Spotify is rolling out a notable update to its signature Discover Weekly playlist, marking a decade since the feature first debuted. Rather than leaving song selection entirely to its algorithms, the streaming service will now let Premium subscribers choose up to five genres to guide their weekly mix. This small but meaningful tweak aims to make personalized playlists more relevant by blending user preferences with Spotify’s data-driven recommendations.
When you open your refreshed Discover Weekly, you’ll see genre buttons at the top of the 30-track list. Tap to select styles—anything from indie folk to electronic or jazz—and the playlist immediately reshapes to reflect those choices. Under the hood, Spotify continues to analyze your listening history, but this new control layer gives you direct influence over mood, tempo or stylistic leanings without hunting through dozens of separate genre playlists.
Alongside the functional change, Spotify has given Discover Weekly a visual facelift. The updated design employs a vivid color palette and fluid shapes intended to echo the constant flux of your listening habits and the surprise element that millions of users have come to enjoy each Monday. Spotify reports that Discover Weekly has helped fans stream more than 100 billion tracks since its 2015 launch, introducing over 56 million emerging artists to users worldwide.
At launch, the genre selector will be exclusive to Spotify Premium members, though the company plans a wider rollout in the coming months. Initially available on mobile, the feature should reach all eligible accounts over the next few weeks. For anyone who uses Discover Weekly as a go-to source for new music or relies on its random-serendipity for workout soundtracks, adding genre filters could mean fewer skips and more songs you’re excited to play on repeat.
By giving listeners a balance between automation and choice, Spotify continues to refine how music discovery works in the streaming era. If you’ve ever wished your algorithmically curated mix leaned harder into a favorite style—or you simply want to keep every week’s playlist from sounding too similar—this update offers a straightforward solution. Open Spotify on your phone, tap into Discover Weekly, pick your genres, and see how a little user input can reshape an entire playlist.
