Peloton is now creating multiple versions of some of the same classes, using different music playlists depending on where the class is being taken and which membership tier a member has.
The change applies both to some older classes Peloton is going back and modifying and to new classes that are being released with multiple versions from the start.
For older workouts, Peloton has published an article explaining what is happening. The company says it has “refreshed the music playlists for a subset of existing classes,” creating newly updated versions for Peloton App One members.
The original versions do not disappear. Instead, Peloton says those classes keep their original playlists but are now exclusive to App+ and All-Access members.
Everything else about the workout stays the same. According to Peloton:
“The instructor, workout plan, class title, and original publish date remain exactly the same. Only the music playlist has been updated.”
That means there can effectively be two copies of the same Peloton workout in the library, with the same instructor, movements, class length, title, and date, but different class IDs and different music.
There is also a side effect for App One members who previously took one of the original workouts.
If they open the class directly from their Workout History, Peloton says the app links back to the original version. Because that version is now reserved for App+ and All-Access members, an App One member can receive a prompt asking them to upgrade.
Peloton stresses that an upgrade is not actually required to repeat the workout. Instead, App One members need to leave their history, go to the On-Demand Library or Search, and find the alternate version using the original class title and publish date.
Peloton is not only doing this retroactively. Some new classes are being created with separate versions from the beginning.
One example is Ben Alldis’ 10 min Core Strength class from July 19, 2026.
The App+ and All-Access version has the following playlist:
- Beautiful People – David Guetta, Sia
- Blessings (Max Styler Remix) – Calvin Harris, Clementine Douglas
- Opalite (Chris Lake Remix) – Taylor Swift, Chris Lake
- The Treadmill – Sam Fender
There is a separate App One version of the same class, with the same instructor, class length, date, and workout, but a completely different playlist:
- Running Wild – dvine
- Nothing’s New – Basixx
- NIKI – Ooyy
- Calling – Bonsaye
The App+/All-Access version playlist has mainstream popular recording artists on the list like Taylor Swift, David Guetta, Calvin Harris, Sia, and more. The App One version uses an entirely different playlist with less recognizable artists than the App+/All-Access version.
Peloton has not said why the playlists are different, but a big reason is probably due to music licensing costs. All four songs in the alternate version come from Epidemic Sound, a production music library that owns the rights to its catalog and offers customized enterprise licensing for streaming and virtual fitness uses.
Using mainstream commercial recordings (Taylor Swift, Calvin Harris, etc) requires Peloton to license rights from record labels, music publishers, performing rights organizations, and other rights holders. Peloton has previously disclosed that music royalties are a variable cost and that some of its licensing agreements include minimum payment guarantees. The Epidemic Sound playlist therefore gives Peloton a potentially less complex and less expensive way to soundtrack the same workout for lower-priced memberships and outside distribution like Spotify.
The alternate versions are also showing up outside Peloton’s own membership tiers.
As part of Peloton’s partnership with Spotify, more than 1,400 Peloton classes became available to Spotify Premium subscribers earlier this year. The partnership includes Strength, Pilates, Barre, Yoga, Stretching, Meditation, Floor Cardio, and Outdoor classes.
Some of the classes distributed through Spotify are using the same alternate-playlist versions that are being given to App One members.
That gives Peloton a way to use the same recorded workout across several products while changing the music used in each version.
For members, the result is that what looks like the same Peloton class can now have different music depending on membership tier or where the class is being watched. Two members can select what appears to be the same class – same instructor, date, title, length, and workout – and hear different music depending on their membership or where they are watching it.
App One members who see a prompt about needing to upgrade their app to take a class they have previously taken will now have to go into the on-demand library to search & find the alternative class. Peloton could eventually streamline this behavior by automatically directing App One members to the alternate version from their workout history.
Peloton says App One members continue to receive the same amount and variety of content as they had before, with the difference limited to the music used in these select workouts.
Have you come across two versions of the same Peloton class with different playlists yet?
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Can we get a version without music? I know you can click “more instructor”, but that just turns the volume down slightly on the music. I just want to listen to my own music.
I’d also love some “no chit chat, instructions only” classes for when I want to run and listen to my audiobooks.