Alexa recently got a big update that could make you play a lot more music. All the ways to play music with your Amazon Echo and Alexa All the ways to play music with your Amazon Echo and Alexa. These are all the ways to listen to music with Amazon Echo and Alexa. Read More The latest native feature gives Amazon Prime and Amazon Music Unlimited users access to select playlists using over 500 specific phrases.
With this new feature, not only can you ask Alexa to play a curated playlist, but you can also add super-specific information to get the perfect music that fits your exact mood.
In its simplest form, just think of a certain situation or event and ask Alexa to play music for that situation. For example, you can ask:
You can be more creative with situations. There's just about everything you can think of, including a baby making playlist. (The commands are apparently based on what Amazon Echo users have been saying to their smart device.)
Another example of a request is a genre of music relevant to the situation:
And you can add adjectives to gender:
Interestingly, it seems Amazon hasn't published a list of these commands, so you'll have to experiment with various commands and see what sticks.
What are your favorite playlists on Amazon? Let us know in the comments.
