How can I stop (not pause) music "now playing?"

After playing a song on iPhone 5 IOS7, I can only "pause" it and not "stop" it. This is a problem because when I connect to my car's bluetooth audio system, it says bluetooth audio is paused, and Maps won't speak directions through the car audio system.
Now if I resume playing the song, Maps will lower the song volume and speak directions through the car audio system, but I don't want to have to listen to music just so Maps will speak directions through the bluetooth systems.
I consider this a serious bug. And if there is a way to stop the music then its not intuitive. I've tried everything including reboot, hard reset, double clicking home button and swiping away the music app all to no avail.

The pause should not "run out". Something may be amiss if this is happening.
If you want to totally stop the music you can terminate the iPod App by using the "recently used" Apps tray which is accessed by double-clicking the home button. Press and hold an App icon for a couple of seconds and a "minus sign" will appear at the upper left corner of the icons. Touching the minus sign will remove that App.

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If I want to "stop the music" is there a way short of turning the iPod off?

The pause should not "run out". Something may be amiss if this is happening.
If you want to totally stop the music you can terminate the iPod App by using the "recently used" Apps tray which is accessed by double-clicking the home button. Press and hold an App icon for a couple of seconds and a "minus sign" will appear at the upper left corner of the icons. Touching the minus sign will remove that App.

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Exits for T/C PA40 area:
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if filed-name eq (for example:) anzhl
if anzhl is initial..(u can go for writing all the fields with AND operator)
message: e
endif.
endif.
endif.
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http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2519
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iTunes Store: Hiding and unhiding purchases
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4919
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http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1933
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