Spotify is giving its driving-age users a new way to slide into people’s DMs with a new feature called Messages, part of the audio streamer’s push to give user’s more ways to share and discuss content with friends and family.

Launching this week in select Latin American markets for free and premium users aged 16 and up, Messages enables one-on-one chats using text and emojis with people you’ve previously connected with through Jams, Blends, collaborative playlists or shared family plans. Expansion to the U.S., Canada, Brazil, EU, UK, Australia and New Zealand is coming soon.

Playback functionality will remain unchanged for users using the chat box — shared Spotify content will begin playing instantly, even before a message is accepted. Video content will still auto-expand to full view, a

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