diff --git a/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/BotConfig.java b/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/BotConfig.java
index cec94c0..5cfb8e5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/BotConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/BotConfig.java
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ public class BotConfig
     private long owner, maxSeconds;
     private OnlineStatus status;
     private Game game;
-    
+
+    private Config config;
     private boolean valid = false;
     
     public BotConfig(Prompt prompt)
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ public class BotConfig
             
             // load in the config file, plus the default values
             //Config config = ConfigFactory.parseFile(path.toFile()).withFallback(ConfigFactory.load());
-            Config config = ConfigFactory.load();
+            config = ConfigFactory.load();
             
             // set values
             token = config.getString("token");
@@ -300,4 +301,12 @@ public class BotConfig
             return false;
         return Math.round(track.getDuration()/1000.0) > maxSeconds;
     }
+
+    public String[] getAliases(String command)
+    {
+        String aliases = config.getString("alias."+command);
+        if(aliases == null || aliases.length() <= 0)
+            return new String[]{};
+        return aliases.split(" ");
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/JMusicBot.java b/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/JMusicBot.java
index a65eae5..6be2c93 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/JMusicBot.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/JMusicBot.java
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ public class JMusicBot
     public final static Permission[] RECOMMENDED_PERMS = new Permission[]{Permission.MESSAGE_READ, Permission.MESSAGE_WRITE, Permission.MESSAGE_HISTORY, Permission.MESSAGE_ADD_REACTION,
                                 Permission.MESSAGE_EMBED_LINKS, Permission.MESSAGE_ATTACH_FILES, Permission.MESSAGE_MANAGE, Permission.MESSAGE_EXT_EMOJI,
                                 Permission.MANAGE_CHANNEL, Permission.VOICE_CONNECT, Permission.VOICE_SPEAK, Permission.NICKNAME_CHANGE};
+    public static BotConfig config;
     /**
      * @param args the command line arguments
      */
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ public class JMusicBot
         String version = OtherUtil.checkVersion(prompt);
         
         // load config
-        BotConfig config = new BotConfig(prompt);
+        config = new BotConfig(prompt);
         config.load();
         if(!config.isValid())
             return;
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/admin/SetdjCmd.java b/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/admin/SetdjCmd.java
index befe637..3423461 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/admin/SetdjCmd.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/admin/SetdjCmd.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.commands.admin;
 import java.util.List;
 import com.jagrosh.jdautilities.command.CommandEvent;
 import com.jagrosh.jdautilities.commons.utils.FinderUtil;
+import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.JMusicBot;
 import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.commands.AdminCommand;
 import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.settings.Settings;
 import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.utils.FormatUtil;
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ public class SetdjCmd extends AdminCommand
         this.name = "setdj";
         this.help = "sets the DJ role for certain music commands";
         this.arguments = "<rolename|NONE>";
+        this.aliases = JMusicBot.config.getAliases(this.name);
     }
     
     @Override
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/admin/SettcCmd.java b/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/admin/SettcCmd.java
index 6c408c0..3d750be 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/admin/SettcCmd.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/admin/SettcCmd.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.commands.admin;
 import java.util.List;
 import com.jagrosh.jdautilities.command.CommandEvent;
 import com.jagrosh.jdautilities.commons.utils.FinderUtil;
+import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.JMusicBot;
 import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.commands.AdminCommand;
 import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.settings.Settings;
 import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.utils.FormatUtil;
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ public class SettcCmd extends AdminCommand
         this.name = "settc";
         this.help = "sets the text channel for music commands";
         this.arguments = "<channel|NONE>";
+        this.aliases = JMusicBot.config.getAliases(this.name);
     }
     
