Re: Apple Music comes to Amazon Echo smart speakers starting December 17th | MacDailyNews

[Dave]

you can also, play your amazon music on your phone, with the amazon music 
app.


Dave.


-Original Message- 
From: kellmast...@gmail.com

Sent: Saturday, December 08, 2018 6:20 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Apple Music comes to Amazon Echo smart speakers starting 
December 17th | MacDailyNews


While it looks like you can play your Amazon music from within the Amazon 
app on iPhone, I have always found it much easier to use Apple Music. If you 
know the song or artist you want to hear you can ask Siri to play it and if 
your taste in music isn't too far out there from the "norm" it will usually 
just happen and you don't have to mess with Shortcuts to get it to work.  If 
you don't know just what to say you can search by artist, song title or even 
a little bit of the lyrics of a song that you happen to remember from within 
Apple Music and often I find what I want that way.  It's very easy to add 
new music to your library but this doesn't mean it has to take up space on 
your devices because you have a choice to actually download it for offline 
listening or not.  Now with apple music coming to Echo devices soon it seems 
pretty much like Apple Music will continue to be my choice. Last but 
certainly not least, most phones are with their people almost all the time 
so your Apple Music is always right there with you!


-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Deb 
Cook Lewis

Sent: Friday, November 30, 2018 9:07 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Apple Music comes to Amazon Echo smart speakers starting 
December 17th | MacDailyNews


I don't have either Amazon music or Apple Music at this time but have 
thought about subscribing to one but not both. Because I am a Prime member, 
Amazon is less expensive but I have found that purchasing music from them is 
really difficult these days and for that reason I am more reluctant to use 
them. So, having said all that, do people overall have any preference 
between these services?


On 11/30/18, Lynn White  wrote:


I believe that the article says that you will link your Apple Music
account with your Alexa service.

Those with Sonos and Alexa have Apple Music linked with Sonos.

Sent from my iPhone


On Nov 30, 2018, at 9:09 AM, Chris Chaffin 
wrote:

This will be a permanent feature.  Now the specific details are still
not clear.  I am not sure if it will just be a subscription service
like Spotify, or you will also be able to play your own personal
music and the free stations offered by Apple Music.  Now I would
assume that if you are already an Apple Music subscriber, then you
should be fine and be able to access it without a problem.

Chris



On Nov 30, 2018, at 9:30 AM, Michael G McKay 
wrote:

Hi there:

I just received this email concerning Apple Music on the Amazon
Alexa device. I am wondering if this is going to be permanent, or
just for a short period. I am an able subscriber, and have an apple
account as I am an iPhone 7 Plus user. Also, is this a free feature,
or is there a monthly subscription fee.

Thanks folks!

Michael G. McKay BA, ’05.
Email: mgmckay1...@gmail.com


From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On
Behalf Of Chris Chaffin
Sent: November 30, 2018 10:04 AM
To: VIPhone List 
Subject: Apple Music comes to Amazon Echo smart speakers starting
December 17th | MacDailyNews


http://macdailynews.com/2018/11/30/apple-music-comes-to-amazon-echo-
smart-speakers-starting-december-17th/

Apple Music comes to Amazon Echo smart speakers starting December
17th Friday, November 30, 2018 Highlighting growing cooperation
between the two companies, Amazon has announced that Apple Music is
coming to Amazon Echo smart speakers starting December 17th via The
Amazon Blog:

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.


“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 M

RE: Apple Music comes to Amazon Echo smart speakers starting December 17th | MacDailyNews

[kellmaster1]

While it looks like you can play your Amazon music from within the Amazon app 
on iPhone, I have always found it much easier to use Apple Music. If you know 
the song or artist you want to hear you can ask Siri to play it and if your 
taste in music isn't too far out there from the "norm" it will usually just 
happen and you don't have to mess with Shortcuts to get it to work.  If you 
don't know just what to say you can search by artist, song title or even a 
little bit of the lyrics of a song that you happen to remember from within 
Apple Music and often I find what I want that way.  It's very easy to add new 
music to your library but this doesn't mean it has to take up space on your 
devices because you have a choice to actually download it for offline listening 
or not.  Now with apple music coming to Echo devices soon it seems pretty much 
like Apple Music will continue to be my choice. Last but certainly not least, 
most phones are with their people almost all the time so your Apple Music is 
always right there with you!

-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Deb Cook 
Lewis
Sent: Friday, November 30, 2018 9:07 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Apple Music comes to Amazon Echo smart speakers starting December 
17th | MacDailyNews

I don't have either Amazon music or Apple Music at this time but have thought 
about subscribing to one but not both. Because I am a Prime member, Amazon is 
less expensive but I have found that purchasing music from them is really 
difficult these days and for that reason I am more reluctant to use them. So, 
having said all that, do people overall have any preference between these 
services?

