Spotify has introduced a brand-new feature called “Listening Stats”, giving users a weekly snapshot of their most-played songs and artists. Essentially, it’s a mini version of the popular year-end “Wrapped,” except this one shows up every week. The feature offers a rolling summary of users’ listening habits, creating a more frequent and perhaps a little more exposing way to reflect on your music taste.While Spotify likely intended this as a fun, shareable update, the internet’s reaction was anything but uniform. Some people were excited to keep tabs on their evolving playlists, while others weren’t thrilled about being reminded of their questionable music choices so often. Spotify’s ‘Listening Stats’ feature explainedAccording to Spotify, the new feature compiles data from the past seven days and presents listeners with their top artists, songs, and a personalized highlight like a new artist discovery or a record number of streams. It’s available to both free and Premium users and can be shared easily on social media.For casual listeners, this might be a small but fun update. But for die-hard Spotify fans, it represents a big shift from the annual “Wrapped” tradition that used to feel like a special December surprise. One user joked that this new version means, “Now I can get exposed every week instead of once a year.”That comment summed up what many felt that the charm of “Wrapped” came from its once-a-year nostalgia. Turning it into a weekly ritual may take away some of that excitement. As one user bluntly put it: “Can we not do this weekly.” Others, however, saw humor in it, embracing the chaos of constant self-reflection. A different user teased, “Oh, it’s about to get embarrassing for me 😔.”The reactions kept rolling in, painting a picture of mixed emotions. Some saw the feature as Spotify’s attempt to compete more closely with Apple Music and third-party stat apps. One tweet humorously noted, “They wanna be Apple Music so bad.” Meanwhile, others mentioned how this could spell trouble for smaller apps that already offered weekly breakdowns with one witty post reading, “stats fm bankruptcy is calling…”Despite the jokes, there’s a clear reason why the update went viral. Music is deeply personal, and Wrapped had always been a safe space for users to celebrate their taste without judgment. Now, doing that weekly feels more transparent maybe too transparent.In the end, Spotify’s Listening Stats is another step toward personalization and engagement. For those who love tracking trends and sharing playlists, it’s a dream feature. But for users who’d rather keep their late-night sad songs or workout anthems under wraps, it might feel like oversharing.Whether you love it or dread it, there’s no denying one thing our music habits are about to get a lot more visible. And as one user joked, we might all soon be saying, “Can we not do this weekly?”