     @Override
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/admin/SetvcCmd.java b/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/admin/SetvcCmd.java
index 15296cf..a106438 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/admin/SetvcCmd.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/admin/SetvcCmd.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.commands.admin;
 import java.util.List;
 import com.jagrosh.jdautilities.command.CommandEvent;
 import com.jagrosh.jdautilities.commons.utils.FinderUtil;
+import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.JMusicBot;
 import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.commands.AdminCommand;
 import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.settings.Settings;
 import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.utils.FormatUtil;
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ public class SetvcCmd extends AdminCommand
         this.name = "setvc";
         this.help = "sets the voice channel for playing music";
         this.arguments = "<channel|NONE>";
+        this.aliases = JMusicBot.config.getAliases(this.name);
     }
     
     @Override
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/dj/ForceRemoveCmd.java b/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/dj/ForceRemoveCmd.java
index e18534d..5aa1c1c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/dj/ForceRemoveCmd.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/dj/ForceRemoveCmd.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import com.jagrosh.jdautilities.command.CommandEvent;
 import com.jagrosh.jdautilities.commons.utils.FinderUtil;
 import com.jagrosh.jdautilities.menu.OrderedMenu;
 import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.Bot;
+import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.JMusicBot;
 import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.audio.AudioHandler;
 import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.commands.DJCommand;
 import net.dv8tion.jda.core.Permission;
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ public class ForceRemoveCmd extends DJCommand
         this.name = "forceremove";
         this.help = "removes all entries by a user from the queue";
         this.arguments = "<user>";
-        this.aliases = new String[]{"forcedelete", "modremove", "moddelete"};
+        this.aliases = JMusicBot.config.getAliases(this.name);
         this.beListening = false;
         this.bePlaying = true;
         this.botPermissions = new Permission[]{Permission.MESSAGE_EMBED_LINKS};
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/dj/ForceskipCmd.java b/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/dj/ForceskipCmd.java
index 7413a2b..a2d79dc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/dj/ForceskipCmd.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/dj/ForceskipCmd.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ package com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.commands.dj;
 
 import com.jagrosh.jdautilities.command.CommandEvent;
 import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.Bot;
+import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.JMusicBot;
 import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.audio.AudioHandler;
 import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.commands.DJCommand;
 import net.dv8tion.jda.core.entities.User;
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ public class ForceskipCmd extends DJCommand
         super(bot);
         this.name = "forceskip";
         this.help = "skips the current song";
-        this.aliases = new String[]{"modskip"};
+        this.aliases = JMusicBot.config.getAliases(this.name);
         this.bePlaying = true;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/dj/MoveTrackCmd.java b/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/dj/MoveTrackCmd.java
index 0275342..b4f0945 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/dj/MoveTrackCmd.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/dj/MoveTrackCmd.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.commands.dj;
 
 import com.jagrosh.jdautilities.command.CommandEvent;
 import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.Bot;
+import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.JMusicBot;
 import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.audio.AudioHandler;
 import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.audio.QueuedTrack;
 import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.commands.DJCommand;
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ public class MoveTrackCmd extends DJCommand
         this.name = "movetrack";
         this.help = "move a track in the current queue to a different position";
         this.arguments = "<from> <to>";
-        this.aliases = new String[]{"move"};
+        this.aliases = JMusicBot.config.getAliases(this.name);
         this.bePlaying = true;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/dj/PauseCmd.java b/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/dj/PauseCmd.java
index 4c5a3b1..c374fb2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/dj/PauseCmd.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/dj/PauseCmd.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ package com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.commands.dj;
 
 import com.jagrosh.jdautilities.command.CommandEvent;
 import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.Bot;
+import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.JMusicBot;
 import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.audio.AudioHandler;
 import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.commands.DJCommand;
 