On 11/30/18, Lynn White  wrote:
>
> I believe that the article says that you will link your Apple Music 
> account with your Alexa service.
>
> Those with Sonos and Alexa have Apple Music linked with Sonos.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Nov 30, 2018, at 9:09 AM, Chris Chaffin 
>> wrote:
>>
>> This will be a permanent feature.  Now the specific details are still 
>> not clear.  I am not sure if it will just be a subscription service 
>> like Spotify, or you will also be able to play your own personal 
>> music and the free stations offered by Apple Music.  Now I would 
>> assume that if you are already an Apple Music subscriber, then you 
>> should be fine and be able to access it without a problem.
>>
>> Chris
>>
>>
>>> On Nov 30, 2018, at 9:30 AM, Michael G McKay 
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi there:
>>>
>>> I just received this email concerning Apple Music on the Amazon 
>>> Alexa device. I am wondering if this is going to be permanent, or 
>>> just for a short period. I am an able subscriber, and have an apple 
>>> account as I am an iPhone 7 Plus user. Also, is this a free feature, 
>>> or is there a monthly subscription fee.
>>>
>>> Thanks folks!
>>>
>>> Michael G. McKay BA, ’05.
>>> Email: mgmckay1...@gmail.com
>>>
>>>
>>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On 
>>> Behalf Of Chris Chaffin
>>> Sent: November 30, 2018 10:04 AM
>>> To: VIPhone List 
>>> Subject: Apple Music comes to Amazon Echo smart speakers starting 
>>> December 17th | MacDailyNews
>>>
>>>
>>> http://macdailynews.com/2018/11/30/apple-music-comes-to-amazon-echo-
>>> smart-speakers-starting-december-17th/
>>>
>>> Apple Music comes to Amazon Echo smart speakers starting December 
>>> 17th Friday, November 30, 2018 Highlighting growing cooperation 
>>> between the two companies, Amazon has announced that Apple Music is 
>>> coming to Amazon Echo smart speakers starting December 17th via The 
>>> Amazon Blog:
>>>
>>> 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 art

Re: Apple Music comes to Amazon Echo smart speakers starting December 17th | MacDailyNews

[lenron brown]

that made up my mind I am going get me another dot the third gen this
time. Soled the second gen because I wanted to try something else.

On 11/30/18, Maria Reyes  wrote:
> I use Apple Music.
>
> Maria Reyes
> blindt...@gmail.com
> my group: blind-techies+subscr...@groups.io
>
>> On Nov 30, 2018, at 1:23 PM, Chris Chaffin 
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>> I have tried both Apple Music as well as the unlimited Amazon Music
>> subscription.  They are both good, but I went with the unlimited Amazon
>> Music because it seems that a few of the artist that I like to listen to
>> was not available on Apple Music, but was available on Amazon Music.  I
>> can not speak to how accessible it is to purchase music from Amazon Music
>> because I do not really buy music anymore.  I just listen to what I want
>> through my subscription.
>>
>> Chris
>>
>>
>>> On Nov 30, 2018, at 12:06 PM, Deb Cook Lewis 
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> I don't have either Amazon music or Apple Music at this time but have
>>> thought about subscribing to one but not both. Because I am a Prime
>>> member, Amazon is less expensive but I have found that purchasing
>>> music from them is really difficult these days and for that reason I
>>> am more reluctant to use them. So, having said all that, do people
>>> overall have any preference between these services?
>>>
 On 11/30/18, Lynn White  wrote:

 I believe that the article says that you will link your Apple Music
 account
 with your Alexa service.

 Those with Sonos and Alexa have Apple Music linked with Sonos.

 Sent from my iPhone

> On Nov 30, 2018, at 9:09 AM, Chris Chaffin 
> wrote:
>
> This will be a permanent feature.  Now the specific details are still
> not
> clear.  I am not sure if it will just be a subscription service like
> Spotify, or you will also be able to play your own personal music and
> the
> free stations offered by Apple Music.  Now I would assume that if you
> are
> already an Apple Music subscriber, then you should be fine and be able
> to
> access it without a problem.
>
> Chris
>
>
>> On Nov 30, 2018, at 9:30 AM, Michael G McKay 
>> wrote:
>>
>> Hi there:
>>
>> I just received this email concerning Apple Music on the Amazon Alexa
>> device. I am wondering if this is going to be permanent, or just for
>> a
>> short period. I am an able subscriber, and have an apple account as I
>> am
>> an iPhone 7 Plus user. Also, is this a free feature, or is there a
>> monthly subscription fee.
>>
>> Thanks folks!
>>
>> Michael G. McKay BA, ’05.
>> Email: mgmckay1...@gmail.com
>>
>>
>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On
>> Behalf Of Chris Chaffin
>> Sent: November 30, 2018 10:04 AM
>> To: VIPhone List 
>> Subject: Apple Music comes to Amazon Echo smart speakers starting
>> December 17th | MacDailyNews
>>
>>
>> http://macdailynews.com/2018/11/30/apple-music-comes-to-amazon-echo-smart-speakers-starting-december-17th/
>>
>> Apple Music comes to Amazon Echo smart speakers starting December
>> 17th
>> Friday, November 30, 2018
>> Highlighting growing cooperation between the two companies, Amazon
>> has
>> announced that Apple Music is coming to Amazon Echo smart speakers
>> starting December 17th via The Amazon Blog:
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> “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

Re: Apple Music comes to Amazon Echo smart speakers starting December 17th | MacDailyNews

[Maria Reyes]

I use Apple Music. 

