title: “How To Play Music On Alexa” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-28” author: “Wayne Asberry”
What You Need
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.
On your smartphone, select Settings > Bluetooth. Open the Bluetooth settings on your smartphone. Tap Scan for Devices. The Echo or other compatible device should appear. Say Alexa Pair or Tap your Echo Device to continue the pairing process. When the pairing process is completed, you should hear Alexa announce that both devices are connected. If you don’t want to use the “Alexa Pair” voice command, you can also use your smartphone’s Bluetooth pairing option as shown below. You can also use Bluetooth to stream music from an Echo to a separate Bluetooth Speaker. Once paired (connected) you can control playback using Alexa commands, touchscreen controls in the Alexa app or Echo or Alexa-enabled device.
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:
Highlight Apps on the main Fire TV or Fire Edition TV Menu and select Categories. In Categories, select Music and Audio. Select a music app to listen to and use Alexa voice commands to control available playback options.
