Spotify has added nine new voices to its AI DJ and a setting that turns off the commentary between songs. The update began rolling out on 10 November to Premium users in markets where DJ already runs, on Android and iOS. It is the biggest change to DJ since the interactive version arrived in May 2025.
“It’s perfect for moments like hosting a dinner party, when you want a seamless soundtrack in the background, without chatter competing with the conversation.”
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Seven of the voices speak English, with British, American, Irish, Australian and Indian accents, and two speak Spanish. They join the original DJ X. Casey is laidback and warm, Tess direct but inviting, and Lane younger with a Southern accent. Sam is a gregarious Australian, Nell a mellow, slower-speaking Brit, Declan a passionate Irish music nerd and Nisha an Indian host with contagious energy. The Spanish voices, tagged for Mexico, are Nico, down to earth, and Fabi, witty and friendly. Spotify says 80% of DJ listeners come back week after week.
With commentary switched off, DJ still gives brief acknowledgements when a session starts or when the DJ button is pressed to change the mood. DJ is a Premium feature that mixes music with spoken remarks based on listening history, old favourites and new releases. In May 2026 it expanded to more than 75 countries, adding French, German, Italian and Brazilian Portuguese.
About Spotify DJ
Spotify DJ is a Premium feature of Spotify that plays a personalised mix of music with spoken commentary, drawing on a listener's history, songs they have not heard in years and new releases.
Spotify introduced the interactive version in May 2025, letting listeners make requests, and soon expanded it to Spanish-speaking users. In May 2026 DJ grew to more than 75 countries, adding French, German, Italian and Brazilian Portuguese.
Android Central's writer found Declan, Nell and Sam less intense than the original host, but said Casey and Lane sound as jarring as the first voice, and that the update does not fix DJ's repetitiveness or its weak music discovery.