Spotify integration for TRAKTOR: rekordbox, Serato and djay have it since 2025. When does Traktor?

DJ-garak

Hi NI / inMusic team and fellow Traktor users,

I'd like to bring the Spotify topic back with **updated facts**, because the situation has changed and many answers here are now out of date.

**What changed**

For years the answer on this forum was *"Spotify doesn't allow DJ software integrations."* That is **no longer true**. On **September 24, 2025**, Spotify officially launched Premium integration with **rekordbox, Serato DJ and djay**, available in **51 markets**. In December 2025 it was extended to rekordbox and djay on mobile.

So the licensing barrier is gone, and three competing platforms have already shipped it. Today **Traktor is the only major DJ software without Spotify.**

**Why this matters for Traktor**

- **Open-format, wedding and mobile DJs** need to play requests on the spot. Spotify's catalog covers far more than any DJ-focused store.
- **Most of us already pay for Spotify** and build our playlists there. Without integration we have to rebuild them by hand or switch tools.
- **Users are moving to other platforms.** DJs who love Traktor's workflow, stems engine and NI hardware are evaluating rekordbox and Serato *only* because of this. Some will move their whole setup, controllers included.
- **It brings new users in.** Beginners start on Spotify. If Traktor connects to their library on day one, they're far more likely to choose it.

**What we're asking for**

This would **add to** Beatport and Beatsource, not replace them. Those services fit club DJs well. We understand Spotify's terms come with limits in other apps (no offline caching, limited stems). Even a basic integration (browse playlists, load to deck, beatgrid, cue) would cover most use cases.

**Questions for the team**

1. Is Spotify integration on the Traktor roadmap, or has NI/inMusic contacted Spotify about it?
2. With the inMusic acquisition, is streaming expansion (Spotify, and also TIDAL / Apple Music) a priority for Traktor?
3. If it's not planned, could you tell us what's blocking it, so the community understands?

**To other users:** if you want this, please **upvote this post and reply** with how you'd use it (genre, gig type, controller). The community team forwards the most-supported ideas to the Traktor team, so volume counts.

Traktor has been my DJ software for a long time, and I'd like to keep it that way. This one feature would make a big difference.

Thanks!

*Related threads:*
- [Spotify integration](https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/48013/spotify-integration)
- [Statement from NI / InMusic when Apple Music/Tidal/Spotify compatibility will arrive in Traktor?](https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/50966/statement-from-ni-inmusic-when-apple-music-tidal-spotify-compatibility-will-arrive-in-traktor)
- [[Traktor 4 Pro] Once Again: Tidal, Spotify, anything: WHEN?](https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/35613/traktor-4-pro-once-again-tidal-spotify-anything-when)

*Source: [Spotify Newsroom: Spotify Premium Integrates With Leading DJ Software in 51 Markets](https://newsroom.spotify.com/2025-09-24/dj-software-integration-premium)*

PK The DJ

FYI Spotify is also available in VirtualDJ……but:

Direct quote from the Spotify site.

Both the Spotify service and the music available through it are intended for personal, non-commercial use only. Public performance, including playing mixes in clubs, venues, events, or livestreams isn’t permitted, as outlined in our Terms and Conditions.