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If you have an Echo device, you probably know that you can ask Alexa to play a variety of songs. But unless you have a paid subscription to Amazon Music, the number of songs Alexa can play for you is somewhat limited.
The good news is that you can change Alexa’s default music service to something other than Amazon Music. You can connect Alexa to a music service you subscribe to and make that service your default music service for Alexa.
After you’ve changed the default music service, Alexa will automatically play songs from that service, without you having to request that service each time you speak to Alexa.
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Music Services that Can Be Played Using Alexa
The default music service for Alexa is Amazon Music. So when you request a song from Alexa, it will play the song from Amazon Music, unless you ask for a different service in your request. Prime members can listen to 2 million songs on Amazon Music, while paid Amazon Music subscribers get access to 10 million songs.
You can easily change the default music service on Alexa so you don’t have to specify which music service you want to use every time you ask for a song.
Alexa works with a wide variety of music services, including:
- Amazon Music
- Apple Music
- Deezer
- Gimme
- iHeartRadio
- Pandora
- SiriusXM
- Spotify Premium
- Tidal
- TuneIn
- Vevo
You must already have an account with these services and be logged into the account on the app on your phone to connect the music services to your Alexa account. Some music services may require additional login verification to connect your account to Alexa.
Certain music services only work with Alexa if you have a paid account, while others work with a free account.
How to Connect a Music Service to Your Alexa Account
To connect a different music service to your Alexa account, open the Alexa app on your phone. Tap the three stacked lines in the upper left corner of the screen to show the menu. Tap Settings => Music.
There you’ll see your connected music accounts. To add an account, tap the + next to Link New Service.
A new screen will appear with a choice of music services you can link your Alexa account to. Tap the one you want to connect, then enable the skill. You’ll then have to log into your music service account.
How to Change the Default Music Service for Alexa
To change the default music service, open the Alexa app on your phone. Tap the three stacked lines in the upper left corner of the screen to show the menu. Tap Settings => Music.
There you will see a list of music services you have connected to your Alexa app.
Scroll down to the bottom of the page to Account Settings. Tap Default Services.
You’ll see a new page where you can choose your Default Music Library. Tap the music service you’d like Alexa to use as your default music service.
After you’ve set your default music service with Alexa, you can ask to play songs, artists, playlists, and genres without having to specify the service.
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You can also choose which service you’d like to use for your default station so you don’t have to ask specifically each time you want to listen to a radio station.
Your service for Alexa’s default music can be different from your service for Alexa’s default station.
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For example, you can choose Spotify as your default music service for Alexa and Sirius XM as your default station. So when you ask Alexa to play songs, artists, playlists, and genres, it will play music from Spotify. When you ask Alexa to play “Channel 16,” it will play Sirius XM station The Blend.
To change the default music service you use for radio, open the Alexa app on your phone. Tap the three stacked lines in the upper left corner of the screen to show the menu. Tap Settings => Music.
There you’ll see the list of music services you’ve connected to your Alexa app.
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Scroll down to the bottom of the page to Account Settings. Tap Default Services.
You’ll see a new page where you can choose your Default Station. Tap the music service you’d like to have Alexa use as your default station.
After you’ve set your Default Station with Alexa, you can ask to play a channel without having to specify the service.
Your Thoughts
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Here, we describe how to connect your account on Spotify to your Amazon Alexa smart speakers. After you finish Spotify setup, you can listen to your personal playlists and collections saved on your Spotify account, on any of your Amazon Echo speakers.
How to Connect Spotify to Alexa Smart Speakers
What you’ll Need First
- You must first set up an Amazon account at amazon.com . Follow the instructions on that site to do so.
- You also will need a premium Spotify account. Set that up at spotify.com . Again, like Amazon, the Spotify site guides you through new account creation.
- Finally, download and install the Alexa app on a phone or tablet computer, and log into it with your Amazon account credentials. You’ll then use the Alexa app to associate your Amazon account with your Spotify account. The app is available in the Google Play and Apple App store.
How to Connect your Spotify Account with your Amazon Alexa Account
We’re setting up Spotify on Alexa using our iPad Air tablet as follows.
1. Bring up the Alexa App
Run the Alexa app on your mobile device. First, locate the Alexa app on your mobile device, as shown next.
The app Home screen then appears, as shown next.
2. Tap the Main Menu (Hamburger) Control
Find the hamburger button in the top left corner of the screen, pointed at by the green arrow, as shown in the last picture.
Then, the Alexa main menu appears in the left side of the screen, as shown in the next picture.
3. Tap the Settings Item on the Main Menu to Continue with How to Connect Spotify to Alexa
We’ve highlighted this option with the green arrow in the last picture.
Then, the Settings screen appears, as shown in the next picture.
4. Tap the Music Item on the Settings Page
The Music option is pointed at by the green arrow in the last screen shot.
The app then displays the Music Settings screen as shown next.
5. Tap the Link Account on Spotify.com Option
Find this option on the Music Settings page. Find this near the top right edge of the screen, pointed at by the green arrow in the last picture.
The Alexa app then prompts you to enter your Spotify account user Id (usually your email address) and account password, as shown next.
6. Next, Enter your Spotify Account Login Credentials to Continue with How to Connect Spotify to Alexa
These include your user name (an email address you provided when you originally set up your Spotify account), and your Spotify account password.
Note that you can either manually enter your Spotify login info, or choose the Log In with Facebook option if you have your Facebook account set up on your mobile device. However, due to our perhaps anal security concerns. we’ve chosen to enter our Spotify account credentials directly, as shown next.
Fill out the Spotify user Id and password fields, and then move on to the next step.
7. Then, Tap the Green Log In Button
Find this on the last pictured screen face above.
The system then asks you to confirm that you agree to the terms under which Alexa will use your Spotify account, as shown next.
8. Press the Green OKAY Button
Find the OKAY button at the Connect Alexa to your Spotify account prompt, as shown in the last picture.
The Alexa app, assuming you entered the correct Spotify account credentials, lets you know that your Spotify account has been linked successfully with your Amazon Alexa account, as shown next.
9. Tap the X (Close Button) to Continue with How to Connect Spotify to Alexa
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The X button is pointed at by the green arrow in the last picture. Find this in the top right corner of the screen.
The Alexa app then shows a tips for Spotify usage on Alexa screen, as pictured next.
Read through this, and then press the Back button, located in the top left corner of the screen.
You are then returned to the Settings screen, as shown next.
Done with How to Connect Spotify with Alexa
So you can now access your Spotify content specific to your Spotify account, on any Alexa speaker associated with your Amazon account. You may exit the Alexa app if you wish.
See our Amazon Alexa Spotify Commands for Echo Smart Speakersfor a brief list of the voice commands you can issue to your Echo smart speakers, to make them play Spotify content.
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