Spotify’s About the Song provides context and trivia about your favorite tracks

Spotify is launched About the song In beta today, which provides context and facts about the song you’re listening to. Premium users can scroll down to the new About Song section for information while viewing Now Playing. At launch, it’s only available for a limited number of tracks, but there are plans to expand it.

Bits of trivia and background information about the songs are presented in the form of short, scrollable cards containing information gathered from “external sources.” The text is generated using machine learning, but Spotify at least cites its sources in its About Song cards. The company declined to specify whether the feature will eventually be available to free users or when it might leave the beta version.

“About the Song” is Spotify’s latest attempt at creating Added value Features About basic music streaming. The presentation began extensively Song credits and SongDNA late last year, which provides listeners with more information about the creators behind their favorite songs and reveals the connections between them. It also bought the company WhoSampled in November of 2025, giving her access to a massive database of credit models that she can use as part of SongDNA and About the Song.