Amazon Music extends free streaming to the Amazon Music app on iOS and Android and also to FireTV devices. Amazon Music customers who do not yet have a Prime membership, or a subscription to Amazon Music Unlimited, can now listen to an ad-supported selection of top playlists and thousands of stations for free on their favourite devices. Previously only available to customers on Echo devices, today’s news expands access to customers using the Amazon Music app on iOS, Android, and FireTV. Customers can also listen to this music on the web.
Users in the US, UK, and Germany will be able to enjoy more music with no subscription or credit card required. Music fans will be able to play thousands of stations based on any song, artist, era, and genre; hear top global playlists; and the best in Holiday tunes.
Amazon Music Free top playlists and stations
- ‘All Hits’ – a playlist featuring the biggest songs in the world.
- ‘Fuego Latino’ – a collection of the week’s hottest Latin tracks.
- ‘Country Heat’ – the ultimate playlist for today’s country music fan.
- The ‘Holiday Favourites’ station, for the iconic songs that define the yuletide season.
- ‘Rap Rotation’ – the new home for rap in heavy rotation.
For users who want music without ads there are two upgrade options. Prime members have access to a catalogue of more than 2 million songs, plus thousands of playlists and stations, all ad-free, at no additional cost to their Prime membership. Music fans who want access to 50 million songs and all the latest new releases can enjoy 4 months of Amazon Music Unlimited their premium ad-free music subscription service, for only £/$/Euro 0.99. For users who want CD Quality or HiRes streaming can upgrade their subscription to Amazon Music HD.
Amazon Music with its new free service is now in direct competition with Spotify with its free ad supported service. According to CNBC, “Spotify shares dropped 5% on the news. Amazon shares were up nearly 0.5%.”
