Spotify starts testing Instagram-like stories on curated playlists

Spotify is the latest company to introduce an Instagram Stories-like feature. Spotify has been spotted testing stories with popular artists on its streaming service. It’s visible on some curated playlists by Spotify, and on its Android and iOS apps.

If you’re a Spotify user you can check out the feature on the “Christmas Hits” playlist. On the cover art of the playlist featuring Mariah Carey you’ll see a tiny circle with a prompt to “Tap to see the story.” There’s a series of stories featuring artists Ava Max, Kelly Clarkson, Jennifer Lopez, Meghan Trainor and more, talking about their Christmas stories. You can tap on to move to the next story.