Maria Reyes
blindt...@gmail.com
my group: blind-techies+subscr...@groups.io

> On Nov 30, 2018, at 1:23 PM, Chris Chaffin  wrote:
> 
> 
> I have tried both Apple Music as well as the unlimited Amazon Music 
> subscription.  They are both good, but I went with the unlimited Amazon Music 
> because it seems that a few of the artist that I like to listen to was not 
> available on Apple Music, but was available on Amazon Music.  I can not speak 
> to how accessible it is to purchase music from Amazon Music because I do not 
> really buy music anymore.  I just listen to what I want through my 
> subscription.
> 
> Chris
> 
> 
>> On Nov 30, 2018, at 12:06 PM, Deb Cook Lewis  wrote:
>> 
>> I don't have either Amazon music or Apple Music at this time but have
>> thought about subscribing to one but not both. Because I am a Prime
>> member, Amazon is less expensive but I have found that purchasing
>> music from them is really difficult these days and for that reason I
>> am more reluctant to use them. So, having said all that, do people
>> overall have any preference between these services?
>> 
>>> On 11/30/18, Lynn White  wrote:
>>> 
>>> I believe that the article says that you will link your Apple Music account
>>> with your Alexa service.
>>> 
>>> Those with Sonos and Alexa have Apple Music linked with Sonos.
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>> 
 On Nov 30, 2018, at 9:09 AM, Chris Chaffin 
 wrote:
 
 This will be a permanent feature.  Now the specific details are still not
 clear.  I am not sure if it will just be a subscription service like
 Spotify, or you will also be able to play your own personal music and the
 free stations offered by Apple Music.  Now I would assume that if you are
 already an Apple Music subscriber, then you should be fine and be able to
 access it without a problem.
 
 Chris
 
 
> On Nov 30, 2018, at 9:30 AM, Michael G McKay 
> wrote:
> 
> Hi there:
> 
> I just received this email concerning Apple Music on the Amazon Alexa
> device. I am wondering if this is going to be permanent, or just for a
> short period. I am an able subscriber, and have an apple account as I am
> an iPhone 7 Plus user. Also, is this a free feature, or is there a
> monthly subscription fee.
> 
> Thanks folks!
> 
> Michael G. McKay BA, ’05.
> Email: mgmckay1...@gmail.com
> 
> 
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On
> Behalf Of Chris Chaffin
> Sent: November 30, 2018 10:04 AM
> To: VIPhone List 
> Subject: Apple Music comes to Amazon Echo smart speakers starting
> December 17th | MacDailyNews
> 
> 
> http://macdailynews.com/2018/11/30/apple-music-comes-to-amazon-echo-smart-speakers-starting-december-17th/
> 
> Apple Music comes to Amazon Echo smart speakers starting December 17th
> Friday, November 30, 2018
> Highlighting growing cooperation between the two companies, Amazon has
> announced that Apple Music is coming to Amazon Echo smart speakers
> starting December 17th via The Amazon Blog:
> 
> 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.
> 
> “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.”
> 
> Customers tell us that the simplicity and ease of asking Alexa for the
> content they want to hear has brought more music into their homes.
> Customers ask Alexa to play all kinds of music in many different

Re: Apple Music comes to Amazon Echo smart speakers starting December 17th | MacDailyNews

[Chris Chaffin]

I have tried both Apple Music as well as the unlimited Amazon Music 
subscription.  They are both good, but I went with the unlimited Amazon Music 
because it seems that a few of the artist that I like to listen to was not 
available on Apple Music, but was available on Amazon Music.  I can not speak 
to how accessible it is to purchase music from Amazon Music because I do not 
really buy music anymore.  I just listen to what I want through my subscription.

Chris


> On Nov 30, 2018, at 12:06 PM, Deb Cook Lewis  wrote:
> 
> I don't have either Amazon music or Apple Music at this time but have
> thought about subscribing to one but not both. Because I am a Prime
> member, Amazon is less expensive but I have found that purchasing
> music from them is really difficult these days and for that reason I
> am more reluctant to use them. So, having said all that, do people
> overall have any preference between these services?
> 
>> On 11/30/18, Lynn White  wrote:
>> 
>> I believe that the article says that you will link your Apple Music account
>> with your Alexa service.
>> 
>> Those with Sonos and Alexa have Apple Music linked with Sonos.
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>> On Nov 30, 2018, at 9:09 AM, Chris Chaffin 
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> This will be a permanent feature.  Now the specific details are still not
>>> clear.  I am not sure if it will just be a subscription service like
>>> Spotify, or you will also be able to play your own personal music and the
>>> free stations offered by Apple Music.  Now I would assume that if you are
>>> already an Apple Music subscriber, then you should be fine and be able to
>>> access it without a problem.
>>> 
>>> Chris
>>> 
>>> 
 On Nov 30, 2018, at 9:30 AM, Michael G McKay 
 wrote:
 
 Hi there:
 
 I just received this email concerning Apple Music on the Amazon Alexa
 device. I am wondering if this is going to be permanent, or just for a
 short period. I am an able subscriber, and have an apple account as I am
 an iPhone 7 Plus user. Also, is this a free feature, or is there a
 monthly subscription fee.
 
 Thanks folks!
 
 Michael G. McKay BA, ’05.
 Email: mgmckay1...@gmail.com
 
 
 From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On
 Behalf Of Chris Chaffin
 Sent: November 30, 2018 10:04 AM
 To: VIPhone List 
 Subject: Apple Music comes to Amazon Echo smart speakers starting
 December 17th | MacDailyNews
 
 
 http://macdailynews.com/2018/11/30/apple-music-comes-to-amazon-echo-smart-speakers-starting-december-17th/
 
 Apple Music comes to Amazon Echo smart speakers starting December 17th
 Friday, November 30, 2018
 Highlighting growing cooperation between the two companies, Amazon has
 announced that Apple Music is coming to Amazon Echo smart speakers
 starting December 17th via The Amazon Blog:
 
 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.
 
