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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.

This wikiHow teaches you how to use Alexa to play Spotify, connect your account with Alexa and set it as your default music service. While it's not necessary to set Spotify as your default, it will make voice commands easier if you want to use Spotify most often with Alexa. Currently, only Spotify Premium subscribers can play music with Alexa, free users cannot. It's also possible to link other music services with Alexa. Set Spotify as Default Music Service on Amazon Echo It’s important to link your Spotify account properly to the Echo device using the Alexa app. After linking, if you want Alexa always to play. To do this, open the Amazon Alexa app on your smartphone, press the hamburger menu (three lines) in the top left of the screen and select Settings. Now scroll down until you find Music under the Preferences menu. If you’ve not already connected Spotify to Alexa, press the Link New Service button and follow the onscreen instructions. Turn the Echo off via the plug and plug it back in and wait for Alexa to load back up. Go on to the Alexa app and make sure your default music service is Spotify. Try again and it should work, this worked for me. (Make sure your country settings are the same to your Amazon account.).

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.

How to Change Your Default Station for Alexa

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.

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.

Scroll down to the bottom of the page to Account Settings. Tap Default Services.

How To Connect Amazon Alexa To Spotify

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

Do you listen to music using Alexa? Have you connected other music services to Alexa? Have you set a different default music service for Alexa?

Share your thoughts in the Comments section below!

When you ask Alexa to play music, it will always try to find the song, artist, album, or station in your Amazon Music Library or on Prime Music unless you append your request with “…on Pandora” or “…on Spotify.” Now you can change which music service is used by Alexa when no service is specified with your request. To do so, load up the Alexa App, select “Settings” from the left side menu, scroll down and select “Music & Media,” and press the “Choose default music service” button at the bottom. You’ll then be given the option to select a default music library other than Amazon, like Spotify, and a default station service other than Amazon, like Pandora or iHeartRadio. The option does not appear to be available through Amazon’s Alexa web portal yet. Changing the default music service will effect all Alexa devices registered to your account. You cannot select the default music service on a per device basis. It’s great to see Amazon giving customers this type of control which opens up their walled garden just a little bit more.

Alexa Won't Play Spotify

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ShareTweetShare+1Angel Reyessays:July 7, 2016 at 1:58 pm

I was able to change the music library to Spotify but it’s not an option for the station service.

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