How Do I Play Music on My Twitch Stream?

There are a lot of ways to play background music on aTwitch stream.

Change the name of the window to Spotify, or something else you will remember, and clickOK.

The + highlighted in the Sources section of OBS

If you don’t want the Spotify window to be visible on your stream, deselect themake source visiblebox.

smack the Window source selection box, and selectSpotify.exe.

If you don’t see Spotify as an option, confirm the Spotify app is running on your system.

Window Capture highlighted in OBS source selection

Click and drag the red outline to resize the Spotify window.

Press and holdAlt, then click and drag the Spotify window outline to crop it.

When you’ve cropped the Spotify window to your liking, click your mouse to release it.

Name added and OK highlighted in OBS source selection

Click and drag the Spotify window anywhere you like on the screen, and you’re ready to go.

Can You Play Spotify While Streaming on Twitch?

Can You Play Copyrighted Music on Twitch?

Window: and Spotify.exe highlighted in OBS source selection

Before you play copyrighted music on Twitch, make absolutely certain that you have permission from the copyright holder.

Can You Get Banned From Twitch for Playing Music?

you could get banned from Twitch if you play copyrighted music and you get caught.

Resizing the Spotify app in OBS

What Music Can You Stream on Twitch?

Regardless of how you do it, you still shouldn’t use copyrighted music.

It’s easier, cheaper, and safer to play copyright-free music on your stream.

Cropping the Spotify window in OBS.

A cropped Spotify window in OBS.

A cropped Spotify window showing the current song in OBS.