![]() ![]() Gautham Sathisan, Marketing: I do not use the private session on Spotify. Like I don’t like “Hotline Bling” because of Drake but because I enjoy the music. I think I do this because these artists aren’t artists I care for necessarily, so I don’t want their music showing up unless it’s a specific song. Maybe “don’t respect” is too strong., it’s more so for songs that I find cringey. I use YouTube music for that, mostly for instrumentals of artists I don’t respect, like “Hotline Bling” or “One Dance” by Drake, or “Slide” by Calvin Harris. Stanley Quiros, Staff Writer: What IS a private session? Omg what, that’s kind of epic. Sometimes that “embarrassing music” is also just really really good, sometimes its exactly what we need, why would I hide that? This means that sometimes my friends make fun of me for listening to old Hannah Montana on a Thursday night or maybe why I’ve played “So This is Love” off the Cinderella soundtrack, or the fact that when it’s literally raining, I’ll listen to rain sounds if I can’t quite hear it enough, but whatever, it’s me so why hide it?Īt worst, someone is like what the hell when they look at their friend activity but sometimes I’ll be listening to come cringe-worthy playlist, and low and behold I look at my friend activity and now two of my friends are listening to the same thing. ![]() I’ve thought about using the private session, but at the end of the day, my music taste is my music taste and I figure if I’m listening to something I should be proud of it no matter how ‘embarrassing’ it’s supposed to be (or at least honest about it!). Kaylie Moropoulous, Marketing: I do not use the private session on Spotify. All my guilty pleasure music stays on public though cause I can pass it off as ironic. I got caught by one of my friends and they roasted me for that so now I’m too embarrassed. Kieran Zimmer, Staff Editor: I definitely have used the Spotify private session, mostly just to listen to my own music haha. This feature allows users to listen to their music in secret I can listen to my lo-fi beats to study and check out Ariana Grande’s new album without the fear that someone might notice and conclude that I am not the cultured music expert that I portray.Īs superficial as that sounds, I know I am not the only one that feels the need to curate their music profiles and hide what will be viewed as “bad” or “mainstream.” To make sure I am not alone in this, I turned to my fellow members at The B-side and asked them if they use the private session feature, what music they turn it on for, and why they think they might do this. This is when the private session comes in. I love discovering new music from friends by seeing what they are listening to on a Saturday afternoon, but I am constantly aware that people have access to what I might be listening to at all times. Personally, this is both one of my favorite and least favorite features of Spotify. What this means is that there is now one more place where we are being screened. For some, they feel they could learn more about you from your ‘chill playlist’ than from anything else. ![]() More recently though, Spotify has become the social platform of choice for music nerds to search for red flags based on other’s musical tastes. How one captions their photos, their sense of style, and who they associate with come together to inform your decision on whether or not to ask them out on that second date or if you can see them being your good friend. It is no secret that social media platforms are used as a way to socially vet potential new friends or romantic partners they’re a tool to test compatibility. ![]()
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