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ public class PauseCmd extends DJCommand
         super(bot);
         this.name = "pause";
         this.help = "pauses the current song";
+        this.aliases = JMusicBot.config.getAliases(this.name);
         this.bePlaying = true;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/dj/PlaynextCmd.java b/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/dj/PlaynextCmd.java
index b547210..9c2b277 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/dj/PlaynextCmd.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/dj/PlaynextCmd.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ package com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.commands.dj;
 
 import com.jagrosh.jdautilities.command.CommandEvent;
 import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.Bot;
+import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.JMusicBot;
 import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.audio.AudioHandler;
 import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.audio.QueuedTrack;
 import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.commands.DJCommand;
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ public class PlaynextCmd extends DJCommand
         this.name = "playnext";
         this.arguments = "<title|URL>";
         this.help = "plays a single song next";
+        this.aliases = JMusicBot.config.getAliases(this.name);
         this.beListening = true;
         this.bePlaying = false;
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/dj/RepeatCmd.java b/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/dj/RepeatCmd.java
index 693dc74..183d7da 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/dj/RepeatCmd.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/dj/RepeatCmd.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ package com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.commands.dj;
 
 import com.jagrosh.jdautilities.command.CommandEvent;
 import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.Bot;
+import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.JMusicBot;
 import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.commands.DJCommand;
 import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.settings.Settings;
 
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ public class RepeatCmd extends DJCommand
         this.name = "repeat";
         this.help = "re-adds music to the queue when finished";
         this.arguments = "[on|off]";
+        this.aliases = JMusicBot.config.getAliases(this.name);
         this.guildOnly = true;
     }
     
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/dj/SkiptoCmd.java b/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/dj/SkiptoCmd.java
index e8b95d2..9eb2ce1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/dj/SkiptoCmd.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/dj/SkiptoCmd.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ package com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.commands.dj;
 
 import com.jagrosh.jdautilities.command.CommandEvent;
 import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.Bot;
+import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.JMusicBot;
 import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.audio.AudioHandler;
 import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.commands.DJCommand;
 
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ public class SkiptoCmd extends DJCommand
         this.name = "skipto";
         this.help = "skips to the specified song";
         this.arguments = "<position>";
-        this.aliases = new String[]{"jumpto"};
+        this.aliases = JMusicBot.config.getAliases(this.name);
         this.bePlaying = true;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/dj/StopCmd.java b/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/dj/StopCmd.java
index 53c292b..b8d6700 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/dj/StopCmd.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/dj/StopCmd.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ package com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.commands.dj;
 
 import com.jagrosh.jdautilities.command.CommandEvent;
 import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.Bot;
+import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.JMusicBot;
 import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.audio.AudioHandler;
 import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.commands.DJCommand;
 
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ public class StopCmd extends DJCommand
         super(bot);
         this.name = "stop";
         this.help = "stops the current song and clears the queue";
+        this.aliases = JMusicBot.config.getAliases(this.name);
         this.bePlaying = false;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/dj/VolumeCmd.java b/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/dj/VolumeCmd.java
index 40acb7e..c45e741 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/dj/VolumeCmd.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/dj/VolumeCmd.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ package com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.commands.dj;
 
 import com.jagrosh.jdautilities.command.CommandEvent;
 import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.Bot;
+import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.JMusicBot;
 import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.audio.AudioHandler;
 import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.commands.DJCommand;
 import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.settings.Settings;
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ public class VolumeCmd extends DJCommand
     {
         super(bot);
         this.name = "volume";
-        this.aliases = new String[]{"vol"};
+        this.aliases = JMusicBot.config.getAliases(this.name);
         this.help = "sets or shows volume";
         this.arguments = "[0-150]";
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/general/SettingsCmd.java b/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/general/SettingsCmd.java
index ceb2138..899e544 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/general/SettingsCmd.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/general/SettingsCmd.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ package com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.commands.general;
 
 import com.jagrosh.jdautilities.command.Command;
 import com.jagrosh.jdautilities.command.CommandEvent;
+import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.JMusicBot;
 import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.settings.Settings;
 import net.dv8tion.jda.core.EmbedBuilder;
 import net.dv8tion.jda.core.MessageBuilder;
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ public class SettingsCmd extends Command
     {
         this.name = "settings";
         this.help = "shows the bots settings";
-        this.aliases = new String[]{"status"};
+        this.aliases = JMusicBot.config.getAliases(this.name);
         this.guildOnly = true;
     }
     
