Spotify rolled out a new AI-driven conversational assistant, called "Talk to Spotify," on July 14, allowing Premium subscribers aged 18 and older to interact with the app through voice or text commands [1, 2]. The beta feature is available in the United States, Ireland, and Sweden on iOS and Android devices, supporting English language only [1, 3, 4].
Users can talk to the assistant from the Home and Now Playing screens to play music, manage playlists, and explore their listening history. Spotify said users can engage in back-and-forth conversations, shaping music selections incrementally by commands such as "play some artists I haven’t heard before" followed by "add Bad Bunny" or "make it more upbeat" [1, 3, 2, 4].
The assistant also answers questions about song inspirations, album release dates, genres, and related artists or authors for music, podcasts, and audiobooks [1, 3, 2, 4]. Spotify explained the feature is powered by a combination of its own AI models and third-party models selected for their task suitability [1].
"By typing or speaking directly in the app, you can have a back-and-forth conversation to choose what's playing, learn about the music you love, revisit your listening history, and go deeper on podcasts and audiobooks, all without leaving Spotify," the company said [4]. Spotify further described the assistant as part of efforts to make the listening experience more personal and useful, addressing complaints about algorithmic recommendations [3].
Spotify cautioned that the beta chatbot is a work in progress and responses may sometimes be imperfect [1, 3]. The company has not announced a wider rollout or release date beyond the current beta phase.
The launch marks Spotify's continued push into AI integration for its music and audio platform, starting with Premium users in three countries aged 18 and above.