 “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.”
 
 Customers tell us that the simplicity and ease of asking Alexa for the
 content they want to hear has brought more music into their homes.
 Customers ask Alexa to play all kinds of music in many different
 languages. They stream tens of millions of hours of radio per month and
 have set tens of millions of music alarms since the feature launched less
 than a year ago.
 
 Fun fact: Top country is the most requested music to wake up to.
 
 

Re: Apple Music comes to Amazon Echo smart speakers starting December 17th | MacDailyNews

[Dave]

Hi, i am an amazon prime customer, and i also subscribe to amazon music 
unlimited.


I love it, and use it with my echo device.

You don't have to be a prime customer, to subscribe, to music unlimited, it 
just works out a bit cheaper if you are.


Dave.


-Original Message- 
From: Deb Cook Lewis

Sent: Friday, November 30, 2018 5:06 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Apple Music comes to Amazon Echo smart speakers starting 
December 17th | MacDailyNews


I don't have either Amazon music or Apple Music at this time but have
thought about subscribing to one but not both. Because I am a Prime
member, Amazon is less expensive but I have found that purchasing
music from them is really difficult these days and for that reason I
am more reluctant to use them. So, having said all that, do people
overall have any preference between these services?

On 11/30/18, Lynn White  wrote:


I believe that the article says that you will link your Apple Music 
account

with your Alexa service.

Those with Sonos and Alexa have Apple Music linked with Sonos.

Sent from my iPhone


On Nov 30, 2018, at 9:09 AM, Chris Chaffin 
wrote:

This will be a permanent feature.  Now the specific details are still not
clear.  I am not sure if it will just be a subscription service like
Spotify, or you will also be able to play your own personal music and the
free stations offered by Apple Music.  Now I would assume that if you are
already an Apple Music subscriber, then you should be fine and be able to
access it without a problem.

Chris



On Nov 30, 2018, at 9:30 AM, Michael G McKay 
wrote:

Hi there:

I just received this email concerning Apple Music on the Amazon Alexa
device. I am wondering if this is going to be permanent, or just for a
short period. I am an able subscriber, and have an apple account as I am
an iPhone 7 Plus user. Also, is this a free feature, or is there a
monthly subscription fee.

Thanks folks!

Michael G. McKay BA, ’05.
Email: mgmckay1...@gmail.com


From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On
Behalf Of Chris Chaffin
Sent: November 30, 2018 10:04 AM
To: VIPhone List 
Subject: Apple Music comes to Amazon Echo smart speakers starting
December 17th | MacDailyNews


http://macdailynews.com/2018/11/30/apple-music-comes-to-amazon-echo-smart-speakers-starting-december-17th/

Apple Music comes to Amazon Echo smart speakers starting December 17th
Friday, November 30, 2018
Highlighting growing cooperation between the two companies, Amazon has
announced that Apple Music is coming to Amazon Echo smart speakers
starting December 17th via The Amazon Blog:

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.

“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.”

Customers tell us that the simplicity and ease of asking Alexa for the
content they want to hear has brought more music into their homes.
Customers ask Alexa to play all kinds of music in many different
languages. They stream tens of millions of hours of radio per month and
have set tens of millions of music alarms since the feature launched 
less

than a year ago.

Fun fact: Top country is the most requested music to wake up to.

We’re excited to bring Apple Music to our Alexa customers this holiday
season.

Source: Amazon

MacDailyNews Take: Oh ok.

Sleep tight, Spotify.

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Re: Apple Music comes to Amazon Echo smart speakers starting December 17th | MacDailyNews

[Mary Otten]

I definitely have Apple Music. I had Amazon for a while, got it on prime day 
deal, and then canceled it, because I didn’t use it very much. I like Apple 
Music. And since I just got HomePods, there’s no way I would go back to Amazon 
music instead of Apple.

Sent from my iPhone

> On Nov 30, 2018, at 9:06 AM, Deb Cook Lewis  wrote:
> 
> I don't have either Amazon music or Apple Music at this time but have
> thought about subscribing to one but not both. Because I am a Prime
> member, Amazon is less expensive but I have found that purchasing
> music from them is really difficult these days and for that reason I
> am more reluctant to use them. So, having said all that, do people
> overall have any preference between these services?
> 
>> On 11/30/18, Lynn White  wrote:
>> 
>> I believe that the article says that you will link your Apple Music account
>> with your Alexa service.
>> 
>> Those with Sonos and Alexa have Apple Music linked with Sonos.
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>> On Nov 30, 2018, at 9:09 AM, Chris Chaffin 
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> This will be a permanent feature.  Now the specific details are still not
>>> clear.  I am not sure if it will just be a subscription service like
>>> Spotify, or you will also be able to play your own personal music and the
>>> free stations offered by Apple Music.  Now I would assume that if you are
>>> already an Apple Music subscriber, then you should be fine and be able to
>>> access it without a problem.
>>> 
>>> Chris
>>> 
>>> 
 On Nov 30, 2018, at 9:30 AM, Michael G McKay 
 wrote:
 
 Hi there:
 
 I just received this email concerning Apple Music on the Amazon Alexa
 device. I am wondering if this is going to be permanent, or just for a
 short period. I am an able subscriber, and have an apple account as I am
 an iPhone 7 Plus user. Also, is this a free feature, or is there a
 monthly subscription fee.
 
 Thanks folks!
 
