diff --git a/media/sample/src/main/java/com/google/android/horologist/mediasample/ui/app/UampWearApp.kt b/media/sample/src/main/java/com/google/android/horologist/mediasample/ui/app/UampWearApp.kt
index 01e74fe474..087560fd46 100644
--- a/media/sample/src/main/java/com/google/android/horologist/mediasample/ui/app/UampWearApp.kt
+++ b/media/sample/src/main/java/com/google/android/horologist/mediasample/ui/app/UampWearApp.kt
@@ -57,7 +57,9 @@ import com.google.android.horologist.mediasample.ui.navigation.UampNavigationScr
 import com.google.android.horologist.mediasample.ui.navigation.UampNavigationScreen.GoogleSignInPromptScreen
 import com.google.android.horologist.mediasample.ui.navigation.UampNavigationScreen.GoogleSignInScreen
 import com.google.android.horologist.mediasample.ui.navigation.UampNavigationScreen.GoogleSignOutScreen
+import com.google.android.horologist.mediasample.ui.navigation.UampNavigationScreen.NewHotness
 import com.google.android.horologist.mediasample.ui.navigation.UampNavigationScreen.Samples
+import com.google.android.horologist.mediasample.ui.newhotness.NewHotnessPlayerScreen
 import com.google.android.horologist.mediasample.ui.player.UampMediaPlayerScreen
 import com.google.android.horologist.mediasample.ui.playlists.UampPlaylistsScreen
 import com.google.android.horologist.mediasample.ui.playlists.UampPlaylistsScreenViewModel
@@ -240,6 +242,10 @@ fun UampWearApp(
                         viewModel = hiltViewModel(),
                     )
                 }
+
+                composable<NewHotness> {
+                    NewHotnessPlayerScreen()
+                }
             },
         )
     }
diff --git a/media/sample/src/main/java/com/google/android/horologist/mediasample/ui/navigation/UampNavigationScreen.kt b/media/sample/src/main/java/com/google/android/horologist/mediasample/ui/navigation/UampNavigationScreen.kt
index 13a90cd519..f082a70cea 100644
--- a/media/sample/src/main/java/com/google/android/horologist/mediasample/ui/navigation/UampNavigationScreen.kt
+++ b/media/sample/src/main/java/com/google/android/horologist/mediasample/ui/navigation/UampNavigationScreen.kt
@@ -37,4 +37,7 @@ object UampNavigationScreen {
 
     @Serializable
     public object DeveloperOptions : NavigationScreen
+
+    @Serializable
+    public data object NewHotness : NavigationScreen
 }
diff --git a/media/sample/src/main/java/com/google/android/horologist/mediasample/ui/newhotness/NewHotnessPlayerScreen.kt b/media/sample/src/main/java/com/google/android/horologist/mediasample/ui/newhotness/NewHotnessPlayerScreen.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e0e92bbf9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/media/sample/src/main/java/com/google/android/horologist/mediasample/ui/newhotness/NewHotnessPlayerScreen.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2022 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package com.google.android.horologist.mediasample.ui.newhotness
+
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxSize
+import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
+import androidx.compose.runtime.getValue
+import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
+import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
+import androidx.hilt.navigation.compose.hiltViewModel
+import androidx.lifecycle.compose.collectAsStateWithLifecycle
+import androidx.media3.common.Player
+import androidx.wear.compose.material.Text
+
+@Composable
+fun NewHotnessPlayerScreen(
+    newHotnessPlayerScreenViewModel: NewHotnessPlayerScreenViewModel = hiltViewModel(),
+) {
+    val player: Player? by newHotnessPlayerScreenViewModel.player.collectAsStateWithLifecycle()
+
+    Box(modifier = Modifier.fillMaxSize()) {
+        Text(player.toString(), modifier = Modifier.align(Alignment.Center))
+    }
+}
diff --git a/media/sample/src/main/java/com/google/android/horologist/mediasample/ui/newhotness/NewHotnessPlayerScreenViewModel.kt b/media/sample/src/main/java/com/google/android/horologist/mediasample/ui/newhotness/NewHotnessPlayerScreenViewModel.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c591ddfd37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/media/sample/src/main/java/com/google/android/horologist/mediasample/ui/newhotness/NewHotnessPlayerScreenViewModel.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2022 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package com.google.android.horologist.mediasample.ui.newhotness
+
+import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModel
+import com.google.android.horologist.media.data.repository.PlayerRepositoryImpl
+import dagger.hilt.android.lifecycle.HiltViewModel
+import javax.inject.Inject
+
+@HiltViewModel
+class NewHotnessPlayerScreenViewModel
+    @Inject
+    constructor(
+        playerRepository: PlayerRepositoryImpl,
+    ) : ViewModel() {
+
+        val player = playerRepository.player
+    }
diff --git a/media/sample/src/main/java/com/google/android/horologist/mediasample/ui/settings/DeveloperOptionsScreen.kt b/media/sample/src/main/java/com/google/android/horologist/mediasample/ui/settings/DeveloperOptionsScreen.kt
index 5f4f7a6ac2..547e394be8 100644
--- a/media/sample/src/main/java/com/google/android/horologist/mediasample/ui/settings/DeveloperOptionsScreen.kt
+++ b/media/sample/src/main/java/com/google/android/horologist/mediasample/ui/settings/DeveloperOptionsScreen.kt
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import com.google.android.horologist.compose.layout.ScalingLazyColumnDefaults.pa
 import com.google.android.horologist.compose.layout.rememberResponsiveColumnState
 import com.google.android.horologist.mediasample.R
 import com.google.android.horologist.mediasample.ui.navigation.UampNavigationScreen.AudioDebug
+import com.google.android.horologist.mediasample.ui.navigation.UampNavigationScreen.NewHotness
 import com.google.android.horologist.mediasample.ui.navigation.UampNavigationScreen.Samples
 
 @Composable
@@ -60,6 +61,13 @@ fun DeveloperOptionsScreen(
                 style = MaterialTheme.typography.title3,
             )
         }
+        item {
+            ActionSetting(
+                "New Hotness Player",
+            ) {
+                navController.navigate(NewHotness)
+            }
+        }
         item {
             CheckedSetting(
                 uiState.networkRequest != null,