Back in February, the company announced that for the first time in four years the membership rate would be increasing to its highest fee yet.

It’s also yet another way that Amazon is looking to justify the price of its Prime membership increase from earlier in the year. The new update to Amazon Music today also effectively turns the free service into Spotify’s standard music streaming offering, minus the ads of course. So current subscribers likely won’t find that the new free tier replaces their existing membership, though it does offer something for those who only occasionally tap into the service. So unfortunately you won’t be able to ping Alexa to play that specific song stuck in your head.įor that, you’ll have to upgrade to the $9 per month subscription in the form of Amazon Music Unlimited. Instead, all Prime members will be able to access the Amazon Music catalog through shuffling artists, albums, and playlists. To still incentivize customers to subscribe to Music Unlimited for the full experience, those who do opt to go with the standard tier aren’t going to get the full access. The changes to the Amazon Music catalog for Prime members do now come with some caveats, however.

Now in a move that is even more aggressive than Apple’s $5 Voice Plan for Apple Music, Amazon Music is opening its collection of tracks to anyone who already pays the $139 annual fee to be a Prime member. Previously if you wanted to listen to Amazon Music and its library of 100 million songs, you would have to be subscribed to the company’s paid Amazon Music Unlimited plan. Listen to music you’ve purchased from Amazon – MP3s or AutoRip CDs/Vinyl.Amazon Music and its 100 million songs go free for Prime members.Move existing playlists from other music platforms to Amazon Music in a few quick steps.

Thousands of stations and top playlists.Or listen to free streaming music, no credit card required: Shuffle play any artist, album, or playlist.Included with your Prime membership at no additional cost:

Or, get unlimited access with Amazon Music Unlimited and play any song, anytime, anywhere. Prime members can enjoy all the music ad-free. Listen free to music with ads-no credit card required. We're changing the way you discover and play the music you love.

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