Staying on top of the latest music from your favorite/band artist might sound tricky, but thanks to discover what your friends are listening to.

Another way Spotify helps out here is with its pre-save feature for songs/albums. When pre-saved, the new music is added to your library the moment it's released. If an artist has enabled a pre-save campaign for music, you can visit the artist's website, select the pre-save button, and save that album to your Spotify library. When it's released, you'll get a heads-up that it's ready to listen to — and have it already saved in your library for easy listening.

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How To Pre-Save Albums To Your Spotify Library

Liked songs on the Spotify app

That all sounds great! But how do Spotify pre-saves work? The first thing you need to do is go to the artist's website for their music. If they've opened pre-saves for their music, you should see a button that says 'Pre-Save' with a Spotify logo next to it. Click/tap that Pre-Save button. If you aren't logged into your Spotify already, you'll be asked to enter your Spotify name/ and authorize access to the artist's website.

Once logged in, follow the instructions on your screen, tap the 'Complete' button, and the music is pre-saved to your Spotify . Depending on how the artist has set up their website, you may even be able to choose a specific playlist that you want the music added to when it's released.

that pre-saving music on Spotify doesn't let you listen to it right away. You still need to wait for the music to be released before you can stream it. Pre-saving simply adds it to your library, so you don't have to search for the new music when it is released. Given how crowded and messy Spotify can be at times, any helping hand in that regard is appreciated.

Pre-Save Albums On The Spotify App

Spotify Countown Page for Ed Sheeran displaying pre-save option
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While pre-saving albums has so far only been available on artists' websites, pre-order new merch, view video clips shared by the artist, and see a countdown timer for the release.

Once a pre-saves an album on Countdown Pages, they'll get a push notification in the Spotify app when the album is released. The album will automatically be added to the 's library so that they can start listening right away. In addition, Spotify will automatically notify top fans of an release so that they can pre-save new albums. Spotify's Countdown Pages will be displayed on an artist's profile page under the ' Release' section.

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