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.

How to connect Alexa to Spotify. Download the Amazon Alexa app from the Google Play Store or App Store. And it's been suggested the exiled adviser 'won't go quietly'. It won't take you much longer to set up Spotify on your Echo than it will to read the rest of this article, so in no time you'll be saying: 'Alexa, play my discovery mix!' To do this, you'll just need to use the Alexa app on your iPhone or Android device. Here's how to connect your Spotify account to Alexa on your Amazon Echo device. When asked to play music from Spotify, Alexa says 'To play Spotify, link your premium account first using the Alexa app.' In the Alexa App Settings Music Services, Spotify is already linked to my account (which is a premium account). Although Alexa has become unable to connect to Spotify, I can still get Spotify music to play through the. Make sure you have Alexa and Spotify apps already installed on your iPhone or Android app. Also, you must have connected your phone and Alexa devices in the same WiFi network. For screenshots, we have used the iPhone app here to explain the steps.

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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.

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?

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You’re here because you can’t link your Spotify account to Alexa (Echo device). This applies to users who’re outside of the United States or where Amazon doesn’t have an official presence. Today you will learn how to link Spotify to Alexa and by the end of this guide, you will be able to ask Alexa to play your favourite music.

For the previous guide go here.

Note: To link Spotify to Alexa you must have a Spotify Premium account.

Problem

In the Alexa app, go to Menu button > Settings > Music > ‘CHOOSE DEFAULT MUSIC SERVICES’. What you will see is that the Spotify option is greyed out.

Solution

Step 1
i. Go to the Amazon website and log into your account. Scroll all the way down.
ii. Under Let Us Help You, select ‘Manage Your Content and Devices’.

Step 2
i. Click on the ‘Preferences’ tab and expand Country/Region Settings. For this example you will see that it is set to Malaysia where I’m located. We need to change it to an address in the United States.
ii. Click ‘Change’.

Step 3
i. Key in an address which is located in the United States. Don’t worry as this address won’t interfere with your delivery address nor the location that you set in the Alexa app.

ii. Once the address is updated, you will see that the country has been updated to ‘United States’.

Step 4
i. Clear all the apps from the multi-tasker on your phone. Or you can just restart your phone.
ii. Launch the Alexa app again and go to the music settings. You should now see the list like below.

Step 5
i. We need to sign in to Spotify. Tap on ‘Link account on Spotify.com’.
ii. This will bring you to the Spotify page. Log in with your Spotify username and password.

Step 6
i. After logging in successfully there will be a prompt to connect Alexa to your Spotify account. Tap on ‘Okay’.
ii. Your Spotify account has been linked successfully.

Step 7
i. Congratulations, you’re almost done!
ii. Go back to the Music settings and select Spotify as the default music service.

iii. Go to your Echo device and test it. Say something like “Alexa, play songs by John Mayer on Spotify”.

[Update 25/05/2019: Added additional steps for troubleshooting. Credit to Fernando Cardoso Silveira and dmcghan]

Still not working? Try unlinking and linking it again.

Readers have pointed out in the comments section that their linkage between Spotify and Alexa suddenly stopped working. This is even after going through the steps in this article.

Alexa Won't Connect To Spotify

To resolve this, your Spotify account needs to be unlinked and linked back again to Alexa. Follow the steps below.

How To Connect Alexa To Spotify App

Step 1
i. Go to alexa.amazon.com and log into your account.

Step 2
i. Click on ‘Settings’.
ii. Select ‘Music and Media’.

Step 3
i. Click on Spotify.
ii. Select ‘Unlink account from Alexa’.

Step 4
i. Repeat the linking process again. This should solve the issue.