Spotify is rolling out a brand new function known as “jam“, which can give pals a solution to curate a single playlist on the service and hearken to them collectively in actual time. Jam session members can contribute tracks to a shared queue, which they’ll entry whether or not they’re in the identical room or somewhere else world wide. Voice is rolling out the function to each free and premium subscribers, however solely the latter will have the ability to begin a session and invite others to hitch as its host.

Premium customers can launch a shared listening expertise by deciding on a track or playlist, then tapping the speaker icon on the backside of the display or the three-dot menu on the prime. From there, they’ll choose “Begin Jam.” Housemates with the identical Wi-Fi connection will mechanically be requested to hitch and contribute to the session as soon as they launch their Spotify app. Hosts also can invite folks wherever on the planet by having them scan a QR code or by urgent share and posting the hyperlink on social media.

Whereas the Jam is designed as a collaborative expertise the place members can add music to a playlist, hosts can have the power to alter the order of tracks and take away songs they suppose do not match a theme or vibe. Spotify says it’ll additionally should determine who’s within the jam, although it is unclear if which means the hosts will have the ability to kick anybody out of the session. Nonetheless, hosts can activate Visitor Controls to permit all members to rearrange or take away routes from the queue.

Spotify Jam will likely be accessible globally beginning as we speak, so all customers will quickly have the ability to benefit from the shared expertise with their pals. Those that choose to stream music alone however are nonetheless in a position to uncover new songs and artists will probably take pleasure in Spotify’s each day playlist extra. The brand new playlist, which was launched earlier this month, continues to alter all through the day, based mostly on the kind of music the person often listens to.