Spotify Launches AI Prompted Playlists in US, Canada

Spotify has launched its AI-powered Prompted Playlists feature for Premium subscribers in the United States and Canada, expanding a beta tool that allows users to generate personalized music collections through natural language descriptions.

The rollout, which began this week and will reach all eligible users by the end of the month, follows an initial test phase in New Zealand last month. Prompted Playlists builds on Spotify's earlier AI playlist capabilities introduced in April 2024, but offers greater flexibility by accepting detailed, conversational prompts about moods, scenarios, genres, or even non-musical inspirations like weather or television shows. Users can access the feature via the Create menu in the Spotify app, where they describe their desired playlist, such as "mood-boosting indie pop for getting ready with friends, including recent tracks from reality shows that match my taste." The AI then curates a selection of up to 90 minutes of music, drawing from the user's complete listening history since joining the platform, alongside real-time data on global trends, charts, culture, and music history.

Each generated playlist includes short AI-written notes explaining...