Key Takeaways

  • Link your Pandora account to your Amazon account in the Alexa app to start playing music from Pandora on your Amazon Echo device.
  • Use voice commands like "Alexa, play [ARTIST] radio on Pandora" or "Alexa, skip this song" to control your Pandora music on any Echo speaker.
  • Pandora Premium subscribers can also ask Alexa to play specific playlists, albums, or songs, and even play podcasts from Pandora. Enjoy easy access to your favorite music and podcasts with Alexa and Echo.

Pandora is one of the most popular streaming music services today, and you can listen to music and podcasts from Pandora on any Amazon Echo smart speaker.

We'll show you everything you need to do and some voice commands to use with Alexa.

Setting Up Pandora in the Alexa App

If you're a music lover, smart technology can be your friend. For example, there are ways to legally download music for free. There are even places to discover AI-generated music.

If you're not a fan of Pandora, you can also connect a number of other services to your Echo. And of course, you can play music from Pandora on your Amazon Echo device.

First, you have to link your Pandora account to your Amazon account in the Alexa smartphone app for Android or iOS devices.

Here's how to do it:

  1. In the Alexa app, open the More tab and then tap Skills & Games.
  2. Tap the Search icon, enter Pandora, and select the Pandora skill.
  3. If the skill is not yet enabled, tap Enable to Use.
  4. This launches the Pandora app. If you need to log in, do so.
  5. Tap Link Now.

This links your Pandora account to your Alexa account. You can now start playing music from Pandora on all your Amazon Echo devices.

Playing Pandora on Your Echo Speaker

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Once you have Pandora added to your Alexa account, you can use voice commands to play music from Pandora on any Amazon Echo smart speaker. Use the following commands:

Action

Command

Play a specific music station

Alexa, play [ARTIST] radio on Pandora

Create a new artist station on Pandora

Alexa, play [ARTIST] radio on Pandora

Skip the current song

Alexa, skip this song

Give a thumbs up to a song

Alexa, thumb up this song

Give a thumbs down to a song (and skip to the next song)

Alexa, thumb down this song

Pause playback

Alexa, stop music on Pandora

Resume playback

Alexa, play music on Pandora

Increase listening volume

Alexa, volume up

Decrease listening volume

Alexa, volume down

Find out the name and artist of the currently playing track

Alexa, what's playing?

Pandora Premium subscribers can also ask Alexa to play specific playlists, albums, or songs. Just say "Alexa, play [PLAYLIST]," "Alexa, play [ALBUM] by [ARTIST]," or "Alexa, play [SONG] by [ARTIST]."

Alexa can also play podcasts from Pandora. Say "Alexa, play [PODCAST] on Pandora" or "Alexa, play the latest episode of [PODCAST] on Pandora."

Enjoying Pandora Music with Amazon Echo

Setting up Alexa to play music from Pandora is easy. Once it's all set up, you can listen to all your favorite Pandora stations on any of your Echo devices. Just tell Alexa what you want to play.