I listen to Spotify for hours a day. I love it! But I have a dream for what Spotify could become - A platform that doesn't just stream music, but truly brings people together.
MY VISION:
Spotify is already an incredible platform for discovering and enjoying music, but there's a huge opportunity to expand its social capabilities. So many people bond over music, yet we're missing meaningful ways to connect, discover, and share our musical identity with others. Let's bring back the community-building magic of early social platforms like MySpace while keeping everything that makes Spotify great.
Current Features I Love:
Before diving into improvements, I want to acknowledge what Spotify does exceptionally well: the AI DJ feature, mood-based playlists, Jam Sessions (both remote and in-person), collaborative playlists, the ability to follow friends, and event discovery. These features show Spotify understands that music is social - let's take it further!!
Here are the Social Features I am proposing:
Better Friend Discovery
- Phone contact integration to easily find friends already on Spotify
- Optional Facebook and other social media integrations
- Option for location-based discovery for finding music lovers nearby (maybe even music profile compatibility matches..?)
- Make profiles discoverable based on similar music interests
Enhanced Profile Customization
- Customizable backgrounds or at minimum, color schemes
- Profile banners for personalization
- "About Me" section with character limit
- Auto-generated favorite genres display
- Status updates or "vibe" selections
- Rearrangeable playlist order on profiles
- Pinned favorite friends/followers (like Top 8! Instant nostalgia. Lets bring it back!)
Real-Time Engagement
- "Listening to Now" feature showing current activity
- Allow others to listen along in real-time to what you're playing
- Pinned "anthem" or favorite song feature (Tinder uses Spotify to do this! Why can’t we?!)
Group Messaging & Improved Communication
- Group chats for music discussions
- Share songs, playlists, and albums directly in conversations
- React to what friends are listening to
- Coordinate listening parties and Jam Sessions through chat
Community Building
- Discover friends-of-friends through profile connections
- See what mutual connections you share with other users
- Build communities around shared musical taste
THE IMPACT:
These features would transform Spotify from just a music streaming service into a destination. Spotify would be a place where we don't just listen to music, but connect with others over our shared passion. We could make new friends, strengthen existing friendships, and truly celebrate music as the social experience it's meant to be. Music brings people together! Let's give Spotify lovers and users the tools to find their people.
What does everyone think? Would you use these features?
Updated on 2025-10-29
Hey @EmilieSun,
Thanks for bringing your feedback to the Idea Exchange!
We’re closing this idea since it doesn’t meet one of our Idea Exchange guidelines, namely point 3: “One change request per Idea.”
Thanks for understanding.