Music streaming platform Spotify has introduced a new feature called ‘Upcoming Releases’, which provides users with personalized album information. This function helps users to quickly check upcoming albums, save the albums they want in advance, and receive notifications on the release date.
Users can access this function through the ‘Browse All’ menu under the ‘Search’ tab in the Spotify app. By analyzing a user’s music listening history, Spotify automatically recommends new releases from artists the user may be interested in.
Before an album is officially released, users can preview the track list and set the album to be automatically added to their music library upon release by pressing the ‘Pre-save’ button. Additionally, users can receive push notifications on the album’s release date, ensuring they don’t miss out on new music.
Through this feature, Spotify also provides a ‘Countdown Page’ on the artist’s profile, displaying the time remaining until the album release along with preview tracks, video clips, and related merchandise information.
In addition, Spotify selects and announces the top 10 albums with the most pre-saves worldwide each week in a ‘Countdown Chart,’ which is released on Spotify’s official social media channels such as Instagram, TikTok, and X (formerly Twitter) every Wednesday.
This feature not only helps users discover new music they might enjoy but also serves as an effective promotional channel for artists to market their new releases. Recently, Spotify has significantly improved app functionalities like editing the music queue and arranging playlists to enhance the personalized listening experience.