 Michael G. McKay BA, ’05.
 Email: mgmckay1...@gmail.com
 
 
 From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On
 Behalf Of Chris Chaffin
 Sent: November 30, 2018 10:04 AM
 To: VIPhone List 
 Subject: Apple Music comes to Amazon Echo smart speakers starting
 December 17th | MacDailyNews
 
 
 http://macdailynews.com/2018/11/30/apple-music-comes-to-amazon-echo-smart-speakers-starting-december-17th/
 
 Apple Music comes to Amazon Echo smart speakers starting December 17th
 Friday, November 30, 2018
 Highlighting growing cooperation between the two companies, Amazon has
 announced that Apple Music is coming to Amazon Echo smart speakers
 starting December 17th via The Amazon Blog:
 
 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.
 
 “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.”
 
 Customers tell us that the simplicity and ease of asking Alexa for the
 content they want to hear has brought more music into their homes.
 Customers ask Alexa to play all kinds of music in many different
 languages. They stream tens of millions of hours of radio per month and
 have set tens of millions of music alarms since the feature launched less
 than a year ago.
 
 Fun fact: Top country is the most requested music to wake up to.
 
 We’re excited to bring Apple Music to our Alexa customers this holiday
 season.
 
 Source: Amazon
 
 MacDailyNews Take: Oh ok.
 
 Sleep tight, Spotify.
 
 SEE 

Re: Apple Music comes to Amazon Echo smart speakers starting December 17th | MacDailyNews

[kitty hevener]

Apple Music comes to Amazon Echo smart speakers starting December 17th | 
MacDailyNewsMichael, I recently got an echo dot which I use with alexa.  I get 
a month free trial and then the monthly subscription would be around $4.00.  
Hope that helps.  

From: Michael G McKay 
Sent: Friday, November 30, 2018 9:30 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com 
Subject: RE: Apple Music comes to Amazon Echo smart speakers starting December 
17th | MacDailyNews

Hi there:

 

I just received this email concerning Apple Music on the Amazon Alexa device. I 
am wondering if this is going to be permanent, or just for a short period. I am 
an able subscriber, and have an apple account as I am an iPhone 7 Plus user. 
Also, is this a free feature, or is there a monthly subscription fee.

 

Thanks folks!

 

Michael G. McKay BA, ’05.

Email: mgmckay1...@gmail.com

 

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
Chris Chaffin
Sent: November 30, 2018 10:04 AM
To: VIPhone List 
Subject: Apple Music comes to Amazon Echo smart speakers starting December 17th 
| MacDailyNews

 


http://macdailynews.com/2018/11/30/apple-music-comes-to-amazon-echo-smart-speakers-starting-december-17th/

Apple Music comes to Amazon Echo smart speakers starting December 17th
Friday, November 30, 2018

Highlighting growing cooperation between the two companies, Amazon has 
announced that Apple Music is coming to Amazon Echo smart speakers starting 
December 17th via The Amazon Blog:

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.

“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.”

Customers tell us that the simplicity and ease of asking Alexa for the content 
they want to hear has brought more music into their homes. Customers ask Alexa 
to play all kinds of music in many different languages. They stream tens of 
millions of hours of radio per month and have set tens of millions of music 
alarms since the feature launched less than a year ago.

Fun fact: Top country is the most requested music to wake up to.

We’re excited to bring Apple Music to our Alexa customers this holiday season.

Source: Amazon

  MacDailyNews Take: Oh ok.

  Sleep tight, Spotify.

  SEE ALSO:
  Apple slashes MacBook and MacBook Pro prices by up to $300 on Amazon – 
November 20, 2018
  Amazon strikes deal with Apple to sell new iPhones, iPads, and more worldwide 
– November 9, 2018
  Apple in preliminary talks to take stake in U.S. radio company iHeartMedia – 
November 1, 2018
  Apple Music’s Beats 1 opens NYC studio – October 23, 2018
  Apple Music continues to take share from Spotify – September 25, 2018
  Why Apple Music surpassed Spotify in the U.S. – July 12, 2018
  Apple slices into Spotify’s lead in U.S. music market – July 9, 2018
  Apple Music now has more paying subscribers in the U.S. than Spotify – July 
6, 2018
  Apple revs up their own music publishing business – June 14, 2018
  Oliver Schusser named new Apple Music chief as service passes 40 million 
subscribers – April 11, 2018
  Apple Music hits 40 million paid subscribers milestone – April 4, 2018
  Apple Music hits 38 million paid subscribers – March 12, 2018
  Apple Music expands student membership pricing to 82 new countries – February 
13, 2018
  Apple Music poised to knock off Spotify – February 12, 2018
  Apple Music was always going to win – February 6, 2018
  Apple Music on track to overtake Spotify, become No. 1 streaming service in 
U.S. this summer – February 4, 2018
  Apple Music and Spotify now account for the majority of music consumption in 
the UK – January 3, 2018
  Spotify files for its IPO – January 3, 2018

Re: Apple Music comes to Amazon Echo smart speakers starting December 17th | MacDailyNews

[Deb Cook Lewis]

I don't have either Amazon music or Apple Music at this time but have
thought about subscribing to one but not both. Because I am a Prime
member, Amazon is less expensive but I have found that purchasing
music from them is really difficult these days and for that reason I
am more reluctant to use them. So, having said all that, do people
overall have any preference between these services?

