These Roku streaming music channels turn my TV into a jukebox

You’re hosting a party or a get-together at your house. You want something light and breezy in the background. Some nice music that people can enjoy but not really pay much attention to makes a ton of sense. Plenty of cable packages have the Music Choice channels. But if you don’t have cable, what should you do?

You can rely on a stereo or just have someone’s phone plugged in and playing out loud. There are a ton of good speakers that you can put around your home. But they will draw attention to them if they are just sitting on a table. This where your Roku can come in handy. There are music channels you can download on Roku that will let you stream music for any occasion. You’ll be able to find that background music you’re looking for as well as plenty of music you can play if you want it to take a more front-and-center role.

Some of the channels are subscription-based while others are free for anybody who has a Roku to use. You can basically turn your Roku into a radio station or a boombox (remember those?). Having Roku as your party assistant will make those holiday or birthday celebrations that much better. People now don’t just have to look at Roku City as a background of the party. Just make sure that you hide the remote if you don’t want people messing with your playlists. Here are some of the best music channels to use on Roku.

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Roku TV

Roku TV is an operating system for streaming. With a user-friendly interface, it is widely used by many with either a streaming device or on a Roku TV. Downloading channels for streaming is simple, especially for music users.

1 Spotify

Log in and use your account for the party

Spotify is one of the most well-known music streaming services in the market today. But it is also a Roku channel that you can download to your TV. Once you’ve downloaded it, you can open it up and either log into your existing account or create one from the app. Users can listen for free or they can go ad-free by logging into or signing up for a Premium account. Spotify on the Roku works the same way it does on a computer or mobile device.

You can see curated playlists for you based on your listening habits. You can search for specific artists and songs. Making a playlist on your own takes no time and gives you the freedom to set the mood at your own party. On the TV, you can either see the music video for the song you’re playing, lyrics for the song, Spotify Connect works from your phone seamlessly, so you can control the TV from your phone’s app or through the Roku app as well.

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2 iHeart

Enjoy music for free from some of your favorite stations

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Want to play your local radio station inside your house? Want to play a podcast you’ve been loving for a large audience? iHeart is the place to do it. This Roku channel has over 1,500 live radio stations that you can choose from and you can even create your own custom radio station to suit your music preferences. Say you want to listen to Billy Joel. You can create a station with Billy Joel and similar artists to him and iHeart will do the rest.