Your Amazon Echo possesses a variety of skills, but its ability to play music is its most useful and enjoyable. The simplest way to play music on your Echo device is to listen through a music streaming service, though you can also listen to your own media library.

By default, your Echo will link to Amazon Music, or Amazon Music Prime if you're a Prime member. But you can also connect to other popular music services and even wirelessly stream songs directly from your mobile device or computer. If you're looking to listen to music that you own, Amazon doesn't make it easy. Your best bet is to stream music from a computer or phone to your Echo over Bluetooth. You can also connect to a service like Plex to store your files on a home server.

After you set up your Amazon Echo, you can link your favorite music services, including Amazon Music, Apple Music, Deezer, iHeartRadio, Pandora, SiriusXM, Spotify, Tidal, TuneIn, Vevo, and Global Player. You'll need an account with each service before accessing it through your Echo. If the service offers a free tier, you can listen (in a limited capacity). Since Vevo presents music videos, you'll need an Echo Show to use the service.