It’s easy to control Apple Music using Siri. Deep integration using voice commands allows you to explore music in an entirely new way.
It’s worth checking out our full list of Apple Music Commands.
Play music, skip, shuffle or dismiss specific tracks
As with the previous music app, you can ask Siri to play a specific track or album.
Hey Siri, play *song name*
..and you can be more specific.
Hey Siri, play *song name* by *artist*
You can be more choosy and ask Siri to play only music from a specific artist, playlist, or genre.
Hey Siri, play music from my *classical* playlist
You can also play music by referencing time.
Hey Siri, play *artists* first album
Hey Siri, play *artists* last album
You can ask Siri to play chart-topping songs from a given year and it will serve up a selection of tracks from the year you specify. Note this feature isn’t supported in all countries.
Hey Siri, play the top songs from 1985
Skip music
If your equivalent of musical torture should start playing, you can get quite stroppy if you feel like it.
Hey Siri, don’t play this track again
Likewise, you can skip over a song if you wish.
Hey Siri, skip this track
Get information on songs and singers
Hey Siri, who sings this?
Hey Siri, when did this song come out?
Like and buy music
Hey Siri, play more like this
Siri will add up to 50 similar songs for playback. If you hear a song you like and want to find out who the singer is, say:
If you enjoy a song you can ‘like’ it.
Hey Siri, like this song
This will add the song and similar tracks to the ‘For You’ section of Apple Music. Of course, if you really like a song, you can buy a digital copy, so it’s yours forever.
Hey Siri, buy this song
Ask Siri to suggest new music
Siri will learn about your musical tastes from your ‘likes’ and listening habits. A fantastic way to discover new music is to say:
Hey Siri, play me something I’d like
Play music in third-party apps
You can listen to music from other music services by specifying the app name in your request.
Hey Siri, play rock music in Spotify
Find out more about using Siri with Spotify.
