Spotify is adding new customization options to its Release Radar playlist, allowing users to filter by genre, focus on new artists, and access editors' picks, alongside algorithm improvements and a refreshed design.
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Spotify is giving listeners control to fine-tune what gets surfaced for them in <a href="https://newsroom.spotify.com/2026-07-10/discovery-playlists-release-radar-control-updates/">Release Radar</a> - one of its most popular weekly playlists. The new options allow you to narrow the playlist to a specific genre, focus on artists that are new to you, and more. Listeners can choose from up to five options like "Discover new artists," "Editors' picks," and "Pop." They're rolling out now across mobile and desktop apps and will appear at the top of your Release Radar playlist once they're available.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Spotify also says it's making tweaks to the algorithm to serve up "more personalized recommendations," along with a new look featuring updated cover and …</p>
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# Spotify will let you fine-tune your weekly Release Radar playlist
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It can focus on a specific genre, help you find new artists, and more\.
It can focus on a specific genre, help you find new artists, and more\.
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Spotify is giving listeners control to fine\-tune what gets surfaced for them in[Release Radar](https://newsroom.spotify.com/2026-07-10/discovery-playlists-release-radar-control-updates/)— one of its most popular weekly playlists\. The new options allow you to narrow the playlist to a specific genre, focus on artists that are new to you, and more\. Listeners can choose from up to five options like “Discover new artists,” “Editors’ picks,” and “Pop\.” They’re rolling out now across mobile and desktop apps and will appear at the top of your Release Radar playlist once they’re available\.
Spotify also says it’s making tweaks to the algorithm to serve up “more personalized recommendations,” along with a new look featuring updated cover and header art\.
This is just the latest in a number of recent changes Spotify has made to its flagship playlists and[music discovery](https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/894753/spotify-taste-profile)features\. That includes launching new release recommendations chosen by the[editorial staff](https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/949265/spotifys-first-editor-videos-for-new-music-friday-are-here), which seemed to be a response to a[growing revolt](https://www.theverge.com/report/821614/discover-music-without-algorithms)against our increasingly[algorithmically](https://www.theverge.com/column/815744/music-recommendation-algorithms)governed lives\.
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