Spotify turns playback into a continuing AI conversation — the beta is limited to Premium adults in three countries
TL;DR
Talk to Spotify puts playback and listening history in AI chat, initially for Premium adults in three countries.
Spotify has put search, playback controls, and personal listening history into one AI conversation for the first time. Talk to Spotify began rolling out on July 14. Users can type or speak from Home and Now Playing to request songs, manage the queue, save tracks, follow artists, and refine results in a follow-up.
The feature references playlists, favorite artists, repeat listens, and listening history. Users can ask when they first heard a song or what genres they played recently. During podcasts and audiobooks, they can ask about guests and authors. The interface resembles ChatGPT or Google Gemini, but responses connect to Spotify playback.
The beta is only for Premium users aged 18 or older in the United States, Ireland, and Sweden, in English on iOS and Android. Free accounts, desktop clients, and other countries are outside the first rollout. Spotify said beta responses will not always be correct.
Spotify told TechCrunch that it uses a task-dependent mix of its own AI and models from multiple providers. It named no providers, model versions, or expansion date. The July 14 announcement lists three countries, two mobile platforms, and one language.
via The Verge / Spotify / TechCrunch
The feature references playlists, favorite artists, repeat listens, and listening history. Users can ask when they first heard a song or what genres they played recently. During podcasts and audiobooks, they can ask about guests and authors. The interface resembles ChatGPT or Google Gemini, but responses connect to Spotify playback.
The beta is only for Premium users aged 18 or older in the United States, Ireland, and Sweden, in English on iOS and Android. Free accounts, desktop clients, and other countries are outside the first rollout. Spotify said beta responses will not always be correct.
Spotify told TechCrunch that it uses a task-dependent mix of its own AI and models from multiple providers. It named no providers, model versions, or expansion date. The July 14 announcement lists three countries, two mobile platforms, and one language.
via The Verge / Spotify / TechCrunch
