Spotify is rolling out a new way for listeners to interact with its app, and the change is built around conversation. The company has introduced Talk to Spotify, a chatbot that can respond to prompts about music, audiobooks, and podcasts without forcing users to leave the platform.
The feature is currently available to Premium subscribers and appears inside the mobile app’s Home and Now Playing pages. That placement matters because it puts the chatbot exactly where many users already spend most of their listening time.
Text and voice prompts are both supported
Spotify says users can type requests into a text box or speak to the chatbot using a microphone button. The goal is to make selection and search feel more natural, especially when a listener wants to act quickly while music is already playing.
That approach also gives Talk to Spotify a broader role than a simple search tool. It is designed to help with recommendations, playback control, and questions about content, all within the same interface.
| Feature | What It Does | Availability |
|---|---|---|
| Talk to Spotify | AI chatbot for music, audiobooks, and podcasts | Premium, mobile |
| Text input | Type prompts in the text field | Available |
| Voice input | Use the microphone button to speak | Available |
More than song requests
The chatbot can handle a range of music-related requests, including choosing songs to play, looking up information about favorite artists, reviewing listening history, and exploring podcasts or audiobooks. Spotify also gave examples that show how the chatbot can react to more specific context rather than just broad search terms.
One example includes asking the chatbot to play an artist the user has never heard before, then adding a detail such as “add a Bad Bunny song,” or requesting a more energetic mood for the playlist. Spotify’s examples suggest the feature is meant to adapt to both taste and situation.
While a song is playing, users can also ask Spotify to save the track, add it to the queue, or follow the artist. In its announcement, Spotify said the new experience can make the platform feel more personal for each listener, according to inet.detik.com, which cited Engadget.
It can answer questions about what is playing
Talk to Spotify is not limited to selecting what comes next. It can also provide quick context about the music, audiobook, or podcast that is already playing, which gives it a second function as an information layer inside the app.
Listeners can ask when a song was released, search for another book by the same author, or check whether a podcast guest has appeared on another show. That makes the chatbot useful not only for discovery, but also for background details that normally take extra steps to find.
Beta access is limited for now
Spotify is currently introducing Talk to Spotify in beta for Premium users in the United States, Ireland, and Sweden. The feature is available on Android and iPhone for users aged 18 and older.
At the moment, Talk to Spotify only supports English. Spotify also noted that the feature is still being developed, so responses may not always be perfect yet.
The rollout shows how Spotify is pushing further into AI-assisted listening while keeping the experience inside its own app. For Premium users in supported markets, the chatbot turns music discovery and playback into a more conversational process.
