Spotify Radio allows you to create a bespoke radio station from an artist, album, or individual song.
The streaming service’s algorithm will populate that radio station with songs it thinks fit the bill.
To get started, go to any artist, album, or song on Spotify.
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Then, tap thethree vertical dotsto kick off the contextual menu.
The position of this will depend on what page you’re on.
After tapping the three vertical dots, scroll down the options until you see a mention of Spotify Radio.
Spotify will instantly create a radio station based on your chosen song, album, or artist.
PressPlayand Spotify will play its way through your new station.
There are, in fact, several reasons to do so.
And that desire to switch off and listen passively may still be there.
An itch that Spotify Radio can scratch.
Spotify Radio is, therefore, a good way of discovering new music.
It has limitations and foibles that meanit isn’t as good as Pandora, for example.
I would like to see Spotify add more tracks that it’s gambling on you liking.
Having said that, Spotify Radio is still a fantastic tool that deserves your attention.
Instead, the music is chosen by an algorithm, and no one will speak in between songs.
Spotify’s AI DJ is a completely separate feature from the radio function.
Once triggered, the AI DJ will select songs for you, providing context by introducing them.
In the future, it would be nice to see Spotify incorporate its AI DJ into the radio function.
But for now, that isn’t the case.
