New Delhi, Nov. 6 -- Alexa Plus is now built into the Amazon Music app. You can talk to it to find and play songs. Early Access users on iOS and Android can talk to Alexa Plus in the app and ask for music the way they would ask a well informed friend. You can start with a fragment of a lyric, a mood, an era or even the theme from a show, then narrow the results through natural back and forth. The rollout has begun for Early Access across all Amazon Music tiers, with broader availability to follow.

Inside Amazon Music, discovery moves beyond single commands. Alexa Plus can surface an artist's influences and discography, trace the samples behind a track and explain what a song is about. The goal is to close the gap between a passing though...