Apple Music is coming to the Amazon Echo speaker lineup. Amazon announced on Friday that Apple Music will be available on their smart speakers as of December 17.
Music has always been one of Alexa’s most popular features and today we’re excited to announce that Apple Music will be available on Echo devices beginning the week of December 17.
Apple Music subscribers will be able to enjoy Apple Music’s 50 million songs on Echo devices. 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. Customers will also be able to ask Alexa to stream expert-made radio stations centered on popular genres like Hip-Hop, decades like the 80s, and even music from around the world, like K-Pop. Just ask Alexa to play Beats 1 to hear Apple Music’s global livestream including in-depth artist interviews— all completely ad-free. Simply enable the Apple Music skill in the Alexa app and link your account to start listening.
The ability to play Apple Music via voice commands will be added as an Alexa skill. Once the skill is available, users will add the Apple Music skill in the Alexa app, and then link their Apple Music account. Users can then use Alexa commands to play their favorite songs and playlists on their Echo speakers.
“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, Amazon Devices. “We are committed to offering great music providers to our customers and since launching the Music Skill API to developers just last month, we’ve expanded the music selection on Alexa to include even more top tier services. We’re thrilled to bring Apple Music – one of the most popular music services in the US – to Echo customers this holiday.”
A wide variety of Echo speakers are currently available form the Amazon website, and third-party stores. The third-generation Echo Dot is currently available for $29.99, down from $49.99