You can
use Siri (iPad 3rd generation or later) to control music playback.
See the Siri section.
Use Siri to play music. Press and hold the Home
button.
- Play or pause music: Say "play" or "play music." To
pause, say "pause," "pause music," or "stop." You can also say
"next song" or "previous song."
- Play an album, artist, or playlist: Say "play," then
say "album," "artist," or "playlist" and the name.
- Shuffle the current playlist: Say "shuffle."
- Find out more about the current song: Say "what's
playing," "who sings this song," or "who is this song by."
- Use Genius to play similar songs: Say "Genius" or
"play more songs like this."