Spotify makes it simple to stream your favorite music hands-free by linking your Premium account to Alexa-enabled devices like Echo, Fire TV Cube, and Sonos players through the Amazon Alexa app. To connect, users must open the Alexa app, navigate to Settings > Music & Podcasts, select Spotify under “Link New Service,” and authorize the connection, ensuring the latest app versions are installed for smooth operation. Once linked, you can manage Spotify under “Manage Services” and even set it as your default music provider, allowing simple commands like “Alexa, play music” without mentioning Spotify each time. Although music requests are seamless, podcast commands still require specifying “on Spotify” to work correctly. Voice commands let users play specific playlists, artists, liked songs, and albums, giving full control of Spotify’s library directly through Alexa’s voice assistant.
What You Need Before Connecting Spotify to Alexa
Before setting up, make sure you have:
- A Spotify Premium account (Spotify Free does not support direct linking to Alexa).
- A compatible device, such as:
- Amazon Echo (Echo, Echo Dot, Echo Show, Echo Spot)
- Amazon Tap
- Amazon Fire TV Cube
- Facebook Portal / Portal+
- Any Sonos player with Alexa built-in
- The Amazon Alexa app installed on your mobile device (iOS or Android).
✅ Tip: Ensure both the Spotify and Alexa apps are updated to their latest versions for the smoothest experience.
How to Link Spotify to Alexa (Step-by-Step)
Setting up Spotify with Alexa is straightforward. Follow these steps carefully to link your accounts:
Link Spotify via the Alexa App
- Open the Alexa app on your smartphone.
- Tap More (three horizontal lines) at the bottom right.
- Select Settings.
- Under Alexa Preferences, choose Music & Podcasts.
- Tap Link New Service.
- Select Spotify from the list.
- Log into your Spotify account and authorize the connection.
Once complete, Alexa can access your Spotify playlists, liked songs, and personalized mixes.
Manage Linked Services
After linking, you can easily manage your Spotify connection:
- Go back to Settings > Music & Podcasts in the Alexa app.
- Under Manage Services, you’ll find Spotify listed.
- From here, you can unlink, relink, or set Spotify as your default music provider.
📌 Note: If Spotify doesn’t appear as a linked service, ensure you’re using a Premium account and try reinstalling the Alexa app.
How to Set Spotify as the Default Music Service on Alexa
Once you’ve linked Spotify to Alexa, setting it as your default music service makes everything faster and smoother — no need to specify “on Spotify” each time.
Why Set a Default Music Service?
When you set Spotify as your default:
- You can simply say “Alexa, play music” without mentioning Spotify.
- Your playlists, albums, and liked songs from Spotify will automatically play.
- It reduces confusion if multiple music services are linked.
✅ Note: For podcasts, you still need to say “on Spotify” even if it’s set as default.
Steps to Set Spotify as Default
Follow these simple steps:
- Open the Alexa app on your mobile device.
- Tap More > Settings.
- Under Alexa Preferences, select Music & Podcasts.
- Tap Default Services.
- Choose Spotify for both Music and Artist and Genre Stations.
- Tap Done to confirm.
Now, Spotify is your main music source whenever you ask Alexa to play something.
Using Alexa Voice Commands to Control Spotify
After linking and setting Spotify as default, you can control playback easily with voice commands. Here are some common ones:
General Playback Commands:
- “Alexa, play Discover Weekly.”
- “Alexa, play my liked songs.”
- “Alexa, pause the music.”
- “Alexa, skip this track.”
- “Alexa, resume Spotify.”
Advanced Commands:
- “Alexa, play [artist name] on Spotify.”
- “Alexa, shuffle my playlist .”
- “Alexa, play the latest album by [artist name].”
Reminder: When asking Alexa to play podcasts, you still need to say “on Spotify.” For example, “Alexa, play ‘The Daily’ podcast on Spotify.”
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