Summary
There is no integration between Spotify and GTA5, so you can not get Spotify in GTA 5. This article will show you the best solution to convert Spotify music via TunesBank Spotify Music Converter, then you can play Spotify on GTA 5 PC with ease.

“Is it possible to play Spotify on GTA 5 PC? I want to listen to Spotify on GTA 5 while playing games. Anybody help?”

Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5) is a game full of speed and furious launched by Rockstar Games in 2013. For many years, GTA 5 has been one of the most popular action-adventure games in the world. It is famous for storytelling, open world, main story-lines & side missions and online multiplayer games. Excitingly, players are able to enter any car they want and listen to the radio in the car to play songs. What’s more, GTA 5 allows players to create an independent radio station by using their own music files to customize music in the car audio system. Many Spotify users are also GTA5 players, they want to listen to Spotify on GTA 5. So, can you play Spotify on GTA 5 PC? This doesn’t seem to be an easy task. This article will show you the tutorial on how to get Spotify in GTA 5.

Part 1. Can You Listen to Spotify on GTA 5?

Music has always been an integral aspect of Grand Theft Auto. And Spotify provides over 70 millions of wonderful songs, it must be a cool thing to listen to Spotify on GTA 5 PC while driving the car. However, there’s no integration between Spotify and GTA 5. Thus, players are unable to get Spotify in GTA 5. Worse, due to the DRM protection of Spotify, people cannot play downloaded Spotify music on any platform and player that are not authorized by Spotify. That is to say, users cannot play Spotify on GTA 5 PC directly.

In addition, to listen to Spotify on GTA 5, you need to add music files to “Self Radio”. And only MP3, AAC, M4A, WMA or WAV audio formats can be compatible with “Self Radio”. However all of Spotify tracks are encrypted Ogg Vorbis format. To freely play Spotify on GTA 5 PC, you need to download and convert Spotify to MP3, M4A and other normal audio formats which can be compatible with GTA 5 “Self Radio”. To settle this matter, TunesBank Spotify Music Converter is here to rescue you!

Part 2. Best Solution to Get Spotify in GTA 5

TunesBank Spotify Music Converter is an easy but effective Spotify converter to let users play Spotify on GTA 5 PC with ease. It is able to remove DRM encryption from Spotify tracks, download music from Spotify and convert to MP3, M4A, WAV and FLAC which can be fully compatible with GTA 5. Moreover, you don’t have to subscribe the Premium Plan to free download your favorite Spotify songs. Then, you can listen to Spotify on GTA 5 “Self Radio” while driving the car in the game.

Additionally, TunesBank allows you to batch convert an entire Spotify playlist at 5X conversion speed, which enables the process super fast for users. Besides the lightning speed, it will safely retain the 100% original audio quality and ID3 tags in the converted songs. After that, you can free download Spotify music and play them on Xbox One, Xbox 360, PSP and more game consoles.

Highlights of TunesBank Spotify Music Converter:

  • Remove DRM protection from Spotify songs/playlists.
  • Download Spotify music without Premium account.
  • Convert Spotify to MP3, M4A, WAV and FLAC formats.
  • Get Spotify in GTA 5 with 100% original audio quality.
  • Smoothly play Spotify on GTA 5 PC without restrictions.
  • Keep ID3 tags and metadata info in the output songs.
  • Listen to Spotify on GTA 5 via PC, PSP, Xbox one and more.
  • Move converted Spotify to USB drive, SD card as back up.

Tutorial: Convert Spotify for Playing on GTA 5

Follow the steps below to get Spotify in GTA 5. Here you need to convert Spotify to MP3 or other compatible audio formats via TunesBank Spotify Music Converter. Then you can import to GTA 5 to listen to Spotify on GTA 5.
Note: Here we will show you the Windows version, it has built-in Spotify Web Player and very easy to use.

Step 1. Launch TunesBank Spotify Music Converter
Download and install TunesBank Spotify Music Player on your computer. Open it and click on the “Open the Spotify web player” and log into your Spotify account.

launch Spotify Music Converter

Step 2. Add Spotify Songs/Playlist to TunesBank
TunesBank Spotify Music Converter provides you with the easiest way to import Spotify songs instead of complicated operations. You can select the Spotify songs/playlists and move to the blue bubble button with the “+” icon.