On 11/30/18, Lynn White  wrote:
>
> I believe that the article says that you will link your Apple Music account
> with your Alexa service.
>
> Those with Sonos and Alexa have Apple Music linked with Sonos.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Nov 30, 2018, at 9:09 AM, Chris Chaffin 
>> wrote:
>>
>> This will be a permanent feature.  Now the specific details are still not
>> clear.  I am not sure if it will just be a subscription service like
>> Spotify, or you will also be able to play your own personal music and the
>> free stations offered by Apple Music.  Now I would assume that if you are
>> already an Apple Music subscriber, then you should be fine and be able to
>> access it without a problem.
>>
>> Chris
>>
>>
>>> On Nov 30, 2018, at 9:30 AM, Michael G McKay 
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi there:
>>>
>>> I just received this email concerning Apple Music on the Amazon Alexa
>>> device. I am wondering if this is going to be permanent, or just for a
>>> short period. I am an able subscriber, and have an apple account as I am
>>> an iPhone 7 Plus user. Also, is this a free feature, or is there a
>>> monthly subscription fee.
>>>
>>> Thanks folks!
>>>
>>> Michael G. McKay BA, ’05.
>>> Email: mgmckay1...@gmail.com
>>>
>>>
>>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On
>>> Behalf Of Chris Chaffin
>>> Sent: November 30, 2018 10:04 AM
>>> To: VIPhone List 
>>> Subject: Apple Music comes to Amazon Echo smart speakers starting
>>> December 17th | MacDailyNews
>>>
>>>
>>> http://macdailynews.com/2018/11/30/apple-music-comes-to-amazon-echo-smart-speakers-starting-december-17th/
>>>
>>> Apple Music comes to Amazon Echo smart speakers starting December 17th
>>> Friday, November 30, 2018
>>> Highlighting growing cooperation between the two companies, Amazon has
>>> announced that Apple Music is coming to Amazon Echo smart speakers
>>> starting December 17th via The Amazon Blog:
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> “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.”
>>>
>>> Customers tell us that the simplicity and ease of asking Alexa for the
>>> content they want to hear has brought more music into their homes.
>>> Customers ask Alexa to play all kinds of music in many different
>>> languages. They stream tens of millions of hours of radio per month and
>>> have set tens of millions of music alarms since the feature launched less
>>> than a year ago.
>>>
>>> Fun fact: Top country is the most requested music to wake up to.
>>>
>>> We’re excited to bring Apple Music to our Alexa customers this holiday
>>> season.
>>>
>>> Source: Amazon
>>>
>>> MacDailyNews Take: Oh ok.
>>>
>>> Sleep tight, Spotify.
>>>
>>> SEE ALSO:
>>> Apple slashes MacBook and MacBook Pro prices by up to $300 on Amazon –
>>> November 20, 2018
>>> Amazon strikes deal with Apple to sell new iPhones, iPads, and more
>>> worldwide – November 9, 2018
>>> Apple in preliminary talks to take stake in U.S. radio company
>>> iHeartMedia – November 1, 2018
>>> Apple Music’s Beats 1 opens NYC studio – October 23, 2018
>>> Apple Music continues to take share from Spotify – September 25, 2018
>>> Why Apple Music surpassed 

Re: Apple Music comes to Amazon Echo smart speakers starting December 17th | MacDailyNews

[Lynn White]

I believe that the article says that you will link your Apple Music account 
with your Alexa service.

Those with Sonos and Alexa have Apple Music linked with Sonos.

Sent from my iPhone

> On Nov 30, 2018, at 9:09 AM, Chris Chaffin  wrote:
> 
> This will be a permanent feature.  Now the specific details are still not 
> clear.  I am not sure if it will just be a subscription service like Spotify, 
> or you will also be able to play your own personal music and the free 
> stations offered by Apple Music.  Now I would assume that if you are already 
> an Apple Music subscriber, then you should be fine and be able to access it 
> without a problem.
> 
> Chris
> 
> 
>> On Nov 30, 2018, at 9:30 AM, Michael G McKay  wrote:
>> 
>> Hi there:
>>  
>> I just received this email concerning Apple Music on the Amazon Alexa 
>> device. I am wondering if this is going to be permanent, or just for a short 
>> period. I am an able subscriber, and have an apple account as I am an iPhone 
>> 7 Plus user. Also, is this a free feature, or is there a monthly 
>> subscription fee.
>>  
>> Thanks folks!
>>  
>> Michael G. McKay BA, ’05.
>> Email: mgmckay1...@gmail.com
>>  
>>  
>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf 
>> Of Chris Chaffin
>> Sent: November 30, 2018 10:04 AM
>> To: VIPhone List 
>> Subject: Apple Music comes to Amazon Echo smart speakers starting December 
>> 17th | MacDailyNews
>>  
>> 
>> http://macdailynews.com/2018/11/30/apple-music-comes-to-amazon-echo-smart-speakers-starting-december-17th/
>> 
>> Apple Music comes to Amazon Echo smart speakers starting December 17th
>> Friday, November 30, 2018
>> Highlighting growing cooperation between the two companies, Amazon has 
>> announced that Apple Music is coming to Amazon Echo smart speakers starting 
>> December 17th via The Amazon Blog:
>> 
>> 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.
>> 
>> “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.”
>> 
>> Customers tell us that the simplicity and ease of asking Alexa for the 
>> content they want to hear has brought more music into their homes. Customers 
>> ask Alexa to play all kinds of music in many different languages. They 
>> stream tens of millions of hours of radio per month and have set tens of 
>> millions of music alarms since the feature launched less than a year ago.
>> 
>> Fun fact: Top country is the most requested music to wake up to.
>> 
>> We’re excited to bring Apple Music to our Alexa customers this holiday 
>> season.
>> 
>> Source: Amazon
>> 
>> MacDailyNews Take: Oh ok.
>> 
>> Sleep tight, Spotify.
>> 
>> SEE ALSO:
>> Apple slashes MacBook and MacBook Pro prices by up to $300 on Amazon – 
>> November 20, 2018
>> Amazon strikes deal with Apple to sell new iPhones, iPads, and more 
>> worldwide – November 9, 2018
>> Apple in preliminary talks to take stake in U.S. radio company iHeartMedia – 
>> November 1, 2018
>> Apple Music’s Beats 1 opens NYC studio – October 23, 2018
>> Apple Music continues to take share from Spotify – September 25, 2018
>> Why Apple Music surpassed Spotify in the U.S. – July 12, 2018
>> Apple slices into Spotify’s lead in U.S. music market – July 9, 2018
>> Apple Music now has more paying subscribers in the U.S. than Spotify – July 
>> 6, 2018
>> Apple revs up their own music publishing business – June 14, 2018
>> Oliver Schusser named new Apple Music chief as service passes 40 million 
>> subscribers – April 11, 2018
>> Apple Music hits 40 million paid subscribers milestone – April 4, 2018
>> Apple Music hits 38 

