Tech Desk 
Dec 04, 2024
Spotify has officially launched the highly anticipated Spotify Wrapped 2024 on Wednesday in its mobile app (iOS and Android), introducing a range of powerful artificial intelligence (AI) features, including several significant upgrades from previous versions.
A major highlight of Spotify Wrapped 2024 is the personalised podcast overview, powered by Google's NotebookLM. Eligible free and premium users in the United States (US), United Kingdom (UK), Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Ireland, and Sweden can access this feature in English for a limited time.
NotebookLM: Unique AI integration
NotebookLM is arguably the most unique artificial intelligence (AI) product released in Spotify Wrapped 2024, representing an innovative integration that enhances the user experience for millions of music enthusiasts for the first time. Spotify users can even share their AI-generated podcasts with friends.
New AI voices and features in 2025
The hosts are expected to be the same female and male voices featured by NotebookLM to date. Alphabet-owned Google plans to introduce new AI voices next year, according to Steven Johnson, head of editorial at Google Labs.
“We’ve learned a lot, and some of the techniques we've developed will be brought back into NotebookLM. It was quite an impressive engineering effort,” Johnson added.
Google is currently exploring new horizons "both on the audio front and the tech front."
AI DJ overview and new music features
In addition to this, Spotify has integrated its native audio overview for AI DJ listeners, which was launched in 2023 exclusively for premium subscribers. The AI DJ feature offers a curated playlist to help users discover new music. The AI DJ Wrapped displays the time you spent listening to the DJ and provides insights into new music genres.
New data features and stats in Spotify Wrapped 2024
Spotify has also incorporated new data types into its core Wrapped product, including “your music evolution”, which tracks the changes in your musical moods over the year. Spotify said that this feature will highlight almost three musical phases, each accompanied by a descriptor.
You will be able to see podcasts and music clips from your top podcasters and artists. Another new stat, “longest listening streak”, will show the artist you repeatedly listened to throughout the year.
Interestingly, users can also share their yearly results on TikTok’s "For You" page and in Stories.
