Xavier “X” Jernigan is the voice of Spotify... literally. Jernigan is the voice and personality of Spotify’s AI DJ, which is Spotify’s most-listened-to programmed set and was named in Time Magazine’s Best Inventions of 2023. He’s also a Spotify executive (head of cultural partnerships) and the company’s go-to host and spokesperson for Spotify events and press around the world. Jernigan has recently been featured on Good Morning America, NBC Nightly News, and NBC News Daily. He has also hosted several podcasts including The Get Up (Spotify’s morning show), which garnered six million listeners and was a top 10 podcast on Spotify.

As the Lincoln Center’s guest curator for hip-hop, he curates and hosts hip-hop programming including his current residency, “Beats, Rhymes & Sights,” and the Hip-Hop 50th Anniversary concerts of 2023.

Born and raised in Daytona Beach, FL, to a Bethune Cookman University student, Jernigan was essentially raised on an HBCU campus. He is a proud honors undergraduate and MBA graduate of Florida A&M University, graduated NYU as valedictorian, serves on the NYU Steinhardt Dean’s Alumni Advisory Board, and is most honored to serve as a deacon at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Brooklyn, NY.