Spotify launches About the Song, a beta feature in Now Playing that adds swipeable story cards to provide meaning, behind-the-scenes context, and artist insights for tracks.

The feature is in beta for Premium users on iOS and Android, available in English in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, and Australia.

Premium listeners can access it by playing a supported track, opening the About the Song box, and swiping left or right to view more facts.

About the Song draws on publicly available information from interviews and reviews and presents it as informational rather than definitive interpretation, highlighting themes and artist context.

TechCrunch reporter Aisha Malik is credited for the report and her contact details are provided.

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Critics warn that AI-generated interpretations can oversimplify artistic meaning and risk inaccuracies, particularly for lesser-known tracks, with limited disclosed editorial oversight by Spotify.

Card summaries can be rated with thumbs up or down by users, and stories are summarized from third-party sources.

Not every song has a deep story; some cards offer album trivia or AI lyric summaries rather than in-depth narratives.

Spotify has also updated lyrics with worldwide translations, offline viewing, and lyrics appearing beneath album artwork or accompanying video.

Illustrative examples include Metallica’s Master of Puppets, a surge in popularity from Stranger Things, and notes on album art, with other tracks like NoFX’s The Decline and Ice Nine Kills’ Thank God It’s Friday also cited.

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