Originally Posted by Ethan Rayne:
“Double click the home button and a list of running apps shows at the bottom of the screen, Keep your finger on any of the app and after a few seconds a red -sign appears on the top left, hit this and the app will close.”
Another possible work around would be scrolling to the left where the screen brightness/volume sliders are.
Sometimes the App replaces the 'iPod' icon and you can pause the music from there.