Whenever we plan to host a party, we think of having great food, drinks, and karaoke. While good food can be helpful, karaoke is something that can bring people together, and who doesn’t like singing their heart out? However, you need to have a good setup or buy those karaoke boxes for karaoke. Thankfully, the world’s most popular music streaming app, Spotify, has a Karaoke mode that lets you sing along to your favorite track. With this, now, to host a sing-along session, all you need is your smartphone; that’s it.

How to use Spotify karaoke mode

The best part about Spotify Karaoke mode is that it tunes down the vocals of the singer of the song, giving you a voice-free instrumental to sing, too. So, if you are a karaoke fan, then you should use Spotify Karaoke mode and unleash the inner Bruno Mars or Taylor Swift. For that, we have mentioned all the details that you would need to get started using Spotify karaoke on your smartphone and PC. Let’s jump right into it.

What is Spotify Karaoke mode?

Spotify Karaoke mode is different from the lyrics feature that you will see scrolling when you play any song on Spotify. Moreover, not all of you will be able to use the Spotify Karaoke mode on your smartphones because the feature has limited availability. The feature was first announced in late 2022, but it is still available in limited regions.

How to use Spotify Karaoke mode

What’s unique about Spotify Karaoke mode is that instead of giving you just the lyrics to sing over the top of your favorite artist, it removes, or, in other words, tunes down, the vocals of the singer, giving you an instrumental version of the song to sing over. On top of this, Spotify throws some feedback and gives you a singing score between 0-100 when the song ends, for example, “Nice one! You’re on the road to become famous!” or “Try that high note again.”

If you were to take our advice, we wouldn’t suggest that you take Spotify’s suggestions, especially the positive ones, seriously. Because in reality, how well you sang depends on the number of people left in the room after your song ends!

How to use Spotify Karaoke mode?

Another good thing about Spotify is that they have not reserved the Karaoke mode only for Premium users. Spotify announced that the Karaoke mode feature will be available to all subscribers. The only requirement is that you should be in the region where the feature is available (in English-speaking countries), and secondly, the app should be up-to-date.

The feature is live for both Android and iOS. Now, with all that sorted, let us go through the steps to use Spotify Karaoke mode:

  1. Launch the Spotify app on your phone.
  2. Search for the song that you want to sing and tap on the Play button to play it.
  3. Scroll down until you see the Lyrics section.
  4. Expand the Lyrics section of the song, and on the top-right, you will see a Sing button with a microphone icon. Tap on the Sing button to activate karaoke mode.How to use Spotify Karaoke mode
  5. You will notice that the vocals of the song are removed, and now you have an instrumental song to sing.
  6. After the song finishes, you will get the singing score and feedback from Spotify on your performance.

That’s it! You can now sing your heart out and enjoy the karaoke session. Spotify turns on the Audio Analyzer when you turn on the karaoke mode, which uses your device’s microphone to match your voice with the song and give you the performance score. There are no limitations on how many karaoke sessions you can have using the Spotify Karaoke mode.

FAQs about Spotify Karaoke mode

1. Do you require Spotify Premium for Karaoke mode?

No. You don’t specifically need Spotify Premium for Karaoke mode. Even free users can use the feature. However, if you have Spotify Premium, you will have a better experience as there will be no ads when you switch between songs, etc.

2. What are some of the best Spotify Karaoke mode alternatives?

Spotify isn’t the first to introduce karaoke. There are many other popular alternatives available that can sometimes be better as compared to Spotify. We have given you the list below:

  1. Smule: This great karaoke app gives you the option to record yourself and add effects to your voice with a few taps.
  2. Yokee: Record, edit, add effects to your karaoke, and share it with the world.
  3. StarMaker: A popular social media-like app for singers where you can share your karaoke, perform duets, and enjoy singing.
  4. Apple Music: Great for iOS users, it gives them the ability to sing to their favorite song right from the official app. Android users can also use it to sing karaoke.

3. Is Spotify Karaoke mode available on the desktop?

Yes. As per multiple users, the Spotify Karaoke mode is available on desktop as well. The only catch here is that you need to reside in the region where the feature has rolled out. Other than that, be it Android, iOS, or desktop, you get Spotify Karaoke mode.

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