It’s very easy to play music via voice commands (Spotify, Google, Pandora, Amazon and Apple are on the case), and music is by far the #1 use

Emma McGann is one of the first artists to create and launch her own Amazon Alexa skill. It all started when Emma was livestreaming on YouNow. When she asked her own smartspeaker to turn on the lights, the smartspeakers in her fans’ homes responded! At Midem, we chatted with Emma and her manager James Plester about how this lightbulb moment led to an Alexa skill that makes it more fun and easy for her fans to listen and engage. Ask Alexa to “enable skill Emma Backstage” to c

Music x Tech x Future – October 8, 2017 With Amazon releasing a cheaper version of the Echo and Google upgrading Alexa, it seems as the voice controlled technology is here for the long haul. The problem, though, is that when listeners request playlists they are not being informed of the artist that is singing the song. Therefore, this becomes an even bigger issue for artists because they must figure out a way to stay memorable when they aren’t being recognized. Hypebot – Octo