On Wednesday, Spotify also announced an experiment with an AI-powered DJ that curates music for users. The announcement of the NFT-gated playlists pilot comes just before Spotify is set to hold its Stream On event on March 8. It added that these playlists will be updated throughout the three month testing period. The company also specified that this service is for Spotify Premium users only.

We have no further news to share on future plans at this time,” a Spotify spokesperson said.

Some of those end up paving the path for our broader user experience and others serve only as important learnings. “At Spotify, we routinely conduct a number of tests in an effort to improve our user experience. The company told TechCrunch in a statement that this is one of many tests on the platform. Spotify confirmed this pilot by commenting on Overload and Kingship’s tweets without giving out further details. The fact that iPhone users can’t access the feature is not surprising given that Apple released a bunch of rules restricting the functionalities of NFTs last October.Īs first spotted by Coindesk, apart from Kingship, other communities like Overlord, Fluf, and Kevin Rose’s Moonbirds are also publishing playlists that could be unlocked by their token holders. Make sure your Apps are the latest and greatest. For now, this pilot is only available to Android users in the US, UK, DE, AU and NZ.

So how does it work? Take a look at flow below👇Īll you need is a KINGSHIP Key Card NFT to unlock this playlist on Spotify.

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