About

The story of Spotify

Watch our R&D Chief, Gustav Söderström, speak about the history of Spotify at MIT. Introduction by MIT Professor of the Practice, Eran Egozy, Co-Founder and Chief Scientist, Harmonix. Hosted by MIT SHASS and CSAIL.

Research Areas

Turning in-depth audio knowledge into rewarding audio experiences

Casual InterferenceCasual Interference
Casual Interference
Artificial inteligenceArtificial inteligence
Artificial inteligence
Algorithmic ResponsibilityAlgorithmic Responsibility
Algorithmic Responsibility
Search & RecommendationsSearch & Recommendations
Search & Recommendations
Audio and visual InteligenceAudio and visual Inteligence
Audio and visual Inteligence
Speech and natural language processingSpeech and natural language processing
Speech and natural language processing
User ModelingUser Modeling
User Modeling
EvaluationEvaluation
Evaluation
EconomicsEconomics
Economics

We use a broad range of AI methods to understand listeners, creators, the content in the Spotify catalog, and the streaming business. Research areas include matching content and listeners, extracting signals from the audio catalog using natural language understanding and multimedia information retrieval methods, and AI-assisted music creation tools. Our goal at Spotify Research is to create unique and rewarding experiences for listeners and creators