Spotify rolls out new feature for group listeners

On Sep 28, 2023

Spotify has created a new personalised feature that provides real-time listening sessions for any group to tune in together – Jam. Jam builds on some of Spotify’s popular social features such as Blend and Collaborative Playlists, and combines them with its personalisation technology to make collective listening possible.

With Jam, a group can get in on the fun with shared queue control, recommendations tailored to the group, and the ability to see who’s added which track. Also in the Jam, all the participants in the group can add songs to the queue, see who added which song, and receive recommendations, all from their own devices.

The host also has the ability to determine who is in the Jam, change the order of the tracks, or remove a song that doesn’t fit the vibe. The host can also turn on “Guest controls” to allow everyone in the session to remove or change the order of the tracks. When “Guest controls” are turned off, only the host can rearrange the queue. Spotify is releasing Jam for all Premium and Free users globally starting from September 27, 2023.

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