Add Spotify Songs

TunesBank will detect the selected playlist and load all the tracks on the interface. You can select the ideal song you want or choose the “Select All”.

select Spotify Songs

Step 3. Set MP3 as Output Format for GTA 5
To play Spotify on GTA 5 PC freely, just choose the MP3 as the output format. It can be fully compatible with GTA 5 “Self Radio”. Just select the “Convert all files to:” as MP3 from the top-right corner.

select mp3 format

You can also customize the other output settings. Hit on the settings icon on the upper right and then select the “Preference” > “Advanced” tab, you can customize the Channels, Bitrate(up to 320kbps), SampleRate, etc.

aujust output settings

Step 4. Start to Convert Spotify to MP3
Click on the “Convert All” or “Convert X Items” to start to convert Spotify to MP3 for playing on GTA 5.

convert spotify songs to mp3

Once the conversion is done, hit the “Finished” > “View Output File” to view the output Spotify music files. Now you can listen to Spotify on GTA 5 with ease.

output spotify mp3 file

Part 3. How to Play Spotify on GTA 5 PC?

Now you get the converted Spotify songs which can be compatible with GTA 5. It is time to listen to Spotify on GTA 5 while playing games. Next we will show you how to add unprotected Spotify songs into the folder of GTA 5. Then you are able to play Spotify on GTA 5 PC.

1) How to Get Spotify in GTA 5?

#1. Open the ‘Documents’ folder on your computer, locate the ‘Rockstar Games’ > ‘GTA V’ > ‘User Music’ folder. Move the converted Spotify songs into ‘User Music’ folder.

#2. Launch the GTA 5 on your PC, pause the game and switch to ‘Settings’ > ‘Audio’ > ‘Perform Full Scan for Music’ option.

#3. Then it will automatically scan all your ‘User Music’ folder including converted Spotify music files.

2) How to Listen to Spotify on GTA 5?
After scanning, you can return to the game and play Spotify on GTA 5 PC while playing games.

#1. Restart the GTA 5, and go to ‘Settings’ > ‘Audio’.

#2. Switch Radio Station to ‘Self Radio’ Mode from the available radios list.

#3. Now when you get into the car in the game, you are able to listen to Spotify on GTA 5 while driving the car.

Part 4. Benefits: Play Spotify on GTA 5 Consoles

Despite the PC version, GTA 5 is available on many game consoles, like PS4, PS5 and Xbox One and more. If you have a PS5 or Xbox One, you can also listen to Spotify on GTA 5 on your game consoles. Here we will show you how to get Spotify in GTA 5 through PS4/5 and Xbox One.

1) Listen to Spotify on GTA 5 via Xbox One

#1. Open your Xbox Store and search for Spotify App and install it.

#2. Launch Spotify App and login with your Spotify account, then link Spotify to Xbox One.

#3. Play GTA 5 game on your Xbox One. Touch the ‘Xbox’ button on the controller and it will pop up the Xbox Guide, then you can choose Spotify and play Spotify on GTA 5 via Xbox One.

Note: Xbox One requires a stable network and Spotify Premium account to listen to Spotify on GTA 5. The best way to play Spotify music on Xbox One is via USB drive. By using TunesBank, you can convert Spotify music to MP3, then transfer Spotify music to USB drive to play Spotify on GTA 5 stably.

2) Play Spotify on GTA 5 through PS4/PS5

#1. Open PlayStation Store and install Spotify App on your PlayStation.

#2. Sign with your Spotify account and then press on the ‘Link Accounts’.

#3. Open your GTA 5 games, tap on the ‘PS’ button to enter the control center and choose the ‘Music’ option to play Spotify on GTA 5 via PS4/PS5.

The Bottom Lines

One of the coolest things about GTA 5 is that you can play your own music in the game, and Spotify brings you many choices. Thanks to TunesBank Spotify Music Converter, users can download and convert Spotify music to MP3, M4A and various audio formats which can be compatible with GTA 5. After get Spotify in GTA 5, you are able to play Spotify on GTA 5 PC while playing game.

Play Spotify on GTA 5

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