Overview
- Prompted Playlists is live in beta for English speakers in New Zealand with access limited to Premium subscribers.
- The tool accepts long, natural‑language instructions and factors in a user’s full Spotify listening history plus broader world knowledge.
- Users can refine results by editing prompts, set rules for playlist makeup, and choose automatic refreshes on a daily or weekly schedule.
- Each track includes a short explanation of why it was selected, and Spotify offers starter ideas to help users craft prompts.
- Spotify frames the test as part of a push toward greater user control and discovery, echoing a wider industry shift highlighted by recent Instagram controls.