Re: Apple Music comes to Amazon Echo smart speakers starting December 17th | MacDailyNews

[Chris Chaffin]

This will be a permanent feature.  Now the specific details are still not 
clear.  I am not sure if it will just be a subscription service like Spotify, 
or you will also be able to play your own personal music and the free stations 
offered by Apple Music.  Now I would assume that if you are already an Apple 
Music subscriber, then you should be fine and be able to access it without a 
problem.

Chris


> On Nov 30, 2018, at 9:30 AM, Michael G McKay  wrote:
> 
> Hi there:
>  
> I just received this email concerning Apple Music on the Amazon Alexa device. 
> I am wondering if this is going to be permanent, or just for a short period. 
> I am an able subscriber, and have an apple account as I am an iPhone 7 Plus 
> user. Also, is this a free feature, or is there a monthly subscription fee.
>  
> Thanks folks!
>  
> Michael G. McKay BA, ’05.
> Email: mgmckay1...@gmail.com
>  
>  
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
> Chris Chaffin
> Sent: November 30, 2018 10:04 AM
> To: VIPhone List 
> Subject: Apple Music comes to Amazon Echo smart speakers starting December 
> 17th | MacDailyNews
>  
> 
> http://macdailynews.com/2018/11/30/apple-music-comes-to-amazon-echo-smart-speakers-starting-december-17th/
> 
> Apple Music comes to Amazon Echo smart speakers starting December 17th
> Friday, November 30, 2018
> Highlighting growing cooperation between the two companies, Amazon has 
> announced that Apple Music is coming to Amazon Echo smart speakers starting 
> December 17th via The Amazon Blog:
> 
> 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.
> 
> “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.”
> 
> Customers tell us that the simplicity and ease of asking Alexa for the 
> content they want to hear has brought more music into their homes. Customers 
> ask Alexa to play all kinds of music in many different languages. They stream 
> tens of millions of hours of radio per month and have set tens of millions of 
> music alarms since the feature launched less than a year ago.
> 
> Fun fact: Top country is the most requested music to wake up to.
> 
> We’re excited to bring Apple Music to our Alexa customers this holiday season.
> 
> Source: Amazon
> 
> MacDailyNews Take: Oh ok.
> 
> Sleep tight, Spotify.
> 
> SEE ALSO:
> Apple slashes MacBook and MacBook Pro prices by up to $300 on Amazon – 
> November 20, 2018
> Amazon strikes deal with Apple to sell new iPhones, iPads, and more worldwide 
> – November 9, 2018
> Apple in preliminary talks to take stake in U.S. radio company iHeartMedia – 
> November 1, 2018
> Apple Music’s Beats 1 opens NYC studio – October 23, 2018
> Apple Music continues to take share from Spotify – September 25, 2018
> Why Apple Music surpassed Spotify in the U.S. – July 12, 2018
> Apple slices into Spotify’s lead in U.S. music market – July 9, 2018
> Apple Music now has more paying subscribers in the U.S. than Spotify – July 
> 6, 2018
> Apple revs up their own music publishing business – June 14, 2018
> Oliver Schusser named new Apple Music chief as service passes 40 million 
> subscribers – April 11, 2018
> Apple Music hits 40 million paid subscribers milestone – April 4, 2018
> Apple Music hits 38 million paid subscribers – March 12, 2018
> Apple Music expands student membership pricing to 82 new countries – February 
> 13, 2018
> Apple Music poised to knock off Spotify – February 12, 2018
> Apple Music was always going to win – February 6, 2018
> Apple Music on track to overtake Spotify, become No. 1 streaming service in 
> U.S. this summer – February 4, 

RE: Apple Music comes to Amazon Echo smart speakers starting December 17th | MacDailyNews

[Michael G McKay]

Hi there:

 

I just received this email concerning Apple Music on the Amazon Alexa device. I 
am wondering if this is going to be permanent, or just for a short period. I am 
an able subscriber, and have an apple account as I am an iPhone 7 Plus user. 
Also, is this a free feature, or is there a monthly subscription fee.

