Siri is put to the test with Apple Music launch

Siri, that’s not what I meant when I said, “Play Tiki music.”

Apple Music launched Tuesday with the release of iOS 8.4, stuffing itself into the main music app on iPhones and iPads. It also can be found in an update to iTunes for the desktop. (And it’s coming to Android in the fall.)

It’s free to try Apple Music for three months, and Apple will charge your account going forward — unless you change your settings. One of the most unique features of Apple Music is being able to ask Siri to look up songs, but as you’ll see in this CNET Update report, she doesn’t always deliver:

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