Spotify’s AI DJ now takes requests

Premium subscribers tin clasp down connected the AI DJ fastener astatine the bottom-right of the diagnostic to springiness it dependable commands.

Spotify is giving users much power implicit which songs are spat retired by its AI DJ feature. Starting today, Spotify Premium subscribers tin present usage English dependable commands to personalize what euphony they privation DJ to play alternatively of relying connected the ever-changing playlist that it curates based connected their listening habits.

Users tin entree these caller capabilities by pressing and holding the ‘DJ’ fastener located successful the bottommost close country when utilizing the AI DJ diagnostic and listening for a beep. Users tin past verbally archer the DJ bot what they privation to hear, specified arsenic “play maine immoderate physics beats for a midday run,” oregon “surprise maine with immoderate indie tracks I’ve ne'er heard before.” 

Prior to the update, this fastener would conscionable randomly power up immoderate opus you were presently listening to and didn’t let users to power what would beryllium played next. Now, Spotify says that users tin nonstop it to play circumstantial artists, genres, and moods. It besides borrows immoderate of the quirkier vibe-based euphony recommendations from the AI Playlist gathering diagnostic that Spotify launched successful beta past year, which creates a tracklist based connected substance prompts. For example, users tin inquire the AI DJ to “play maine immoderate euphony to soundtrack my beingness arsenic a movie.”

This caller dependable bid update is presently the lone means for users to person immoderate power implicit what tracks the AI DJ volition play, however, which is simply a spot awkward if you’re utilizing the diagnostic successful an situation wherever you can’t beryllium chatty.