Command Examples

Open the skill with Alexa, open eMCee, then say a command below. You can also use the one-shot form Alexa, ask eMCee to …. On some Alexa devices, opening the skill may require Alexa, open the eMCee skill.

Playback

Play the song [SONG TITLE]
Play the album [ALBUM TITLE]
Shuffle the album [ALBUM TITLE]
Play songs by [ARTIST]
Shuffle songs by [ARTIST]
Play some [GENRE]
Play songs from the [DECADE]
Play the playlist [PLAYLIST NAME]
Shuffle the playlist [PLAYLIST NAME]
Play composer [COMPOSER]
Play the piece [PIECE TITLE] by composer [COMPOSER]

Commands During Active Playback

While a song is playing, you can use commands based on the current track:

Play the currently playing artist
Shuffle the currently playing artist
Play the currently playing album
Shuffle the currently playing album

Qualified Song Playback

Play the song [SONG TITLE] by [ARTIST] from the album [ALBUM TITLE]

Playback controls

Next
Skip
Previous
Back
Pause
Resume
Stop

Library questions

How many songs by [ARTIST] do I have?
How many unique songs by [ARTIST] do I have?
How many versions of the song [SONG TITLE] do I have?
What albums by [ARTIST] do I have?
What albums does [ARTIST] appear on?
Do I have the album [ALBUM TITLE] by [ARTIST]?
Do I have the song [SONG TITLE] by [ARTIST]?
What songs by [ARTIST] do I have?

Play Doctor

Start Play Doctor with artist [ARTIST]
Start Play Doctor with genre [GENRE]
Start Play Doctor with composer [COMPOSER]

CloudPlay

Start CloudPlay with genre [GENRE]
Start CloudPlay with artist [ARTIST]
Start CloudPlay with my playlist [PLAYLIST NAME]

Radio JRiver

What Radio J River stations are available?
Play Radio J River station [station name]

Ratings

While a song is playing, you can read, set, or clear its JRiver rating.

Rate this song [1-5] stars
Give this song [1-5] stars
What is this song's rating?
What rating does this song have?
Clear this song's rating
Remove the current song's rating