Spotify Launches 'About the Song' Beta to Reveal Stories Behind the Music

Spotify Launches 'About the Song' Beta to Reveal Stories Behind the Music

The stories are told on swipeable cards as you listen to the song.

Spotify experiment tells the backstory of what you’re listening to

The new feature, currently in beta, is rolling out to select Premium users in six countries. Here are the details.

Spotify’s About the Song offers context and trivia about your favorite tracks

Teddy Swims hopes this song ‘resonates’ with listeners? You don’t say. Spotify is launching About the Song in beta today, which offers context and facts about the song you're listening to. Premium users can scroll down to the new About the Song section for information while in the Now Playing view. At launch, it's only available for a limited number of tracks, but there are plans to expand it. Bits of trivia and background about songs are prese…

Spotify now lets you swipe on songs to learn more about them

Spotify is rolling out a feature called About the Song which lets fans learn a bit more about their favorite tunes. This "brings stories and context" into the listening experience, sort of like that old VH1 show Pop Up Video. How does it work? The Now Playing View houses short, swipeable story cards that "explore the meaning" behind the music. This information is sourced from third parties and the company promises "interesting details and behind…

Spotify Will Now Use AI to Tell You the Meaning Behind Your Favorite Songs

Spotify's About the Song feature offers fun facts about the music you're listening to.

Spotify's new feature lets you explore the story behind the song you're listening to

The feature displays short story cards that users can swipe through and rate with a thumbs up or down.