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Play Music Using the Alexa App
Here is how to set up Alexa to play music on a compatible device.
Use Voice Commands
There are several ways to play music on your Echo devices using Alexa voice commands. Depending on the music service, not all voice commands are applicable. Alexa voice command features may vary by country or device.
Basic Music Commands
“Shuffle” or “Stop shuffle.““Stop” or “Pause.““Play” or “Resume.”
Music Service Commands (may vary depending on service)
“Play song, album, or artist.““Play happy or sad music.““Play station (name of music station).““Play (name of playlist).““Who’s the lead singer for (band)?““Add song, album, artist to (playlist name).““Create a playlist.”
“Play a Prime Playlist.““Play (song title) from Prime Music"“Show me songs, playlists, genres from Prime Music.”
Using Alexa’s voice commands, you can adjust the volume or use the Alexa Equalizer (if available for your device) to adjust the bass, treble, and midrange frequencies. In addition to voice commands, you can navigate music playback options on your smartphone with the Alexa app touchscreen controls. The Alexa app (and Echo Show/Spot) can display song titles, album covers, and song lyrics (when available).
Use Alexa With Bluetooth From Smartphone
You can use Bluetooth to stream music from your smartphone to your Echo or select Alexa-enabled devices.
Use Alexa and Bluetooth With a PC
You can also use Bluetooth to stream music from a PC to your Echo device. This works best with a Windows 10 PC.
Use Alexa to Play Music on Fire TV
In addition to Echo and related audio devices, Alexa can also play Music on Fire TV devices, including Fire Edition TVs. Here’s how:
