How to Host a Spotify Listening Party on Discord

May. 27, 2021

While Discord may be a popular choice among gamers, the communication platform has expanded beyond gaming over the past year. Now, it not only hostsValheimandAmong Us serversbut is also home to K-pop fan communities, tech enthusiasts, and melophiles, among others. And well, if you didn’t know, Discord has a handy feature that lets you listen to music with friends on Spotify. Called Listen Along, you can tune in to your favorite music while staying connected with your friends on Discord. In this article, we will show you how to host a Spotify Listening Party on Discord.

Before getting started, it is important to note thatall the participants will need a Spotify Premium accountto access the feature. If you invite a friend who doesn’t have Spotify Premium, they will get an error message and won’t be able to participate in the listening party. With that out of the way, here’s how to start a “Listen Along” session on Discord.

1. First, connect your Spotify account with Discord. You can do this fromSettings -> Connections -> Spotify. For step-by-step instructions, check out our guide onhow to connect Spotify to Discord.

2. After linking Spotify and Discord, open Spotify and play some music. Now, when you switch back to Discord while playing music on Spotify, you will see a green play icon on the “+” upload file button in the message box.

3. Click on the green play button and choose the“Invite [user/channel] to Listen to Spotify”option. You can use this feature on public/ private Discord channels as well as personal DMs.

4. You can now send the invite along with a message on a Discord server or to a friend. If you want, you can choose to leave the ‘Add a Comment’ textbox blank andclick on the “Send Invite” buttonto proceed further.

5. Your friend (or channel members) will now get an invite link. Now, all they have to do isclick on the “Join” buttonin the invite to take part in the listening party. And, since the link is dynamic, it will automatically change the preview when you switch songs.

Note: You can either choose to pick and play songs manually or pick a playlist you wish to listen to with your friends or followers.

5. Here’s what the UI will look like when you are in an active listening session. You will see the profile pictures of users, friends who join your party in the invite box.

6.To leave a Spotify listening party, click on the ‘X’ buttonpresent above to the profile picture preview.

Host Spotify Listening Party on Discord

Subin writes about consumer tech, software, and security. He secretly misses the headphone jack while pretending he’s better off with the wireless freedom.