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Spotify’s AI Playlist feature, which turns text prompts into song collections, is now rolling out to Premium subscribers in the US, Canada, Ireland, and New Zealand.
The new playlist creation ability will first be available on iOS and Android devices. Instead of manually picking songs for a playlist or having Spotify add suggestions based on past listening, the AI Playlist option will let users type in prompts to create a unique collections of songs.
“The most successful playlists are generated with prompts that contain a mix of genres, moods, artists, or decades, so get creative,” the company says. “You can also reference places, animals, activities, movie characters, colors, and even emojis.”
AI Playlist first launched in beta in April in the UK and Australia. It’s still in beta with the latest country expansions and won’t produce results for things like current events or specific brands. Spotify also says there are safeguards in place for prompts that are offensive.
Once available, you can get to the feature by tapping on Library then the plus sign in the top-right corner. Select AI Playlist to get started.
This isn’t Spotify’s first AI experiment. In early 2023, the streaming music service added an AI DJ to inject a sense of personality as it curated songs based on listening history.
Despite Apple Intelligence being a recent marquee announcement from Cupertino, it has yet to announce similar AI features for Apple Music. Its music service only got a few tweaks in iOS 18, such as a personalized section for new music releases and an adjustment to how the queue system works.