Key facts
- Spotify introduced a toggle to exclude kids' and family music from user taste profiles.
- The feature aims to prevent children's listening habits from affecting personalized recommendations and the Wrapped year-end review.
- The change will exclude music genres like Kidz Bop, Disney tunes, K-Pop, and children's movie soundtracks.
- The toggle will be available globally on mobile devices for both Free and Premium users.
- The exclusion applies retroactively to previously streamed music.
- Previously, users had to manually exclude specific tracks or playlists.
Spotify has launched a new feature that allows parents to exclude music their children listen to from their own taste profile and recommendations. The company announced on Tuesday that the new toggle will prevent children's music, such as Kidz Bop or Disney tunes, from influencing personalized playlists like Discover Weekly and Daily Mix, as well as the popular year-end Wrapped review. This change addresses a long-standing complaint from users whose accounts are often used for family listening, particularly on shared devices like smart speakers and in cars.
The feature is rolling out globally to mobile devices for both Free and Premium Spotify users. Once enabled, the toggle will automatically exclude music designed for children, including nursery rhymes and theme songs from family TV shows, from affecting the account owner's taste profile. The exclusion also applies retroactively, meaning previously streamed children's music will not impact the user's Wrapped top songs or artists. Prior to this update, users could only manually exclude specific tracks or playlists, a process described as tedious.