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Microsoft shut down its Groove Music service, which used to be integrated

with Cortana. But no problem: Now you have voice control of (paid-
subscription) playback from Spotify, TuneIn, or iHeartRadio. Just speak the
name of the album, song, or band: “Play some Beatles.” “Play ‘I’m a Barbie
Girl.’ ” “Play some jazz.” “Put on my jogging playlist.” “Play the next

track.” “Pause.” “Resume.” “Shuffle the music.”

If you have multiple music services (yeah, right), specify in your command.
“Play Drake on iHeartRadio,” for example, or “Play relaxation music on

Spotify.”

Note

To set this up, you first have to connect Cortana to your music service. Here’s how. Click ;

click the Notebook ( ); click Manage Skills; click Music; click Spotify (or whatever your music
service is). You’ll be walked through the process of signing into your music account and giving
Cortana permission to access it.

Result: Cortana plays (or skips or shuffles or pauses) the music you asked
for—without ever leaving whatever app you were using.

Identifying music

Cortana can listen to the Spotify music playing in the room and try to

identify it (song name, singer, album, and so on). Ask her, “What song is
this?” or “What’s this song?”

Result: Cortana listens to the music playing—and identifies the song by

name and performer.

Math and Conversions

“What’s 473 times 6?” “What’s the cube root of 480?” “How much is 23

dollars in pesos?” “What’s the exchange rate between dollars and euros?”
“Convert 60 euros to dollars.” “How many teaspoons are in a gallon?”