{
  "id": 4021320,
  "title": "Spotify could soon let you host a Jam without Premium",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/spotify-could-soon-let-you-host-a-jam-without-premium",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-28T19:46:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Android Authority",
    "slug": "android-authority",
    "url": "https://www.androidauthority.com/spotify-jam-free-users-host-without-premium-3704548/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Spotify may soon allow free users to host collaborative Jams, eliminating the current requirement of a Premium subscription. According to app strings in the upcoming Spotify 9.1.82.19 version, this change is being considered, although there is no certainty that the feature will be released. The Jam feature, introduced by Spotify in September 2023, allows up to 32 people to join a real-time playlist. While joining and participating in Jams is accessible to all users, hosting a Jam has been limited to Premium subscribers. This restriction may be lifted to celebrate the three-year anniversary of Jam, making it more accessible to free users, who can now join and participate in Jam sessions without any cost.",
  "summary": "With strings attached, of course.",
  "key_points": [
    "Spotify may allow free users to host Jams.",
    "Jam feature lets up to 32 people collaborate.",
    "Hosting Jams could be introduced for Jam's 3-year anniversary."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}