After pulling support for third-party DJ apps, Spotify Premium subscribers can once again log in and start streaming their playlists and queueing up requests directly from the Mac and Windows versions of Algoriddim’s popular djay software, as well as rekordbox and Serato. Right now Spotify integration is only available on desktop apps and neither Spotify nor Algoriddim has commented on the possibility of the feature coming to the mobile apps.
When I started DJing at my local community streaming radio station, I relied on a combination of Spotify and Algoriddim’s djay. But, back in 2020 Spotify unceremoniously decided to kill off that integration, reportedly due to licensing issues. The company’s Terms of Service expressly forbid the mixing of Spotify songs. I guess those roadblocks have been sorted out, though, because Spotify is back in the djay app.
Thankfully you can enjoy integration even with the free version of the djay app, though paying for a Pro subscription does add hardware integration, some effects, and other features that will be appreciated by more serious DJs. In the years since Spotify pulled support, Algoriddim continued to integrate with Tidal and SoundCloud, and added support for Apple Music. If you were using djay to, you know, DJ, in any serious capacity, chances are that you’ve already jumped to one of those services.
Interestingly, even before it revoked access to third-party DJ apps in 2020, Spotify’s support for DJs was pretty limited. Algoriddim was certainly the biggest name on that list, but now its also adding support for rekordbox and Serato, arguably the two most popular pieces of DJ software.
Updated September 24th: Added information about Serato and rekordbox support.