I never would have guessed that downloading Spotify many moons ago would have changed my life for the better. While this may seem dramatic, the power of music and connection cannot be denied. At its most basic function, Spotify serves as a platform to stream music and podcasts. Beyond providing a space to find music, Spotify curates a unique listening experience tailored to its users. One of its newest features is the daylist, a playlist that changes throughout the day based on one’s listening habits. On the surface, it seems like a simple addition, yet it’s become so much more.
To find your daylist, simply open the Spotify app and go to the search tab. From there, see the category labeled “Made For You.” Within that tab, you can find your very own playlist. You can also simply search “daylist” and it will appear.
Under a glowing background of ambient colors and a hyper-specific title, you can find over thirty songs that fit into the genres you enjoy. What makes the daylist so appealing is the niche playlist titles that describe the mood and genre of the songs within. These titles can be sweet, funny, or scarily accurate. Some of my personal daylist favorites have been “mountain music poetry Thursday morning,” “autumn winter early morning,” and even “sensational rizz Monday night.” Frankly, these are the milder names that I have seen. There are even some as specific as “beach goth surf punk Wednesday evening.”
Having a daylist takes the pressure off of finding a song or playlist for the day. As an avid Spotify user, I have a playlist for almost everything. However, it can become repetitive to listen to the same songs or playlists that I always do. The daylist feature offers me a mix of music that I know with some new recommendations as well. Checking my daylist has turned into a daily ritual and a way to laugh at my questionable music taste. Sometimes, it even calls me out when I’ve been listening to one too many sad songs (if that’s even possible).
Recently, there’s been a boom in the popularity of the Spotify daylist through other social media platforms. Instagram’s “Add Yours” feature allows users to interact with one another by sharing stories with the same prompt or template. Some of these prompts include photo dumps, throwbacks, or monthly recaps. The newest daylist template says, “Don’t tell me your astrology sign; I want you to go into Spotify, search for your daylist, and post the title it gave you.” Many people have jumped at the chance to share their music preferences and creative titles. Since the new “Add Yours” template for the daylist was created, Spotify has reported a 20,000% increase in searches for the daylist in this past week alone.
Perhaps one’s daylist has become the new astrology sign. Regardless, this feature has allowed people to connect over their love of music. No matter if your preference is slow R&B, high-energy pop, or laid-back country, you have a chance to share a part of who you are through your music. In a time when it can be easy to feel disconnected from others, the rise of the daylist has given people a chance to reconnect. Through music, we can find common ground with others around us or perhaps discover something new! So, what’s your daylist today?
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