Media content search based on metadata

A method to be performed by a mobile device, the method comprising:

• receiving, via a network interface from one or more servers of a streaming media service, data representing first metadata that is associated with a first audio track that is being played back via a playback device, wherein the playback device and the mobile device are connected via a local area network;
• displaying, on a graphical user interface of a streaming media service application, the first metadata that is associated with the first audio track that is being rendered, wherein a particular user account of the streaming media service is associated with the streaming media service application;
• while the first audio track is being played back via the playback device, receiving, via the graphical user interface of the streaming media service application displayed on the mobile device, input data indicating a selection of an item of the first metadata from among the displayed first metadata that is associated with the first audio track being rendered;
• querying, via the network interface, one or more media servers of a streaming media service for one or more second audio tracks that are associated with second metadata matching the selected item of first metadata;
• displaying, on the graphical user interface of the streaming media service application, an indication of the one or more second audio tracks that are associated with second metadata matching the selected item of first metadata;
• receiving, via the graphical user interface of the streaming media service application, input data indicating a selection of at least one second audio track from among the one or more second audio tracks;
• and
• generating a container that includes the selected at least one second audio track.

A mobile device comprising:

• a graphical display;
• one or more processors;
• a network interface;
• data storage;
• and
• instructions stored in the data storage and executable by the one or more processors to perform a method comprising:
• receiving, via the network interface from one or more servers of a streaming media service, data representing first metadata that is associated with a first audio track that is being played back via a playback device, wherein the playback device and the mobile device are connected via a local area network;
• displaying, via the graphical display on a graphical user interface of a streaming media service application, the first metadata that is associated with the first audio track that is being rendered, wherein a particular user account of the streaming media service is associated with the streaming media service application;
• while the first audio track is being played back via the playback device, receiving, via the graphical user interface of the streaming media service application displayed on the mobile device, input data indicating a selection of an item of the first metadata from among the displayed first metadata that is associated with the first audio track being rendered;
• querying, via the network interface, one or more media servers of a streaming media service for one or more second audio tracks that are associated with second metadata matching the selected item of first metadata;
• displaying, via the graphical display on the graphical user interface of the streaming media service application, an indication of the one or more second audio tracks that are associated with second metadata matching the selected item of first metadata;
• receiving, via the graphical user interface of the streaming media service application, input data indicating a selection of at least one second audio track from among the one or more second audio tracks;
• and
• generating a container that includes the selected at least one second audio track.