Spotify relaunches free tier with on-demand playlists

Advertisements remain in place, but they’re not involved if you stick with Spotify’s playlists. The service now curates a little more than a dozen playlists based on your preferences. Don’t like a song? You can skip it. But the flexibility doesn’t stop there. As long as you’re on one of the fifteen Spotify-curated playlists, you can skip as much as you’d like.

The on-demand playlists range from RapCaviar to Viva Latino to Alternative RB. Also, Spotify has playlists like Discover Weekly, Daily Mix, and Release Radar to send fresh tunes into your ears.

Keep in mind that these playlists are built individually. They’re curated by Spotify for you. When setting up your account, Spotify will have you briefly choose the artists you love. Then the magic happens and the experience is made for your style and mood.

Spotify shows the standard buttons for liking and hiding specific songs or artists, too. Anything you like will go the Favorites playlist, and other songs might appear less frequently. The more recommendations, the more you’ll hear preferred songs or artists.

The company also highlighted Data Saver. Music streaming can eat up a data plan, which is why Spotify sees so many international users stream over Wi-Fi instead of LTE/3G. To combat that, Spotify created a toggle that reduces the amount of data consumed while streaming. Sound quality may be reduced, but you won’t have to worry about burning through your data plan.

Article source: https://www.technobuffalo.com/2018/04/24/spotify-free-on-demand-playlists-unlimited-skips/