Spotify’s DJ can now be told to stop talking. A new setting turns off the spoken commentary between songs, and listeners who do want a host can choose from ten voices instead of one.
Both changes began rolling out on 10 November to Premium subscribers in countries that already have DJ. Pakistan is one of them: it was on the list when Spotify took the feature to about 50 markets in August 2023.
The nine additions sit alongside DJ X, the original voice. Seven speak English and two speak Spanish, and Spotify’s announcement gives each one a personality:
| Voice | Accent | How Spotify describes it |
|---|---|---|
| Casey | American | Laid-back and warm, with a slight drawl |
| Tess | American | Direct, with a bit of an edge |
| Lane | American (Southern) | Younger and upbeat |
| Sam | Australian | Outgoing, not too serious |
| Nell | British | Mellow, slower, knows her music |
| Declan | Irish | Plain-spoken music nerd |
| Nisha | Indian | Inviting and energetic |
| Nico | Mexican Spanish | Down to earth |
| Fabi | Mexican Spanish | Witty and friendly |
To change either setting, open DJ in the Spotify app on your phone and tap the three-dot menu. With commentary off, DJ still plays its personalised mix and gives a short acknowledgement when you start it or press the DJ button to change genre, artist or mood. Spotify’s own example is a dinner party, where the music should run without a presenter cutting in.
For listeners here, DJ works in the English version of the app, as it has since Spotify’s 2023 expansion. It sits in the Music feed on the Home tab and in the Made for You hub under Search. Nisha is the closest thing to a local accent in the new line-up, and there is no Urdu voice: the nine are English and Spanish only.
Spotify says 80% of the people who use DJ come back to it every week. It remains a Premium-only feature.
