You can use Siri or Voice Control to control music playback. See Siri and apps and Voice Control.
Siri can also help you find music in the iTunes Store. See Find music, movies, TV shows, and more.
Use Siri. Press and hold the Home button. In addition to the commands available through Voice Control, you can use Siri to do the following:
Play an album, artist, song, playlist, or radio station: Say “play” followed by the name of the artist, album, song, playlist, or station that you want to play. If Siri doesn’t find what you asked for, be more specific. For example, say “play the radio station ‘Pure Pop’” rather than saying “play ‘Pure Pop.’”
Play music in random order: Say “play (artist or album) shuffled.”
Play similar music: While music is playing, say “play more songs like this one” or “create a radio station based on this song.”
Browse Apple Music: You can play any Apple Music track by title (“play ‘Smooth Sailin’ by Leon Bridges”), by artist (“play M. Ward”), and by chart (“play the top song from March 1991”).
Choose music by mood: Say something like “play something happy” or “play some upbeat music.”
Make personalized requests: Say something like “be my DJ,” “play something that I would like,” “play recommended music,” “play a Mutemath album that I’d love,” or “play my daily playlist.”
Ask for more information: Ask something like “when was this album released,” “what is Santigold’s most popular album” or “who sings ‘Used To’.”
Add music from Apple Music to your collection (Apple Music membership required): Say, for example, “add ‘This is Acting’ by Sia to my Library” or, while playing something, say “add this to my collection.”
Correct Siri: If Siri doesn’t play what you expect to hear, say something like “no, the album” or “no, the version by David Bowie.”
Use Voice Control. Press and hold the Home button. Voice Control only works when Siri is disabled.
Play or pause music: Say “play music.” To pause, say “pause,” “pause music,” or “stop.” You can also say “next song” or “previous song.”
Play an album, artist, or playlist: Say “play album,” “play artist,” or “play playlist” followed by the name of the artist, album, or playlist you wish to play.
Find out more about the current song: Say “what’s playing,” “who sings this song,” or “who is this song by.”
Siri can also help you find music in the iTunes Store. See Find music, movies, TV shows, and more.