The move will help Apple, which has some 50 million paying music subscribers, ramp up its competition against market leader Spotify. 'Customers will be able to ask Alexa to play their favorite songs, artists, and albums-or any of the playlists made by Apple Music's editors from around the world, covering many activities and moods,' Amazon's statement said. 'We're thrilled to bring Apple Music –- one of the most popular music services in the US –- to Echo customers this holiday.' 'Music is one of the most popular features on Alexa-since we launched Alexa four years ago, customers are listening to more music in their homes than ever before,' said Dave Limp, senior vice president of Amazon Devices.

Depending on the service, you will be asked to log in to the service and / or authorize Alexa to use your data.A statement from Amazon on Friday said Apple Music would be available starting December 17 on Echo speakers in the latest sign of a truce between the two technology behemoths.

At that point, you will probably be taken to the Amazon Skills store on your phone’s browser.

In most cases, the command grammar for Alexa is, “Alexa, on ,” so the full command sequence for Spotify happens to be “Alexa, play Peter Gabriel on Spotify.” Services do sometimes differ, however, so the best thing to do is to at least glance at the instructions before you tap the “Enable to Use button.”

The next page will not only have an “Enable to Use” button, but will include a description of the exact grammar your service uses, so you probably want to take a moment to absorb it.

(No, there is no option for Google Play Music.

You’ll see logos for available services, including Apple Music, Spotify, Pandora, Deezer, Tidal, and Vevo, as well as streaming services including iHeartRadio, TuneIn,, and SiriusXM.

You’ll see any services you’ve already installed, and an entry named “Link New Service.” Tap that. Scroll down to “Music” (in the section “Alexa Preferences”) and tap that.In the Alexa app, tap the menu icon at the top left of the screen, and then tap “Settings.”.

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