Amazon Music brings spatial audio to Alexa Cast devices as well as iOS and Android devices with their existing headphones. Originally introduced to Amazon Music subscribers in 2019, spatial audio provides an immersive, multidimensional audio experience with new releases from artists including FINNEAS, Lil Nas X, and Remi Wolf. You will also be able to hear Alicia Keys’ full catalogue in 360 Reality Audio, including classic albums like Songs in A Minor and Girl on Fire. In November, Amazon Music will exclusively release Mercury – Act 1 (Amazon Music Live), a brand-new EP from Imagine Dragons, mixed in Dolby Atmos. The five-track EP features music from the band’s album release livestream, which was recorded from the rooftop of the Amazon Music office in Brooklyn.
In addition to listening with their existing headphones, customers can stream spatial audio with Alexa Cast on select devices, including the Echo Studio. Additional devices that support 360 Reality Audio with Alexa Cast include Sony’s SRS-RA5000 or SRS-RA3000 wireless speakers, and home cinema systems such as HT-A9, HT-A7000, or HT-A5000. Later this year, customers will also be able to hear music mixed in Dolby Atmos on the Sonos Arc and Beam (Gen 2) soundbars when streaming Amazon Music from the Sonos app.
Amazon Music Unlimited subscribers with an Individual, Family, or Student Plan will now automatically have access to spatial audio and to HD and Ultra HD (CD Quality and HiRes) music at no extra cost to their subscription with no upgrade required. While this access was previously only available as a separate tier of streaming, now all subscribers can stream music in the highest-quality streaming audio, including albums from Coldplay, Lil Nas X, Pink Floyd, Alicia Keys, and P!NK. For a limited time, Amazon are offering a three month free trial when they subscribe to Amazon Music Unlimited.
Amazon Music Unlimited now has more than 75 million lossless, High Definition (HD) songs, with a bit depth of 16 bits and a sample rate of at least 44.1 kHz (CD quality). Subscribers can also stream more than 7 million songs in Ultra HD, with a bit depth of 24 bits and a sample rate up to 192 kHz (HiRes).
The selection of Ultra HD songs on Amazon Music has tripled since the format was introduced in 2019, providing subscribers with a wide selection of music in HiRes. Subscribers also have access to a rapidly growing catalogue of songs mixed in Dolby Atmos and 360 Reality Audio, a catalogue that has grown by more than 20 times since spatial audio was originally introduced.
Amazon Music Unlimited Individual Plans are available for £/$7.99/month for Prime members and £/$9.99/month for Amazon customers. Family Plan customers can stream Amazon Music Unlimited on up to six devices for £/$14.99/month.
