A new function combines your mum’s Zumba hits with your Megan Thee Stallion obsession, potentially creating chaos at home

Modern Toss on Spotify’s family mix

Good news – or bad news, depending on your familial relationships: Spotify Family Mix is finally here in the UK. Trialled in the US and Ireland earlier this year, the new feature was quietly rolled out in the UK three weeks ago and is set to either gently improve or completely ruin your life.

I share my Spotify family account with my entire extended family: my dad (Motown fan, thinks the only good music after 1979 is made by Adele); my sister (embarrassing ska-punk only); my brother (whimsical folk); my boyfriend (metal or Kelly Clarkson, nothing in between); and brother-in-law (claims not to like music, not sure why he has an account). It is fair to say that we have very different musical tastes. So when the Family Mix – where Spotify jumbles together a selection of everyone in the family’s most-played tracks – appeared on our phones last month, the result was absolute chaos.

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