Tag: road trip playlists

Songs to Stream on the Ultimate U.S. Summer Road Trip

August 28, 2019

Americans have plenty to explore without packing their passports, which is why so many choose to spend the summer on the road. Whether it’s driving down the coast, across the heartland, or zigzagging through national parks, a good soundtrack—or a homemade road trip playlist—can make a summer journey all the more memorable.

Music-loving road trippers across the U.S. did just that, creating over 2 million “road trip” playlists, featuring everything from sing-along tunes to classic American rock to today’s top hits. And it seems that summer is truly the time to take these trips: U.S. streaming of road trip playlists increases more than 40% over the summer months. These road-trippers are connecting Spotify to their car through an AUX cable, Bluetooth connection, or vehicle dashboard, giving them access to endless tunes for their many miles along the interstate.  

To create the ultimate U.S. cross-country road trip, we looked at which songs appear most frequently on user-created road trip playlists, then mapped against the states where Spotify users are from. Our map below proves that Spotify listeners know it’s all about the journey, not just the destination.   

Hitting the road without time to waste? Don’t worry, our very own Road Trip playlist has you covered. Or, if you’re looking for a story to binge along the way, check out The Clearing. 

Spotify Integrates With Google Maps for Music on Every Mile of Your Journey

October 1, 2018

If you could walk 500 miles, but you’d rather drive 500 more, you may as well join the masses and stream “I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)” by The Proclaimers – the most popular song on road trip playlists – for your own adventure.

More and more, people are streaming their music from Spotify while on the go. In some cases, that means they’re using their mobile devices for both music and navigation, with navigation as the most widely used non-music app in the car. Now, instead of switching back and forth between your tunes and your directions, our new integration with Google Maps allows you to control what you’re listening to from Spotify right in the Maps app.

We’ve previously seen how well navigation works in harmony with music through our integration with Waze in 2017. Starting today, millions of Google Maps users across Spotify markets will be able to to “jam through the traffic jam” on both iOS and Android. After connecting your Spotify account, you’ll be ready to start.

Now, Spotify users can enable playback controls within the Google Maps navigation settings and enjoy music and podcasts from Spotify during an active navigation, making Spotify an easily accessible and natural part of your journey. Pause, play, or skip until you’ve found your perfect jam.

Switching and selecting music will be seamless as well. Through a simple entry-point from the Google Maps app into Spotify, you’ll be able to browse songs, albums, and playlists. There will be a banner in Spotify to help you to return to your active navigation.

So on your next excursion, we’ve got you covered—between streaming your own playlists, our featured Daily Lift or Morning Commute playlists, or playing your favorite album on shuffle, you can now travel to the beat of your favorite tunes and keep your eyes on the destination ahead.

The integration will be rolling out to all Google Maps users over the next few days. Ensure that you have the latest version of Spotify & download Google Maps on the iOS App Store here and Google Play store here.