Spotify introduces Prompted Playlists beta that builds playlists from natural-language prompts

Spotify has launched a new Prompted Playlist feature that creates playlists from natural-language prompts and personalizes them using a listener's history, the company said. The feature was launched on Thursday and was previously tested in beta in New Zealand in December 2025. Users can describe moods, pop-culture references, feelings and other criteria to generate a playlist; Spotify says the feature also factors in current music trends and the user's listening history to move toward collaboration rather than pure automation.

Playlists can be generated within seconds and include a cover, title and description. You can also choose whether the playlist refreshes daily, weekly, or not at all, and pick the day it refreshes. A ZDNET reviewer tested Prompted Playlists at a friend's birthday party and used the prompt: "Can you create a playlist for a birthday party for my best friend who is turning 25.

The vibes are songs that we would all know and can dance to, but it doesn't have to be EDM necessarily. Some inspirations are Sabrina Carpenter, Tate McRae, and Charli XCX." The reviewer found many tracks overlapped with a manually curated playlist and called the feature a useful starting point, though not a replacement for human curation.

The feature is distinct from Spotify's existing AI playlist and the ChatGPT integration because of its updating and personalization options, the reviewer noted.

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