 

Thanks folks!

 

Michael G. McKay BA, ’05.

Email: mgmckay1...@gmail.com  

 

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
Chris Chaffin
Sent: November 30, 2018 10:04 AM
To: VIPhone List 
Subject: Apple Music comes to Amazon Echo smart speakers starting December 17th 
| MacDailyNews

 


http://macdailynews.com/2018/11/30/apple-music-comes-to-amazon-echo-smart-speakers-starting-december-17th/


Apple Music comes to Amazon Echo smart speakers starting December 17th


 

 Friday, November 30, 2018

Highlighting growing cooperation between the two companies, Amazon has 
announced that Apple Music is coming to Amazon Echo smart speakers starting 
December 17th  
 via 
The Amazon Blog:

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.

“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.”

Customers tell us that the simplicity and ease of asking Alexa for the content 
they want to hear has brought more music into their homes. Customers ask Alexa 
to play all kinds of music in many different languages. They stream tens of 
millions of hours of radio per month and have set tens of millions of music 
alarms since the feature launched less than a year ago.

Fun fact: Top country is the most requested music to wake up to.

We’re excited to bring Apple Music to our Alexa customers this holiday season.

Source: Amazon

MacDailyNews Take:  

 Oh ok.

Sleep tight, Spotify.

SEE ALSO:
 

 Apple slashes MacBook and MacBook Pro prices by up to $300 on Amazon – 
November 20, 2018
 

 Amazon strikes deal with Apple to sell new iPhones, iPads, and more worldwide 
– November 9, 2018
 

 Apple in preliminary talks to take stake in U.S. radio company iHeartMedia – 
November 1, 2018
  
Apple Music’s Beats 1 opens NYC studio – October 23, 2018
 

 Apple Music continues to take share from Spotify – September 25, 2018
 

 Why Apple Music surpassed Spotify in the U.S. – July 12, 2018
 

 Apple slices into Spotify’s lead in U.S. music market – July 9, 2018
 

 Apple Music now has more paying subscribers in the U.S. than Spotify – July 6, 
2018
 

 Apple revs up their own music publishing 

Re: Apple Music comes to Amazon Echo smart speakers starting December 17th | MacDailyNews

[Kimber Gardner]

Wow, I'm really excited to hear this. I've been struggling over which
music subscription service to keep (I subscribe to both amazon
unlimited and apple music). Admittedly, I was leaning toward unsubbing
from apple music, but didn't because I have so many personal playlists
I just didn't have the time or the inclination to recreate on the
amazon service. Also, I find creating playlists far less intutive on
the amazon platform. So this news makes me very happy.

On 11/30/18, Chris Chaffin  wrote:
>
> http://macdailynews.com/2018/11/30/apple-music-comes-to-amazon-echo-smart-speakers-starting-december-17th/
>
> Apple Music comes to Amazon Echo smart speakers starting December 17th
> Friday, November 30, 2018
> Highlighting growing cooperation between the two companies, Amazon has
> announced that Apple Music is coming to Amazon Echo smart speakers starting
> December 17th via The Amazon Blog:
>
> 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.
>
> “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.”
>
> Customers tell us that the simplicity and ease of asking Alexa for the
> content they want to hear has brought more music into their homes. Customers
> ask Alexa to play all kinds of music in many different languages. They
> stream tens of millions of hours of radio per month and have set tens of
> millions of music alarms since the feature launched less than a year ago.
>
> Fun fact: Top country is the most requested music to wake up to.
>
> We’re excited to bring Apple Music to our Alexa customers this holiday
> season.
>
> Source: Amazon
>
> MacDailyNews Take: Oh ok.
>
> Sleep tight, Spotify.
>
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> worldwide – November 9, 2018
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> November 1, 2018
> Apple Music’s Beats 1 opens NYC studio – October 23, 2018
> Apple Music continues to take share from Spotify – September 25, 2018
> Why Apple Music surpassed Spotify in the U.S. – July 12, 2018
> Apple slices into Spotify’s lead in U.S. music market – July 9, 2018
> Apple Music now has more paying subscribers in the U.S. than Spotify – July
> 6, 2018
> Apple revs up their own music publishing business – June 14, 2018
> Oliver Schusser named new Apple Music chief as service passes 40 million
> subscribers – April 11, 2018
> Apple Music hits 40 million paid subscribers milestone – April 4, 2018
> Apple Music hits 38 million paid subscribers – March 12, 2018
> Apple Music expands student membership pricing to 82 new countries –
> February 13, 2018
> Apple Music poised to knock off Spotify – February 12, 2018
> Apple Music was always going to win – February 6, 2018
> Apple Music on track to overtake Spotify, become No. 1 streaming service in
> U.S. this summer – February 4, 2018
> Apple Music and Spotify now account for the majority of music consumption in
> the UK – January 3, 2018
> Spotify files for its IPO – January 3, 2018
> Spotify hit with $1.6 billion lawsuit from music publisher – January 2,
> 2018
> Apple Music passes Pandora and Spotify in mobile usage – March 29, 2017
> Spotify hits 50 million paid subscribers – March 3, 2017
> Apple Music surpasses 20 million paid members 17 months after launch –
> December 6, 2016
> Oh ok, Spotify listeners are upgrading to Apple Music – July 19, 2015
> Spotify CEO claims to be ‘ok’ with Apple Music – June 9, 2015
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