Spotify acquired WhoSampled, the music-discovery service known for mapping samples, remixes, and covers. The deal was announced in November 2025. WhoSampled’s founder said the service would continue as a standalone platform and brand, while Spotify has since introduced SongDNA, an interactive feature in Spotify’s Now Playing view powered by WhoSampled’s data.
What Spotify’s WhoSampled acquisition means
WhoSampled focuses on connections between recordings: which tracks sample, remix, or cover other music. Spotify is bringing that kind of discovery into its listening experience through SongDNA, letting listeners explore relationships around a track rather than stopping at the track itself.
The available announcements establish the acquisition and its broad product rationale, but do not disclose the purchase price, transaction structure, or detailed financial terms. No deal value has been announced in the cited sources.
What is Spotify SongDNA?
Spotify announced SongDNA in beta on March 24, 2026. It appears in the Now Playing view and lets listeners explore a song’s writers, producers, collaborators, samples, interpolations, and covers, then follow connections to other creators and tracks. Spotify describes the feature as a way to make a song’s creative lineage easier to explore.
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Spotify says the connections draw on information from artists and their teams as well as community-sourced material. In its April 20, 2026 announcement, Spotify identified WhoSampled as the source powering SongDNA and said WhoSampled is now part of Spotify.
SongDNA’s beta was described as rolling out to Premium users. The announcements do not establish that it is available for every track, account, territory, or device, so availability may vary.
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WhoSampled and SongDNA: how they relate
| Aspect | WhoSampled | SongDNA |
|---|---|---|
| Where it appears | WhoSampled’s standalone platform and brand, which its founder said would continue after the acquisition. | Spotify’s Now Playing view. |
| Connections surfaced | Samples, remixes, and cover versions. | Contributors, samples, interpolations, and covers, with links onward to related creators and tracks. |
| Data inputs | Community-sourced material, as described by Spotify in relation to SongDNA’s connections. | Information from artists and their teams alongside community-sourced material. |
This describes the roles the announcements establish; they do not provide a basis for comparing the accuracy or completeness of the two experiences.
Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.Why Spotify is adding music relationships
Credits and musical influences can lead listeners to music they might not otherwise find. A sample can point back to an older recording; a cover can reveal how another artist reinterpreted a song; and writer or producer credits can connect tracks across an artist’s catalog. SongDNA makes those relationships explorable from the listening screen.
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Spotify’s March 24, 2026 announcement quoted Jacqueline Ankner, its Head of Songwriter & Publisher Partnerships: “SongDNA is designed to make a song’s creative lineage more transparent so fans can easily explore the people and influences behind the music they love.”
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What the announcements do—and do not—establish
- Spotify acquired WhoSampled, which announced the news in November 2025.
- WhoSampled is a music-discovery service centered on samples, remixes, and covers; its described audience includes DJs and producers.
- WhoSampled’s founder said the platform and brand would continue as standalone offerings, while Spotify’s later announcement describes WhoSampled as part of Spotify.
- SongDNA is a Spotify feature powered by WhoSampled and was described as rolling out in beta to Premium users.
- The cited announcements disclose neither an acquisition price nor detailed deal terms.
- They do not promise SongDNA coverage for every song or guarantee that all credits and relationships are complete.
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