Learn how to listen to Spotify using Alexa on your Amazon smart speaker. We’ll also show you how to make it the default music service so you don’t have to say “on Spotify” in every voice command.
If you enjoy listening to music on your devices, then you may have more than one app for it.
Apple Music is a terrific choice. But if Spotify is your main app, you can easily link it with Alexa to use it on your Echo speaker using the official Spotify skill.
Note that you can link Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon Music, and other services and use them all with Alexa. Just remember to say the app name, like “on Apple Music” or “on Spotify,” at the end of your voice command.
Also see: How to use Apple Music with Alexa on your Amazon Echo speaker
Use Spotify with Alexa on your Amazon speaker
1) Open the Amazon Alexa app on your iPhone and tap More from the bottom right.
2) Tap Skills & Games.
3) Search for Spotify or tap Music & Audio and you should see Spotify. Select it from here.
4) Tap Enable to Use.
5) If you have the Spotify app on your iPhone, it will open automatically. Now, tap Agree on the Allow Spotify to connect to Alexa screen. Accounts will be linked, and you will be taken back to the Alexa app. Tap Close here.
If you do not see this, log in to your Spotify account when prompted and accept the terms and conditions if you agree. You’ll see a confirmation that your Spotify account was successfully linked.
You may now see an option to choose a default music service. You can tap View Music Settings and select Spotify as your default. Or tap Not Now to ignore this for now. You can always go back to Alexa settings and select a default music service.
You’re all set now to give Alexa commands to play music, Discover Weekly, a podcast, or a radio station on Spotify.
Using Spotify on Amazon speaker
Once you have linked your Spotify account with Alexa, things are as easy as it gets. Just use one of the following voice commands or something similar.
- Alexa, play Spotify.
- Alexa, play Get Lucky by Daft Punk on Spotify.
- Alexa, play Tiesto on Spotify.
- Alexa, play the Random Access Memories album on Spotify.
- Alexa, play the Joe Rogan podcast on Spotify.
See what’s playing
When Spotify is playing on your Amazon Echo speaker, you can open the Spotify app on your phone or computer and go to the Now Playing screen to see what’s playing. You will see the speaker’s name, confirming where the music is being played.
Alternatively, you can tap the Now Playing banner in the Home section of the Alexa app to manage your Spotify playback.
Use Spotify as your default music app
If you want Spotify to be your default music player on Alexa, this is a quick adjustment. Once you set it as the default, you won’t have to say “on Spotify” in every voice command.
For instance, instead of saying, “Alexa, play Get Lucky by Daft Punk on Spotify,” you can just say, “Alexa, play Get Lucky by Daft Punk.” And since Spotify is the default music player, it will play on Spotify.
1) Open the Alexa app on your iPhone and tap More > Settings.
2) Tap Music & Podcasts under the Alexa Preferences screen.
3) Now, tap Family Default Services from the top. You can also change it just for you by selecting your name from the top.
4) Tap Change in the Music section and select Spotify.
You can also make Spotify your default for Arts and Genre Stations, as well as Podcasts, which are right beneath Music. As mentioned, by making Spotify your default, you won’t have to add “on Spotify” to each of your commands.
If you use an Amazon Echo with Alexa and just so happen to love Spotify for your music, then this is the ideal way to make listening to your tunes easy. What’s your favorite music app? Is it Spotify, Apple Music, Pandora, or something different? Let us know what it is and why you like it the most!
On a related note: How to manage your music on Alexa and Amazon Echo