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Sony prepares for launch of 360 Reality Audio

19/10/2019

Sony prepares for launch of 360 Reality Audio later in the autumn and announces partnerships to deliver its immersive audio experience with leading streamers – Amazon, Deezer, nugs.net, TIDAL and Napster. Sony’s immersive audio experience utilising object-based spatial audio technology will be launched later this autumn to listeners in Europe, the US with an initial release of approximately 1,000 songs in this brand-new format from artists such as Billy Joel, Bob Dylan and Pharrell Williams […]

Amazon Music joins Spotify on Apple TV

11/10/2019

Amazon Music joins Spotify on Apple TV with a new app which runs on Apple TV 4K and Apple TV HD running tvOS 12.0 and later. Amazon is the latest streamer to be added to Apple TV after Spotify created an Apple TV app to add to its existing support for TV platforms including Android TV, Samsung Tizen, Amazon Fire TV and Roku. Available now, customers can download the Amazon Music app from the App […]

Amazon Devices Event - September 2019 launch products

Amazon launches new Echo smart speakers

04/10/2019

Amazon launches new Echo smart speakers ranging from an upgraded Echo through to the Echo Studio which is capable of lossless streaming with its 24-bit DAC and 330W amp. In addition, Amazon announced a range of new Alexa enabled devices at its Amazon Devices Event such the Echo Dot with clock, the Echo Show 8 and Echo Buds to add to the Alexa ecosystem. The new Echo devices are available for pre-order now and will […]

Amazon Music launches in Brazil

24/09/2019

Amazon Music launches in Brazil offering Amazon Music, Amazon Music Unlimited and Prime Music all with local playlists and content. Amazon Music Unlimited offers an ad-free service which includes chart-topping releases from Brazilian and International artists including Pabllo Vittar, Post Malone, Ivete Sangalo, Billie Eilish, Gustavo Mioto along with locally curated playlists and stations developed specifically for music fans in Brazil. Prime Music is also now available in Brazil, offering Prime members a selection of […]

Amazon Music is now available on Garmin smartwatches

30/08/2019

Amazon Music is now available on Garmin smartwatches joining Garmin’s existing iHeartRadio, Deezer and Spotify apps. Amazon Music subscribers can now download and play music from their libraries, including their favourite songs and playlists on compatible Garmin smartwatches. With Amazon Music, Prime members have access to more than two million songs and hundreds of hand-curated playlists and stations at no additional cost to their membership. With an Amazon Music Unlimited subscription, customers will have access […]

Amazon Echo Dot Kids Edition - Rainbow colour

Alexa Song ID comes to the UK

09/08/2019

Alexa Song ID comes to the UK following on from its release in the US in March 2019. Song ID is an Alexa feature that helps users find and identify new music. Usually you would ask Alexa to play a specific song but when the next song comes along automatically and you it’s something you don’t recognise you will have to ask, “Alexa – what song is this?” Song ID will announce the name of […]

Amazon Music now comes free with Alexa

22/04/2019

Amazon Music now comes free with Alexa but only for Alexa enabled devices in the US. This rollout comes after the announcement by YouTube that its ad-supported YouTube Music service is now available on Google Home and Google Assistant powered smart speakers in the UK, US, Japan and most of western Europe. No details are available if Amazon’s offer will be extended into further countries. In a blog announcement the company said, ‘Beginning today, Alexa […]