How to play Spotify music on PS5 and PS4

In addition to games, the PlayStation can also be used to play a wide range of top entertainment services including Netflix, Disney+, Apple TV, YouTube, Spotify and more. The PS5 and PS4 are not just gaming consoles, but entertainment hubs as well.

You can easily download Spotify on PS4/PS5 and link to your account. In the Control Center, you can also quickly switch between games and apps, skip and pause the Spotify music without leaving your game. What’s more, if you want to listen to Spotify music while you’re inside of a game, you can play the Spotify music on your Phone via Spotify Connect. Then the Spotify music will play in the background, and it won’t interrupt your game.

If you want to control various entertainment apps on PS5 more easily, then you can purchase a separate "Media Remote" for PS5. It allows you to power on your PS5 console and navigate its menus directly. The remote can be used to turn the console on and control all your media apps. There are dedicated buttons to launch Disney Plus, Netflix, Spotify, and YouTube. The PS5 Media Remote’s dedicated Spotify button allows you to access Spotify quickly and easily. It also supports to quickly navigate media with built-in play/pause, fast forward and fast reverse buttons.

Which PlayStation consoles are compatible with Spotify?

The Spotify app is available to download on PS5 and PS4. Its support for PS3 has been discontinued.

How to set up Spotify on PlayStation?

Download the Spotify app on your PS5 or PS4 to listen to your favorite music and podcasts on your console.

On PS5

1. Select All Apps from your media home. 
2. Select Spotify > Download. 
3. Select Sign up or Log in and enter your details. 
4. Select Link Accounts.

On PS4 

1. Go to PlayStation Store and search for Spotify to locate and download the app.
2. Select Sign up or Log in and enter your details. 
3. Select Link Accounts.

How to listen to Spotify while playing games on PlayStation?

You can listen to music while playing compatible PS5 and PS4 games.

On PS5

1. While in your game, press the PS button to go to the control center and select Music. 
2. Choose a song or podcast you want to play. Your selection starts playing automatically. The song that is playing appears as a card in the control center. 
3. Press the PS button to return to the game you were playing.

On PS4

1. Press and hold the PS button on your controller to bring up the quick menu. 
2. Select Music > Spotify. 
3. Here you can skip songs, play/pause, or adjust the volume.

You can also use Spotify Connect to use your phone to control the music remotely.

How to play Spotify offline on PlayStation?

The Spotify and PlayStation integration has completely revolutionized how you listen to music. However, there are also two major limitations of listening to Spotify music on PS4 and PS5. First, streaming Spotify music to your PlayStation might slow the internet speed when you are playing games. Second, free Spotify users must bear the annoying ads inserted when you are streaming music. To break above limitations and make more comfortable game and listening experiences, you can download Spotify music to MP3 and play them from a USB drive on PS5/PS4. This allows you to block ads and enjoy Spotify music offline. As we all know, Spotify music are protected, and free users can not download songs or skip the ads on Spotify. Is there any way to block ads and download Spotify music freely?

How to listen to and play music from a USB drive on PS5 and PS4?

Using your USB drive, format it as exFAT and create a folder called Music. Then put your music in the music folder. If you want to import your music into Sharefactory, make a Sharefactory folder and have a music folder in the Sharefactory folder. Then on your PS5 or PS4, insert your USB drive, go to control center or quick menu, then go to music, scroll down to general USB flash. Now play the song.

How to download Spotify to MP3 and transfer to USB drive for PS5/PS4?

All you need is a powerful Spotify Music Downloader - Ondesoft Spotify Converter. It enables you to get rid of Spotify ads without upgrading to Premium subscription and download Spotify songs, albums and playlists to MP3, M4A, WAV, FLAC, AIFF and OGG format with all ID3 tags. With this professional converter, you can remove ads from Spotify songs and enjoy the original quality songs on any devices.

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The following is a detailed tutorial about how to download Spotify songs without ads by Ondesoft Music Converter.

1. Run Ondesoft Spotify Converter

Download, install and run Ondesoft Spotify Converter on your Mac or Windows. Log in your Spotify account with the built-in Spotify web player, whether free or premium.

2. Choose output format (optional)

Ondesoft Spotify Converter will download Spotify songs in original format by default, mostly in M4A format. It also supports downloading Spotify music in MP3, AAC, FLAC, WAV and AIFF formats. Click the gear icon on the top right corner to change output format if you need. You can also change the output folder, quality, volume, file name format, etc. according your needs.

3. Select Spotify songs, albums or playlists

Browse or search to find the songs, playlists or albums you want to download with the built-in Spotify web player. Click the red Add to list button to load all songs.

All songs in the playlist or albums will be checked by default. You can uncheck the songs you don't want to download.

4. Click Convert button

Click Convert button to start downloading Spotify music to the format you choose.

After downloading, click below folder icon to quickly locate the DRM-free Spotify songs. You can then listen to the Spotify songs offline without ads, skip any song as you like. Transfer them to your iPhone, iPad, iPod or Android devices. You can enjoy Spotify premium free on any devices that support mp3.

5. Play converted Spotify music on PS5/PS4 offline

Step 1. Connect a USB driver to your computer. Create a “Music” folder on your USB driver. Transfer all converted Spotify songs to the USB driver.

Step 2. Connect the USB drive to the USB port on your PS5 or PS4.

Step 3. After you connect your USB, boot up your game console. Open the Media Player, browser the USB driver and you can click on your Music folder to play songs.