music Friday playlist will now feature short-form videos from its editorial team, who will share their thoughts on the biggest new releases.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"elk-seasonal\"\/><\/p>\n<aside data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"\/>\n<p id=\"elk-07c96772-feb0-4aba-9507-114101e3c177-2\">Rolling out to Free and Premium users in the US first, you can find editor videos as you scroll through Spotify\u2019s New Music Friday playlist of the latest releases. We\u2019ve contacted Spotify to ask if and when these videos will roll out to other regions, and a spokesperson got back to us with the following:<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-6 w-full overflow-hidden rounded-[10px] lg:my-8\" data-component-name=\"JwPlayer:Carousel\" data-jwp-carousel=\"\" data-jwp-carousel-payload=\"{&quot;ids&quot;:{&quot;playerID&quot;:&quot;APjl6osP&quot;,&quot;searchPlaylistID&quot;:&quot;1v6djO3j&quot;,&quot;divID&quot;:&quot;botr_1v6djO3j_APjl6osP_div&quot;,&quot;fallbackPlaylistID&quot;:&quot;KgQ4BrDw&quot;,&quot;fallbackDivID&quot;:&quot;botr_KgQ4BrDw_APjl6osP_div&quot;,&quot;key&quot;:&quot;ZuubZ0qo8PC91SeYBvrz9lq0zFhLM446gwRNTJacILQ18liS&quot;,&quot;tintLogo&quot;:true,&quot;useSearchPlaylist&quot;:false,&quot;enabled&quot;:true},&quot;signPostingEnabled&quot;:true,&quot;signPostingLinkEnabled&quot;:true,&quot;waitForAdLoad&quot;:false,&quot;hidePlayerOnDesktop&quot;:false,&quot;hidePlayerOnMobile&quot;:false,&quot;hidePlayerOnTablet&quot;:false}\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-nowrap items-center justify-between gap-3 bg-zinc-900 px-[14px] py-3\" data-jwp-carousel-header=\"\">\n<div class=\"flex min-w-0 shrink items-center\"><span class=\"inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 text-sm font-article-heading capitalize leading-5 text-white whitespace-nowrap\"><span class=\"jwp-carousel-title-mobile\"\/><span class=\"jwp-carousel-title-desktop\">Latest Videos From<\/span><span class=\"jwp-carousel-brand inline-flex items-center\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"aspect-video w-full min-h-[200px] lg:min-h-[330px] relative overflow-hidden bg-black\" data-jwp-carousel-container=\"\">\n<div class=\"absolute inset-0 size-full items-center justify-center bg-white\" data-jwp-carousel-fallback=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/media\/img\/techradar_logo_v2.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"max-h-12 w-auto\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cAt this time, we\u2019re focused on establishing and nailing the editor-led videos in the U.S. We\u2019ll share any updates on expansion plans if and when they become available\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to sharing their perspectives, Spotify\u2019s team will also spotlight rising artists and dive into the stories behind new songs and albums. It builds on Spotify\u2019s in-app experience, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.spotify.com\/2025-09-12\/the-drop-weekly-editors-new-releases\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/newsroom.spotify.com\/2025-09-12\/the-drop-weekly-editors-new-releases\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\">The Drop Weekly<\/a>, where editors break down new releases and discuss cultural moments. This experience rolled out in the US in September 2025, but hasn\u2019t rolled out globally yet.<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"clear-both pt-2 pb-0 mb-4\">\n        <span class=\"&#10;            flex&#10;            after:content-[''] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-t-[#ccc]&#10;            before:content-[''] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-t-[#ccc]&#10;            font-article-heading pb-0 text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,1em)] uppercase sm:text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,0.875em)] font-bold&#10;        \"><br \/>\n            You may like<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Not only does this give Spotify playlist curators the opportunity to share their recommendations front and center, but it also opens the doors for music fans to form connections with and understand the minds that work hard to pull Spotify\u2019s playlists together.<\/p>\n<p>Head of North America Editorial at Spotify, John Stein, details this in the company\u2019s announcement:<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-i2hXfE5R9NeyqyLADGFr2f\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-i2hXfE5R9NeyqyLADGFr2f slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\"\/>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">Sign up for breaking news, reviews, opinion, top tech deals, and more.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cNew Music Friday has always been about helping fans discover the best new music each week. By bringing our editors directly into the experience, we\u2019re giving listeners a closer connection to the people behind the playlist and more context around the artists and songs shaping culture right now\u201d.