Who Has the Aux?

Now that streaming apps have everyone thinking they can grab the aux cord (Spoiler Alert: they can’t), it’s time for an intervention. Whether you’re an Apple Music or a Spotify gal, we have you covered on the an art of curating killer playlists.

By: Sarah Waddington

SPOTIFY

Collab Playlists

Collaborating with friends to make awesome playlists can be a really fun time. If you love a friend’s music taste, let them know and you can right-click on any one of your playlists and select “collaborative playlist.” The two of you can then work together to add some new jams!

Spotibot.com

Use the playlist generator from Spotibot.com by adding a few artists or songs you like under the “More Options” tab in the search bar. After selecting the number of songs you want, it will generate a playlist based on what you added. We recommend using a desktop so you can drag and drop the playlist into your account.

Discover Weekly

The Discover Weekly playlist selects 30 new songs each week based on an algorithm of what you and people with similar music tastes listen to. It gets better the more frequently you use it! Unfortunately, the playlist disappears after each week. But, there’s an IFTTT applet (basically a partner for all your fave apps) that you can download on the App Store to automatically archive them for you so you don’t lose them.

Song Suggestions

After every playlist on Spotify, there is a suggested section of other songs to add so that you don’t even need to hit the search bar to find like songs...they do that work for you!

APPLE MUSIC

Create a Station

Have a song you bop to all the time? Press “Create Station” in the pop-up menu where the song is playing, and similar songs will queue up. By skipping a song, the station gets a feel for what you do and don’t like, so be sure to skip songs in order to get a more tailored playlist.

Share Playlists

If you and your friends have iPhones and they’re playing a playlist you vibe with, you’re in luck! They can easily text it to you by selecting “share playlist” in the top left corner of the list of songs.

Discover Artists

Can’t get enough of Ariana? Did The 1975’s new album drop shake you to your core? If you have an artist you absolutely love, scroll down on their page to see a selection of other related artists that might just open your eyes to your new fave artist.

TIPS & TRICKS

1. Download Shazam ASAP! If you’re in public and hear a song you like but don’t know, the app will listen and tell you the name and artist. No more hassle in searching lyrics on Google.

2. If you search a song on YouTube, along the sidebar will be a bunch of songs playing next that are similar. This makes for an amazing start to a playlist, plus you know the songs will really flow well together.

3. Only hitting up SoundCloud for Big Bootie Mix and throwback Chance the Rapper? Be sure to check out their “First on Sound- Cloud” playlist to listen to all the artists people will be talking about in the months to come.