Spotify already heavily relies on artificial intelligence to power features such as custom music remixes and personalized podcasts. However, the streaming giant is now letting Premium subscribers fully control the app with voice or text – enabling them to build playlists, pull up song details, or access their history.
The new “Talk to Spotify” AI assistant is currently a beta feature restricted exclusively to paid English-speaking users. It can be easily accessed and activated through the Home and Now Playing sections of the mobile application.
“You can have a conversation with the assistant using voice or text to choose what to listen to, find out more information about your favorite music, return to your listening history, and dive deeper into podcasts and audiobooks,” the company notes in its blog.
In practice, when opening the app, users do not need to perform manual actions – they can simply command the AI using their voice to play a specific artist, launch new releases, or select “more energetic” tunes. While a song plays, the assistant can also save the track, queue it up, or subscribe to the creator.
Listeners can uncover extra details about their favorite tracks directly within the Now Playing section by asking about album release dates, genres, or what inspired the author. The same queries work for podcasts and audiobooks, though Spotify has not explained how it will prevent AI hallucinations or if it will provide source links like other modern chatbots.
A particularly intriguing feature is the assistant’s ability to analyze a user’s personal listening preferences. Listeners can ask questions like “When did I first listen to this song?” or “What genres did I enjoy recently?” – essentially offering an interactive, daily version of Spotify Wrapped.
To start using “Talk to Spotify”, subscribers simply tap the microphone button in the search bar and speak or type their command. The tool is rolling out gradually to Premium users aged 18 and older, initially launching on iOS and Android devices across the United States, Ireland, and Sweden.