<\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-5ac4b118-2395-4838-81bf-a516805edd8b\">I bet that most of you rolled your eyes when you read \u2018short-form video\u2019 and thought, \u2018Really, Spotify?\u2019 If it makes you feel any better, so did I. I can\u2019t think of the last time I used Spotify\u2019s video tools to find new music, but I feel there could be something different with its New Music Friday upgrade.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s one thing missing from music platforms, and that\u2019s journalistic perspectives on music. Though Spotify\u2019s About the Song function is handy for reading flash summaries of a track\u2019s background, this information is gathered from third-party sites and compressed into something you can read in a few seconds.<\/p>\n<p>With these editors&#8217; videos, it could introduce a lot of value to one of Spotify\u2019s most-visited editorial playlists. It not only opens a door for you to learn more about the stories, but it also puts faces to the brains of the music connoisseurs who put the playlist together and how they think about which music to recommend.<\/p>\n<p>I spend quite a bit of my time scrolling through Wikipedia pages, online magazines, and even Genius lyrics to get a kick out of my music trivia, and though Spotify\u2019s New Music Friday videos aren\u2019t going to replace these practices any time soon, I\u2019m sure they\u2019ll be a welcome addition to my music research regimen.<\/p>\n<hr id=\"elk-18ef7d98-c09b-49ff-b21c-bb7e9ff81858\"\/><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqKAgKIiJDQklTRXdnTWFnOEtEWFJsWTJoeVlXUmhjaTVqYjIwb0FBUAE?hl=en-GB&amp;gl=GB&amp;ceid=GB%3Aen\" id=\"elk-cb268ee9-8006-4742-aa57-2c8b13ce8a66\" data-url=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqKAgKIiJDQklTRXdnTWFnOEtEWFJsWTJoeVlXUmhjaTVqYjIwb0FBUAE?hl=en-GB&amp;gl=GB&amp;ceid=GB%3Aen\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure pull-right inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:676px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:31.51%;\"> <picture data-new-v2-image=\"true\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/diM9tpwF2Lz85R8q85CT78-676-80.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/diM9tpwF2Lz85R8q85CT78-676-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/diM9tpwF2Lz85R8q85CT78-676-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/diM9tpwF2Lz85R8q85CT78-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/diM9tpwF2Lz85R8q85CT78-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/diM9tpwF2Lz85R8q85CT78-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/diM9tpwF2Lz85R8q85CT78.jpg\" alt=\"Google logo on a black background next to text reading 'Click to follow TechRadar'\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/diM9tpwF2Lz85R8q85CT78-676-80.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/diM9tpwF2Lz85R8q85CT78-676-80.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/diM9tpwF2Lz85R8q85CT78-676-80.jpg 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/diM9tpwF2Lz85R8q85CT78-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/diM9tpwF2Lz85R8q85CT78-480-80.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/diM9tpwF2Lz85R8q85CT78-320-80.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/diM9tpwF2Lz85R8q85CT78.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/diM9tpwF2Lz85R8q85CT78.jpg\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] pull-rightinline\"\/>\n<\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-f4c31b50-9f39-4f9d-a84a-dbfb86852f90\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqKAgKIiJDQklTRXdnTWFnOEtEWFJsWTJoeVlXUmhjaTVqYjIwb0FBUAE?hl=en-GB&amp;gl=GB&amp;ceid=GB%3Aen\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqKAgKIiJDQklTRXdnTWFnOEtEWFJsWTJoeVlXUmhjaTVqYjIwb0FBUAE?hl=en-GB&amp;gl=GB&amp;ceid=GB%3Aen\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\"><em><strong>Follow TechRadar on Google News<\/strong><\/em><\/a> and<em> <\/em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=techradar.com\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=techradar.com\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\"><em><strong>add us as a preferred source<\/strong><\/em><\/a><em> to get our expert news, reviews, and opinion in your feeds.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr id=\"elk-718953b8-72a8-4da1-b5cb-90a7758eca00\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.techradar.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spotify is one of the best music streaming services when it comes to discovering new music, and while I think Daylist is one of the most underrated features for finding your next music obsession, Spotify\u2019s flagship New Music Friday playlists are just as reliable. 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