You know those moments when you want music to fill the air, but your playlist doesn’t hit the spot? For Spotify Premium Listeners, help is on hand in more countries – including Australia.
The Prompted Playlist from Spotify lets the humans – you – to describe exactly what you want to listen to using your own words. It then generates a playlist that is informed by your listening history and what’s happening in the music world right now.
You are not just asking for music, you are shaping how Spotify goes about discovering it for you. It is a new way to put meaningful control of the algorithm directly in your hands, with your ideas, your logic, and your creativity. It is more of a collaboration, where you set the rules and Spotify works from there.
That might mean fresher trackers and emerging artists only, deeper cuts based on what you already love, specific genres to include or exclude, or playlists shaped around cultural moments. In simple terms – you can design discovery around exactly what you are in the mood for.
Some days you want your music to reflect a specific feeling, memory, or vibe that goes beyond a single artist or genre. This is your own take on Discover Weekly to something entirely new.
In December 2025, Spotify began testing Prompted Playlist with Premium listeners in New Zealand, and music fans have been quick to get creative. Listeners are using prompts to bring back songs tied to specific moments, like late nights during the winter, while filtering out tracks they have overplayed recently. Others are asking for long, lyric-free electronic playlists to power through a workday, or mixing in artists connected to current pop culture moments and viral trends.
Now Aussie, US and Canadian users gets to give this new feature a spin.
The Evolution of Music Discovery: Human Logic Meets AI
Prompted Playlist builds on a simple question: What do you want to hear?
You can start broad and request “mood-boosting indie-pop for getting ready to go out with friends including songs recently featured on hit competition and reality shows that fit my taste, along with songs I love but haven’t played this year.”
Or being with a scenario like “warm acoustic songs for a slow Sunday morning, plus hidden gems and covers from singer-songwriters trending globally right now.”
Once you share what you are looking for, Spotify generates your playlist using real-time information about the world of music, including trends, charts, culture and history. Your entire listening history from when you first joined Spotify is factored in, meaning each playlist reflects not only what you love today, but the full arc of your taste. Discover new artists and revisit the favourites who have shared your listening.
The perks of Prompted Playlist allows you to guide the algorithm in whole new directions. You can also edit your prompt anytime, or start fresh whenever inspiration hits. Whether you choose to set it to refresh daily or weekly, your playlist can always be new, fresh and in sync with you. Every song includes a quick one-liner that tells you exactly why it landed in your playlist.
Stuck for inspirations? Just tap “Ideas” to get started.
Sulinna Ong, Global Head of Editorial says, “We hear from listeners all the time that they love playlists, but making their own can feel daunting.”
“Our editors spend a lot of time thoughtfully curating playlists, and that level of intention can be hard to replicate when you are starting from scratch. Prompted Playlists offers a more intuitive entry point, letting users begin with moods, moments or ideas in their own words, and build something that feels personal.”
Special example prompts will also pop up on your Home screen, created by Spotify’s music editors and culture experts. They have designed a mix of playful prompts that generate personalized playlist ideas you can easily customise.
How to Use Spotify Prompted Playlist: A Step-by-Step Guide
- Open Spotify and tap Create, then select Prompted Playlist
- Describe what you want to hear, whether it is a specific vibe, scenario or cultural moment
- Spotify will generate a playlist from your idea.
- From there you can also set it to refresh daily or weekly.
Sharing and Refining Your Personalised AI Mixes
Share you Prompted Playlist with friends and it will be tuned to their taste so everyone gets their own personalised version. Maybe something like “songs that feel like my early-2000s college years mixed with upbeat tracks from the TV shows, movies and pop culture moments that defined that decade” to boost the energy before the friend group reunites.
The system will continue to improve the listening experience as it learns from listeners and their feedback.
