Spotify's AI DJ is one of the company's earlier attempts to use artificial intelligence technology to help users connect with their favorite music, and it is now undergoing an upgrade. On Tuesday, this streaming service announced that users can now customize DJ more freely, just like using a AI assistant: they can choose between different voices and personalities. Users who like this feature but don't want to hear too much background noise can also opt for a version with fewer comments between songs.

Since the initial launch of AI DJ in 2023, Spotify has been utilizing AI to enhance the user experience in various aspects. Recent updates include: allowing users to chat with conversational AI agents about music, fine-tuning recommended content through keywords, creating playlists with the help of AI, and collaborating with third-party agents such as ChatGPT and Claude. However, DJ remains one of the most popular features among Spotify, with over 94 million Spotify Premium listeners using it.

Today, Spotify is re-examining one of its earliest main AI functions and drawing on the personalized options typically provided by other AI assistants.

With this update, Spotify Premium subscribers will be able to choose from more AI DJ voices in English and Spanish. The new voices include 7 English options covering British, American, Irish, Australian, and Indian accents, as well as 2 new Spanish options.

These different voices will also each have their own unique personalities. For example, users can choose among three American voices: one with a relaxed and warm style ( Casey ), another that is direct and somewhat sharp ( Tess ), and yet another with a southern accent and full of youthful vitality ( Lane ). In addition to accents from other regions, there are also two new Spanish voices, one of which is more straightforward (issued with N tokens), and the other is more witty and friendly ( Fabi ).

These new voices will not replace the original voice “X” of AI DJ, which is based on a real recording of an employee from Spotify. However, DJ Fabi and the N-token issuance will now become the only available Spanish voices, replacing the previous “Livi”.

Another change is that users can turn off comments between songs, thereby reducing interruptions from DJ. Normally, AI DJ would introduce different music selections, explaining what it has chosen and why; now, however, users can limit this to brief prompts when the DJ feature is first enabled and when it is turned off. Spotify indicates that this will allow people to use DJ in situations where they would otherwise choose a playlist, such as when hosting a party or simply wanting background music without wanting to hear too much chat content.

To use DJ, users can search for DJ in the search bar of the Spotify app on their device, and then click on the three-dot menu to select Sound and Comments Settings. If you want to change the genre, artist, or recommended content while DJ is playing, simply click on the DJ button again.

Spotify indicates that the new feature will be gradually rolled out to Premium users in markets that already support DJ starting from today (November 10th). Currently, this feature has been deployed in over 95 global markets and supports English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, and Brazilian Portuguese.