With the official announcement made on October 9, Spotify announced that it made the long DJ sets from the Portola Music Festival available as videos. Thus, recordings of some of the live stage performances of the event in San Francisco began to reach listeners outside the festival area via video recordings. The company finds this announcement particularly important as it includes long-form DJ sets on its platform for the first time.
The first selection includes electronic music names such as Four Tet, Chloé Caillet, Groove Armada and Max Styler. In addition, recordings by Zara Larsson, Brunello and Fcukers are also at the center of Spotify’s festival videos. The performance performed by Beltron and Ben Sterling is also among the recordings made available through the same center.
On the other hand, Spotify announces that it will present Marlon Hoffstadt and VTSS recordings later, but does not give a date. Therefore, listeners who want to distinguish between existing recordings in the new video center and performances that will be added in the future should watch the announcement.
Portola and Spotify collaboration extends to 2022, with previous events focusing on official playlists and art installations. On the other hand, the 2026 announcement includes long video recordings that allow you to watch the stage performances of the artists after the festival. The company brings together this selection, presented as the official music and video partner of the festival, at its Portola video center.
Spotify users can change their video preferences from account settings
However, the new content does not constitute the same product news as the video control settings that Spotify announced in April. In that update, the company announced options for changing display content preferences for the free service and different paid plans. Therefore, users who want to see Portola recordings can also check the video preferences in their accounts from the relevant settings section of the application.
Spotify recommends using the content and appearance section in the Settings menu to access video options, Canvas is also located here. From here, you can change the preferences for music or podcast videos, and also turn looping Canvas images on or off. Moreover, the company states that the preferences you choose will be applied to different environments you use, including mobile application, desktop, internet browser and television. The company’s same statement includes offering these preference options to Basic accounts as well as Individual, Duo, Family and Student plans.
In addition, the account that manages the Family plan can use the option to turn on or off members’ video content from the subscription settings. However, Spotify does not make any promises to its users that turning off video preferences will eliminate display ads. According to the company’s statement, Canvas-like images in video ads and some audio ads continue to appear despite these preferences.