Audio clips for announcing remotely accessed media items

An electronic device for playing back audio clips, comprising audio output circuitry, communications circuitry, and control circuitry, the control circuitry operative to:

• direct the communications circuitry to receive a media item from a remote source;
• direct the audio output circuitry to play back the received media item;
• direct the communications device to request an audio clip corresponding to the received media item;
• and
• direct the audio output circuitry to play back the requested audio clip.

A server for providing audio clips announcing media items, comprising control circuitry and communications circuitry, the control circuitry operative to:

• direct the communications circuitry to stream a media item to an electronic device;
• receive a request from the electronic device for an audio clip announcing the streamed media item;
• and
• retrieve the audio clip;
• direct the communications circuitry to provide the retrieved audio clip to the electronic device.

Computer readable media for playing back an audio clip corresponding to a streamed media item, the computer readable media comprising computer readable instructions recorded thereon for:

• streaming a remotely accessed media item for playback;
• identifying the streamed media item;
• retrieving an audio clip corresponding to the identified media item, wherein the audio clip is associated with content announcing the media item;
• and
• playing back the retrieved audio clip.