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# Spotify Takes On Music Discovery
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/spotify-takes-on-music-discovery/
- Published: 2012-12-06T13:07:03.000Z
- Updated: 2012-12-06T13:07:03.000Z
- Description: At a press event in London today, Spotify announced some major upgrades that take aim at what many users see as the music streamer's greatest weaknesses – music discovery and. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2012/12/spotify-takes-on-music-discovery.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
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At a press event in London today, Spotify announced some major upgrades that take aim at what many users see as the music streamer's greatest weaknesses – music discovery and personal collection creation. The major new features include:

  
- **Follow Tab:**  music recommendations  
from trusted musical influences: friends, artists,  
influencers and media. The Follow tab also shows Facebook friends and recommendations.
- **Discover Tab & Page**: Combining social tools with content from Pitchfork,  
Songkick,Tunigo and more, Spotify’s Discover feed continually seeks  
out the most relevant content based on listening habits and delivers it to a page that includes:
- New single and album releases from the artists followed
- All the music and playlists shared by influencers followed
- Recommendations based on  
listening history including music, reviews, and concerts

Additonal new features and upgrades:

- **Audio Preview** – Dip  
into new music without moving away from the song playing. Save it for later or start playing right away.
- **The Collection** \- Save music, not just in playlists, but in collections. Click the ‘add’ symbol and it will be added  
to your collection.
- **Mobile push notifications for**  
**new album releases –** When new music from artists followed hits Spotify, users receive a mobile alert.
- A more curated  
**social feed**
- Improved personalised **Profile page**
- Redesigned **Artist pages**.

Spotify's Follow features will roll out as part of a desktop app update in the coming weeks, with a full cross-platform upgrade arriving next year.

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