Spotify is introducing a new feature called Song Psychic that lets customers ask Spotify questions and get answers in the form of music. It builds on Spotify’s year-end review, Wrapped, which offers clever ways to turn Spotify’s music data into insights designed for social sharing. In Song Psychic, however, the goal is not to look back at your listening history but rather to use Spotify’s understanding of music and song titles to answer questions, like those you might ask a psychic or Magic 8-Ball.
To use Song Psychic, go to spotify.com/songpsychic on your phone or tablet. You’ll see a web page open up. Here you can pick different categories like School, Friends, Love, Career and more. Each category has popular questions you can choose from like “Does my crush like me?” or “Will I get a raise at work?”. You can also type your own question.
Once you’ve asked your question, swirls of color will spin on the screen as music plays. Your answer will then be revealed as a song title. For example, if you asked about a crush, it might suggest a happy song like “You Got Me” or a sadder one like “You Wish.”. Some answers are vague like responding with “Why?” or “Eventually” instead of a direct yes or no. But you’ll always get a song title in the end.
You can share your music answers on apps like WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook, and more with a button. It’s meant for fun, not real advice. Spotify says it picks songs randomly, not based on your music tastes. There can sometimes be lags, and one test got stuck. But overall, it’s an entertaining new way to engage with music on Spotify beyond just listening. Song Psychic works for free and premium and is available worldwide in many languages. Spotify hopes it will keep users spending more time in their mobile app.
