Spotify launches Talk to Spotify AI assistant for Premium

Spotify has launched a new conversational AI feature for its Premium subscribers, allowing users to control the app and ask questions through text or voice commands. The company announced the beta rollout of "Talk to Spotify" on July 14, 2026, making it available gradually to users aged 18 and older in the United States, Ireland, and Sweden.

The feature is integrated directly into the Home and Now Playing screens of Spotify's iOS and Android apps. It enables a back-and-forth dialogue where users can make playback requests, refine their selections, and manage their library without navigating traditional menus. For example, a listener can start by asking the app to "play some artists I haven't heard before" and then follow up with commands to add a specific artist, narrow the results to recent releases, or make the music more upbeat. The assistant can also execute tasks like saving a song, adding a track to the queue, or following an artist through voice or text prompts.

Beyond playback control, the AI tool taps into Spotify's catalog and a user's personal listening history to answer questions. Listeners can inquire about album release dates, the inspiration behind a song, or find...