Spotify, I owe you an apology my smart TV finally got Spotify after years of waiting, and now I love its roster of music videos

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Sun, 30 Aug 2026 14:00:00 +0000

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I haven't stopped watching music videos on Spotify since the app came to my smart TV.

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For the past decade youve been my loyal music companion, but despite my tumultuous relationships with some of your features, your unmatched ubiquity means I can freely use you across my devices with the exception, until recently, of my TV. My Hisense 43A6NTUK smart TV is one of my favorite pieces of tech, despite it not being in the same caliber as the best TVs we test
here at TechRadar, but it had been letting me down because of one thing:
VIDAA OS didn't support the Spotify app. Latest Videos From TechRadar Watch full video here:

Until now that is. Spotify launched on VIDAA TVs at the beginning of June,
but I wouldn't have known this if I hadnt been casually flicking through my TVs app carousel. After waiting for the best part of two years for it to arrive, you can imagine how excited I was.

Since the best music streaming service landed on my TV not a day has gone by where I havent used it, and its filled a huge void. And something miraculous happened in the process: I now enjoy viewing music videos on Spotify. You may like Spotify launches music video charts in its latest move to challenge YouTube Spotify adds short-form videos to New Music Friday playlist I found
my 2006 iPod nano during a clearout and it was an emotive pre-streaming time capsule I've experienced a revelation (Image credit: Future / Rowan Davies) Prior to buying a smart TV, the Amazon Fire TV Stick was my streaming device of choice, and it has always supported the Spotify app. While I enjoy my playlists on mobile, streaming Spotify on the big screen offers an entirely different experience.

Its not news that Spotifys music video interface and I havent got along its mobile experience is too clunky and disorganized for me and Ive always used YouTube to stream music videos as well as my favorite web shows. Even if it meant enduring a painful amount of ads, Ive always stuck by YouTubes side.
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Id gotten used to YouTubes way of doing things in the absence of Spotifys TV app, but as soon as that app arrived I fancied trying something different.
The result? Goodbye YouTube. (Image credit: Future / Rowan Davies) Before
now, Ive never understood why I could never get along with the Spotify music video interface, but I could with YouTube; then it clicked. It wasnt Spotifys cluttered organization that was putting me off, it was far simpler than that: music video viewing isnt necessarily designed for the mobile experience.

Though I only stream audio when listening through headphones, every song I play through my TV on Spotify is now more or less in video form, and Ive been busy making the playlists to go with it. What to read next Spotify lacks
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Spotify Spotify eyes live concert streaming to compete with YouTube Long live the music video (Image credit: Future / Rowan Davies) Music video viewing is
a big part of my life, whether thats for background listening, nostalgia indulgence, or for blasting on the big screen when I have friends around, and YouTube has always been my go-to.

What separates Spotify from the likes of YouTube is that, with the former,
the focus isnt on the music video itself. Theres the option to switch between audio and video of course, but YouTube put the music video on the map during the transitional period into digital streaming. This is what tempted me to sign up to a YouTube Premium free trial .

I began by making playlists to mimic the nostalgia of music channels, but creating playlists on YouTube is a little fiddly, and there are all kinds of issues with the queuing system. And though you can make playlists without a Premium account, the ad interruptions ruin the viewing experience. So when Spotify launched on my smart TV, I put the pedal to the metal.

Before I knew it I had made five monster MTV-themed playlists spanning from the 1980s all the way to the 2020s, each packed to the brim with songs and their accompanying videos. That was my one rule: if it doesnt have a music video, it doesn't go in the playlist. I havent used YouTube to watch music videos since, and the ad-free experience still feels too good to be true, but the joy I get from it goes beyond simply watching the visual accompaniments
to my favorite songs past and present. (Image credit: Future / Rowan Davies)
I consider myself a pop culture historian, and evoking the nostalgia of music channels is one of the defining elements of my music video obsession. For me, theres no other feeling quite like bingeing music videos from MTVs VMA peak era think Bad Romance, Hot N Cold, Maneater. If you were there at the time, you get it.

But the music video is so much more than that. Theres a huge educational aspect for me, allowing me to step into the past to learn more about pioneering artists who paved the way for bigger and more successful acts. Using Spotify to house my video-centric playlists has been perfect for enriching my knowledge, and it also means I get to visit my parents youth,
all while streaming old favorites I never knew had music videos.

On reflection, I guess there was never really a reason for me to dismiss Spotifys music video integration I just didnt know how to use it to its full potential. Im still not a fan of the viewing experience for mobile, but now that I know how to optimize my music video viewing, theres no going back. Follow TechRadar on Google News and add us as a preferred source to get our expert news, reviews, and opinion in your feeds.



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