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/music/LyricsCmd.java b/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/music/LyricsCmd.java
index 1d408f1..89feb43 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/music/LyricsCmd.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/music/LyricsCmd.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import com.jagrosh.jdautilities.command.CommandEvent;
 import com.jagrosh.jlyrics.Lyrics;
 import com.jagrosh.jlyrics.LyricsClient;
 import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.Bot;
+import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.JMusicBot;
 import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.audio.AudioHandler;
 import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.commands.MusicCommand;
 import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ public class LyricsCmd extends MusicCommand
         this.name = "lyrics";
         this.arguments = "[song name]";
         this.help = "shows the lyrics to the currently-playing song";
+        this.aliases = JMusicBot.config.getAliases(this.name);
         this.botPermissions = new Permission[]{Permission.MESSAGE_EMBED_LINKS};
         this.bePlaying = true;
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/music/NowplayingCmd.java b/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/music/NowplayingCmd.java
index e7be1c1..6350369 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/music/NowplayingCmd.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/music/NowplayingCmd.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ package com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.commands.music;
 
 import com.jagrosh.jdautilities.command.CommandEvent;
 import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.Bot;
+import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.JMusicBot;
 import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.audio.AudioHandler;
 import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.commands.MusicCommand;
 import net.dv8tion.jda.core.Permission;
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ public class NowplayingCmd extends MusicCommand
         super(bot);
         this.name = "nowplaying";
         this.help = "shows the song that is currently playing";
-        this.aliases = new String[]{"np","current"};
+        this.aliases = JMusicBot.config.getAliases(this.name);
         this.botPermissions = new Permission[]{Permission.MESSAGE_EMBED_LINKS};
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/music/PlayCmd.java b/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/music/PlayCmd.java
index eb77b82..ccf711a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/music/PlayCmd.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/music/PlayCmd.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  */
 package com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.commands.music;
 
+import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.JMusicBot;
 import com.sedmelluq.discord.lavaplayer.player.AudioLoadResultHandler;
 import com.sedmelluq.discord.lavaplayer.tools.FriendlyException;
 import com.sedmelluq.discord.lavaplayer.tools.FriendlyException.Severity;
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ public class PlayCmd extends MusicCommand
         this.name = "play";
         this.arguments = "<title|URL|subcommand>";
         this.help = "plays the provided song";
+        this.aliases = JMusicBot.config.getAliases(this.name);
         this.beListening = true;
         this.bePlaying = false;
         this.children = new Command[]{new PlaylistCmd(bot)};
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/music/PlaylistsCmd.java b/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/music/PlaylistsCmd.java
index 9aa73ae..04cc071 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/music/PlaylistsCmd.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/music/PlaylistsCmd.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.commands.music;
 import java.util.List;
 import com.jagrosh.jdautilities.command.CommandEvent;
 import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.Bot;
+import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.JMusicBot;
 import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.commands.MusicCommand;
 
 /**
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ public class PlaylistsCmd extends MusicCommand
         super(bot);
         this.name = "playlists";
         this.help = "shows the available playlists";
-        this.aliases = new String[]{"pls"};
+        this.aliases = JMusicBot.config.getAliases(this.name);
         this.guildOnly = true;
         this.beListening = false;
         this.beListening = false;
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/music/QueueCmd.java b/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/music/QueueCmd.java
index fa7e0f5..a503fc1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/music/QueueCmd.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/music/QueueCmd.java
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ public class QueueCmd extends MusicCommand
         this.name = "queue";
         this.help = "shows the current queue";
         this.arguments = "[pagenum]";
-        this.aliases = new String[]{"list"};
+        this.aliases = JMusicBot.config.getAliases(this.name);
         this.bePlaying = true;
         this.botPermissions = new Permission[]{Permission.MESSAGE_ADD_REACTION,Permission.MESSAGE_EMBED_LINKS};
         builder = new Paginator.Builder()
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/music/RemoveCmd.java b/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/music/RemoveCmd.java
index 2878c99..d6ddfa0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/music/RemoveCmd.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/music/RemoveCmd.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ package com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.commands.music;
 
