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Spotify DJ Adds Nine New Voices and a Mute Option - CNET

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Music streaming service Spotify has unveiled new abilities for its popular AI-powered DJ feature , including new hosts — speaking in Spanish and English — and an on/off announcer toggle. The update rolls out to existing DJ markets starting Tuesday.

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The lineup includes seven new English voices with British, American, Irish, Australian and Indian accents, as well as two new Mexican-accented voices that speak in Spanish.

The personalities also differ by announcer, too — for instance, Spotify says American Tess is “direct but inviting, has a bit of an edge. In-the-know” while Australian Sam is “gregarious, fun, likes to keep things not-so-serious.”

You can also turn the announcer off, but it would then be hard to tell how a Spotify DJ mix differs from a random mix.…

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