Leaked screenshots reveal a new Spotify feature that lets users explore songs through their writers, producers, and collaborators not just sound or genre.
Spotify might soon give listeners a whole new way to discover music.. not just by what it sounds like, but by who made it.
A new in-app feature called SongDNA was recently uncovered by reverse engineer Jane Manchun Wong, who found it hidden in Spotify’s code. According to her screenshots, SongDNA displays the full creative network behind each track. From songwriters and producers to vocalists, engineers, and lyricists in an interactive, visual format.
Instead of simply listing credits, the feature appears to let you tap through them exploring how artists, collaborators, and producers are connected across different projects. Think of it like LinkedIn, but for music discovery.
Wong demonstrated this using Rei Ami from the KPop Demon Hunters cast, showing how her vocal work links to other songs outside the movie soundtrack.
If released publicly, SongDNA could rival TIDAL’s interactive credits, giving Spotify users a deeper, more human way to navigate music discovery. It might also become a valuable tool for producers, songwriters, and engineers looking for collaborators or just curious fans who want to know who’s really shaping the music they love.
Spotify is working on SongDNA, a new way for discovering the artists and crew behind each song pic.twitter.com/lweCwI9Ijp
— Jane Manchun Wong (@wongmjane) October 11, 2025
After Wong shared the screenshots, Spotify quietly removed references to the feature from its app code. Still, technologist Chris Messina later confirmed SongDNA’s existence and found code suggesting it visualizes the “network” of contributors behind songs.
Some speculated this could be Spotify’s answer to Pandora’s Music Genome Project, but the difference is key: SongDNA focuses on people, not sonic traits. It’s about giving visibility and discovery power to the creators who often stay behind the curtain.
Spotify hasn’t commented yet, but if this feature rolls out, it could redefine how fans explore music and how creators get credit.
For some music lovers, we are always enthused and interested to see the brains behind some of our favorite tracks. This could be a potentially very exciting feature that is hopefully released in the near future. We are pleased with the direction that the industry is headed when shifting the spotlight to writers as well when they have not been as prominent in the past when being highlighted on streaming platforms.
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