 import com.jagrosh.jdautilities.command.CommandEvent;
 import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.Bot;
+import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.JMusicBot;
 import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.audio.AudioHandler;
 import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.audio.QueuedTrack;
 import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.commands.MusicCommand;
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ public class RemoveCmd extends MusicCommand
         this.name = "remove";
         this.help = "removes a song from the queue";
         this.arguments = "<position|ALL>";
-        this.aliases = new String[]{"delete"};
+        this.aliases = JMusicBot.config.getAliases(this.name);
         this.beListening = true;
         this.bePlaying = true;
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/music/SCSearchCmd.java b/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/music/SCSearchCmd.java
index 2a10645..a908e0d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/music/SCSearchCmd.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/music/SCSearchCmd.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 package com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.commands.music;
 
 import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.Bot;
+import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.JMusicBot;
 
 /**
  *
@@ -29,6 +30,6 @@ public class SCSearchCmd extends SearchCmd
         this.searchPrefix = "scsearch:";
         this.name = "scsearch";
         this.help = "searches Soundcloud for a provided query";
-        this.aliases = new String[]{};
+        this.aliases = JMusicBot.config.getAliases(this.name);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/music/SearchCmd.java b/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/music/SearchCmd.java
index caaf2e1..7d413bb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/music/SearchCmd.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/music/SearchCmd.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  */
 package com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.commands.music;
 
+import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.JMusicBot;
 import com.sedmelluq.discord.lavaplayer.player.AudioLoadResultHandler;
 import com.sedmelluq.discord.lavaplayer.tools.FriendlyException;
 import com.sedmelluq.discord.lavaplayer.tools.FriendlyException.Severity;
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ public class SearchCmd extends MusicCommand
         super(bot);
         this.searchingEmoji = bot.getConfig().getSearching();
         this.name = "search";
-        this.aliases = new String[]{"ytsearch"};
+        this.aliases = JMusicBot.config.getAliases(this.name);
         this.arguments = "<query>";
         this.help = "searches Youtube for a provided query";
         this.beListening = true;
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/music/ShuffleCmd.java b/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/music/ShuffleCmd.java
index 4b817e3..68421b7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/music/ShuffleCmd.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/music/ShuffleCmd.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ package com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.commands.music;
 
 import com.jagrosh.jdautilities.command.CommandEvent;
 import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.Bot;
+import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.JMusicBot;
 import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.audio.AudioHandler;
 import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.commands.MusicCommand;
 
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ public class ShuffleCmd extends MusicCommand
         super(bot);
         this.name = "shuffle";
         this.help = "shuffles songs you have added";
+        this.aliases = JMusicBot.config.getAliases(this.name);
         this.beListening = true;
         this.bePlaying = true;
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/music/SkipCmd.java b/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/music/SkipCmd.java
index 7fcedf8..9604e1c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/music/SkipCmd.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/music/SkipCmd.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ package com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.commands.music;
 
 import com.jagrosh.jdautilities.command.CommandEvent;
 import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.Bot;
+import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.JMusicBot;
 import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.audio.AudioHandler;
 import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.commands.MusicCommand;
 import net.dv8tion.jda.core.entities.User;
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ public class SkipCmd extends MusicCommand
         super(bot);
         this.name = "skip";
         this.help = "votes to skip the current song";
-        this.aliases = new String[]{"voteskip"};
+        this.aliases = JMusicBot.config.getAliases(this.name);
         this.beListening = true;
         this.bePlaying = true;
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/owner/AutoplaylistCmd.java b/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/owner/AutoplaylistCmd.java
index 7eff824..a908bba 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/owner/AutoplaylistCmd.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/owner/AutoplaylistCmd.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ package com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.commands.owner;
 
 import com.jagrosh.jdautilities.command.CommandEvent;
 import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.Bot;
+import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.JMusicBot;
 import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.commands.OwnerCommand;
 import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.settings.Settings;
 
