Amazon Echo devices, like the Amazon Echo and the Amazon Tap, allow you to play your favorite songs using voice commands.

To get started playing music with an Alexa device, say: “Alexa, [Play Music].”  You can add more specific requests such as: “Alexa, play on Spotify,” or “Alexa, play [artist] radio.”

But a lot of people have complained about Alexa stopping after just one song, which begs the question:

Why Does Alexa Stop Playing Music After One Song

There are multiple issues that may be causing the music to stop playing on your Amazon device. Here are the most frequent ones:

▪️ Wi-Fi Connectivity Issues

One issue may be Wi-Fi connectivity. Any time there are several other devices connected to the same Wi-Fi network, the Echo, Dot, or other Alexa devices might experience congestion.

▪️ Congested Bandwidth

It could be an issue with your Wi-Fi router not being able to provide enough connectivity to support multiple devices, or some other issue causing a drop in bandwidth which can lead to drops in audio playback.

This issue could be caused by the fact that too many devices are connected to the same network, which creates congestion for all of those devices, so they lose connectivity at some point instead of allowing them to run smoothly without interruption.

▪️ Technical Problems On Your Music Streaming Service’s Side

Another possible cause is that one of the music services you are streaming from is having issues. For example, Google Play Music may have had some technical problems affecting Alexa’s ability to play music.

So, make sure to check the status of your streaming service for outages or interruptions before assuming that something with your Amazon Echo, Dot, Tap, or Fire TV is faulty.

▪️ The Album You Are Listening to is Over

Your Amazon Alexa device may stop streaming music if your current album has no more songs left.

This is particularly annoying if you’re trying to fall asleep at night or are doing exercises because it automatically ends the playback.

So, always make sure you have enough tracks in your playlist.

▪️ There Are No More Songs From That Particular Artist Available

If you are playing music from an artist, Alexa might stop streaming if she has exhausted all the songs by that particular artist.

For example, if your playlist consists of only three songs by The Beatles, you won’t be able to listen to anything else by them because these are the only tracks available on Amazon Music.

▪️ Setting Up a Sleep Timer May Cause Alexa To Stop Playing Music

You can set a sleep timer for your Amazon Echo, Tap, or Fire TV if you’re trying to fall asleep.

But if the device is streaming music, it will stop playing after your chosen time has elapsed.

So, you should set a long enough sleep timer on Amazon Alexa to allow you to finish listening to your favorite tunes.

For instance, you could say: “Alexa, set a sleep timer for [number] minutes,” and then start playing music with any of the commands mentioned above, such as: “Alexa, play on Spotify.”

Check out how we described setting up a sleep timer in the next paragraphs.

If you are still having trouble with Alexa stopping playback after just one song, try changing your streaming services.

Restarting the Amazon Echo will also resolve some problems associated with this issue.

How Long Will Alexa Play Music Before Turning Off

The length of time that Alexa plays music for depends on how long each song is, and the total number of songs you have available. If you are using Amazon Prime Music, Alexa will continue to stream without interruption until you either run out of songs or tell it to stop.

How to Make Amazon Echo Stop Playing Music After a Set Amount of Time

The Amazon Echo is a smart assistant that can do all sorts of things, including play music. It’s pretty good at understanding voice commands, but there are times when it won’t hear you correctly or when you want to make it stop playing music on its own.

Fortunately, there’s an incredibly easy way to make the Echo shut off by itself after a set amount of time, just follow these steps:

1. Say, “Alexa, set a sleep timer for 30 minutes.”
2. The Echo will respond with, “Okay, setting a sleep timer for 30 minutes. When the time is up, Alexa will stop playing whatever she’s doing and shut down.”
3. If you want to change how long your timer lasts or turn it off completely, all you have to say is, “Alexa, change my sleep timer to 45 minutes.” Or, if you don’t need a timer at all anymore, simply say, “Alexa, cancel my sleep timer.”
4. That’s it! Now sit back, relax, and let Alexa take care of stopping the music for you.

How Do I Tell Alexa To Keep Playing Music?

When you ask Amazon’s Alexa to play a song or an album, it typically responds with something like, “Ok, playing album X from Spotify” and the blue light turns on.

Now, you say, “Alexa, loop.” After this point it should play the current song on repeat.

To stop it, you can try the voice command: “Alexa, stop looping”.

Can I Leave Alexa Playing Music All Night?

Even though Alexa will eventually stop playing music after several hours of inactivity, that is, unless you give it another command such as telling Alexa to increase the volume, there is a way to make the device continuously play audio by saying something like “Alexa, play white noise sound”.

I personally prefer fan noise or, even better, rain and thunder.

Bottom Line on Why Alexa Stops Playing Music After One Song

Alexa may stop playing music if you have a Wi-Fi connectivity issue, or if your bandwidth is congested; Technical problems from your music streaming service’s side can’t be ruled out either. So, check if the service’s server is running, but most commonly, you may have just exhausted the titles in your playlist.