Simple as it may be, streaming music is one of Alexa's key features, largely because it does it so well. Alexa removes a lot of the friction that used to exist when trying to play music throughout your home. You no longer have pull out a phone, connect the phone to the speaker, look up the music and play. Now you just say what you want to listen to and it plays. If, like me, you're a music lover and can't imagine going back to the dark ages of music streaming, below are nine music tips and tricks for your Alexa speaker. Change the default music service If you use anything other than Amazon 's in-house streaming services, you should take a few seconds to change the default music streaming service . To do this, go to alexa.amazon.com or open the Alexa app on your iPhone ( $900 at Boost Mobile ) or Android device. Then go to Settings > Music & Media > Choose Default Music Service . Under Defa...