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ public class AutoplaylistCmd extends OwnerCommand
         this.name = "autoplaylist";
         this.arguments = "<name|NONE>";
         this.help = "sets the default playlist for the server";
+        this.aliases = JMusicBot.config.getAliases(this.name);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/owner/DebugCmd.java b/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/owner/DebugCmd.java
index 39ad0a9..8b29ce3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/owner/DebugCmd.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/owner/DebugCmd.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.commands.owner;
 import com.jagrosh.jdautilities.command.CommandEvent;
 import com.jagrosh.jdautilities.commons.JDAUtilitiesInfo;
 import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.Bot;
+import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.JMusicBot;
 import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.commands.OwnerCommand;
 import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.utils.OtherUtil;
 import com.sedmelluq.discord.lavaplayer.tools.PlayerLibrary;
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ public class DebugCmd extends OwnerCommand
         this.bot = bot;
         this.name = "debug";
         this.help = "shows debug info";
+        this.aliases = JMusicBot.config.getAliases(this.name);
         this.guildOnly = false;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/owner/EvalCmd.java b/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/owner/EvalCmd.java
index 0fdcef0..82e6d94 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/owner/EvalCmd.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/owner/EvalCmd.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import javax.script.ScriptEngine;
 import javax.script.ScriptEngineManager;
 import com.jagrosh.jdautilities.command.CommandEvent;
 import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.Bot;
+import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.JMusicBot;
 import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.commands.OwnerCommand;
 
 /**
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ public class EvalCmd extends OwnerCommand
         this.bot = bot;
         this.name = "eval";
         this.help = "evaluates nashorn code";
+        this.aliases = JMusicBot.config.getAliases(this.name);
         this.guildOnly = false;
     }
     
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/owner/PlaylistCmd.java b/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/owner/PlaylistCmd.java
index 6c8982a..5167e5c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/owner/PlaylistCmd.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/owner/PlaylistCmd.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import java.util.List;
 import com.jagrosh.jdautilities.command.Command;
 import com.jagrosh.jdautilities.command.CommandEvent;
 import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.Bot;
+import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.JMusicBot;
 import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.commands.OwnerCommand;
 import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.commands.owner.AutoplaylistCmd;
 import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.playlist.PlaylistLoader.Playlist;
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ public class PlaylistCmd extends OwnerCommand
         this.name = "playlist";
         this.arguments = "<append|delete|make|setdefault>";
         this.help = "playlist management";
+        this.aliases = JMusicBot.config.getAliases(this.name);
         this.children = new OwnerCommand[]{
             new ListCmd(),
             new AppendlistCmd(),
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/owner/SetavatarCmd.java b/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/owner/SetavatarCmd.java
index 13f83da..c0b877a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/owner/SetavatarCmd.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/owner/SetavatarCmd.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.commands.owner;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InputStream;
 import com.jagrosh.jdautilities.command.CommandEvent;
+import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.JMusicBot;
 import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.commands.OwnerCommand;
 import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.utils.OtherUtil;
 import net.dv8tion.jda.core.entities.Icon;
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ public class SetavatarCmd extends OwnerCommand
         this.name = "setavatar";
         this.help = "sets the avatar of the bot";
         this.arguments = "<url>";
+        this.aliases = JMusicBot.config.getAliases(this.name);
         this.guildOnly = false;
     }
     
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/owner/SetgameCmd.java b/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/owner/SetgameCmd.java
index 443fbd6..7d778d6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/owner/SetgameCmd.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/owner/SetgameCmd.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 package com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.commands.owner;
 
 import com.jagrosh.jdautilities.command.CommandEvent;
+import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.JMusicBot;
 import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.commands.OwnerCommand;
 import net.dv8tion.jda.core.entities.Game;
 
