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Spotify launches ‘User notes’ to let users add memories to songs
Spotify has introduced ‘User Notes’, allowing listeners to attach personal memories or captions to individual songs in playlists. The feature is intended to make playlists more meaningful and may help Spotify stand out from competing music services by adding a journalling-style layer to music listening.
Users can add a note through a song’s three-dot menu in playlists they created or contributed to, and saved notes are visible to anyone who can view that playlist, with the author’s name linked to their profile. User Notes is available to people aged 16 and over on free and premium plans in selected markets; Spotify also announced a premium-only Running Mode in selected countries.
In short
- Spotify now lets users add personal notes to playlist tracks.
- Notes can record memories, discoveries or reasons for adding songs.
- The feature is limited to eligible users in selected markets.
Explained simply
Spotify is a music streaming service that lets people listen to millions of songs on demand. The company has now introduced User Notes, a feature that allows listeners to attach personal memories or short captions to songs they have saved in playlists, adding a journalling-like quality to their music collections.
The notes can be added through a menu option on any song in a playlist the user created or contributed to. Once added, the notes are visible to anyone who can view that playlist, with the author's name shown alongside the note so others know who wrote it.
The feature is available to users aged 16 and over in certain countries, and works on both free and premium Spotify accounts. Spotify hopes the feature will make playlists more meaningful to listeners and help the service distinguish itself from other music streaming competitors.