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ public class SetgameCmd extends OwnerCommand
         this.name = "setgame";
         this.help = "sets the game the bot is playing";
         this.arguments = "[action] [game]";
+        this.aliases = JMusicBot.config.getAliases(this.name);
         this.guildOnly = false;
         this.children = new OwnerCommand[]{
             new SetlistenCmd(),
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/owner/SetnameCmd.java b/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/owner/SetnameCmd.java
index fab1c05..5a0b485 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/owner/SetnameCmd.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/owner/SetnameCmd.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ package com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.commands.owner;
 
 import com.jagrosh.jdautilities.command.CommandEvent;
 import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.Bot;
+import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.JMusicBot;
 import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.commands.OwnerCommand;
 import net.dv8tion.jda.core.exceptions.RateLimitedException;
 
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ public class SetnameCmd extends OwnerCommand
         this.name = "setname";
         this.help = "sets the name of the bot";
         this.arguments = "<name>";
+        this.aliases = JMusicBot.config.getAliases(this.name);
         this.guildOnly = false;
     }
     
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/owner/SetstatusCmd.java b/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/owner/SetstatusCmd.java
index 6089848..adb385b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/owner/SetstatusCmd.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/owner/SetstatusCmd.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 package com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.commands.owner;
 
 import com.jagrosh.jdautilities.command.CommandEvent;
+import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.JMusicBot;
 import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.commands.OwnerCommand;
 import net.dv8tion.jda.core.OnlineStatus;
 
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ public class SetstatusCmd extends OwnerCommand
         this.name = "setstatus";
         this.help = "sets the status the bot displays";
         this.arguments = "<status>";
+        this.aliases = JMusicBot.config.getAliases(this.name);
         this.guildOnly = false;
     }
     
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/owner/ShutdownCmd.java b/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/owner/ShutdownCmd.java
index b9ee0f3..fe0f87b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/owner/ShutdownCmd.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/owner/ShutdownCmd.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ package com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.commands.owner;
 
 import com.jagrosh.jdautilities.command.CommandEvent;
 import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.Bot;
+import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.JMusicBot;
 import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.commands.OwnerCommand;
 
 /**
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ public class ShutdownCmd extends OwnerCommand
         this.bot = bot;
         this.name = "shutdown";
         this.help = "safely shuts down";
+        this.aliases = JMusicBot.config.getAliases(this.name);
         this.guildOnly = false;
     }
     
diff --git a/src/main/resources/reference.conf b/src/main/resources/reference.conf
index c89a67d..36e4b82 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/reference.conf
+++ b/src/main/resources/reference.conf
@@ -123,6 +123,66 @@ updatealerts=true
 lyrics.default = "A-Z Lyrics"
 
 
+// These settings allow you to configure custom aliases for all commands.
+// Multiple aliases may be given, separated by spaces.
+//
+// Example 1: Giving command "play" the alias "p":
+// alias.play = "p"
+//
+// Example 2: Giving command "search" the aliases "s" and "find":
+// alias.search = "s find"
+
+// General commands
+
+alias.settings = "status"
+
+
+// Music commands
+
+alias.lyrics = ""
+alias.nowplaying = "np current"
+alias.play = ""
+alias.playlists = "pls"
+alias.queue = "list"
+alias.remove = "delete"
+alias.scsearch = ""
+alias.search = "ytsearch"
+alias.shuffle = ""
+alias.skip = "voteskip"
+
+// Admin commands
+
+alias.setdj = ""
+alias.settc = ""
+alias.setvc = ""
+
+
+// DJ Commands
+
+alias.forceremove = "forcedelete modremove moddelete"
+alias.forceskip = "modskip"
+alias.movetrack = "move"
+alias.pause = ""
+alias.playnext = ""
+alias.repeat = ""
+alias.skipto = "jumpto"
+alias.stop = ""
+alias.volume = "v"
+
+
+// Owner commands
+
+alias.autoplaylist = ""
+alias.debug = ""
+alias.eval = ""
+alias.playlist = ""
+alias.setavatar = ""
+alias.setgame = ""
+alias.setname = ""
+alias.setstatus = ""
+alias.shutdown = ""
+
+
 // If you set this to true, it will enable the eval command for the bot owner. This command
 // allows the bot owner to run arbitrary code from the bot's account.
 //