Amazon Music is a music streaming service provided by Amazon, the global online retail giant. The service allows users to access and stream millions of songs and podcasts. But what does Amazon Music offer and how much does it cost to subscribe? We’ll shows you what’s on offer, as well as prices and subscription options in 2024.
Amazon Music is a major competitor to Spotify. With Amazon Music Unlimited, users have access to a vast catalogue of over 100 million songs and a wide selection of podcasts. In this article, we take a look at Amazon Music’s prices in 2024 and the main advantages of the platform.
- Amazon Music subscriptions
- Amazon Music prices
- Amazon Music Unlimited free trial
- What are the advantages of Amazon Music Unlimited?
- What are the alternatives to Amazon Music?
- FAQs Amazon Music prices
Amazon Music subscriptions
Amazon Music offers 3 subscription options. On the one hand, the music streaming service can be used free of charge in its “Free” version, but with restrictions. Another version of Amazon Music is part of the Prime membership, and lastly, there is Amazon Music Unlimited, the most advanced paid version.
The 3 Amazon Music subscriptions available are as follows:
- Amazon Music Free: This version of Amazon Music is free and does not require Prime membership. However, Amazon Music Free only offers a limited choice of playlists, podcasts and radio stations with ad breaks.
- Amazon Music Prime: For Amazon Prime members, Amazon Music Prime is included at no extra cost. This package gives access to over 100 million songs and thousands of playlists and radio stations. However, all songs can only be listened to in shuffle mode. Advertising is not included in the songs, but in some podcasts.
- Amazon Music Unlimited: Unlimited offers unlimited access to over 100 million songs, thousands of playlists, podcasts and radio stations. Users benefit from unlimited skipping of all songs as well as offline listening.
Amazon Music prices
Would you like to subscribe to Amazon Music, but are lost between the subscription packages available? Don’t panic, we’ll help you choose the price that’s right for you.
In addition to Amazon Music Free and Music Prime, Amazon Music Unlimited offers 3 price tiers:
- Individual at £9.99/month (£10.99/month for non-Prime members)
- Family at £17.99/month
- Echo or Fire TV at £5.99/month
Below is a summary table of Amazon Music features and prices in 2024:
Amazon Music Free | Amazon Music Prime | Amazon Music Unlimited | Amazon Music Unlimited Family | Amazon Music Unlimited Echo / Fire TV | |
Monthly price | Free | Included with Amazon Prime | £9.99 | £17.99 | £5.99 |
Unlimited, ad-free listening | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Audio quality | SD | SD | SD, HD, Ultra HD and spatial audio | SD, HD, Ultra HD and spatial audio | SD |
Catalogue | Access to thousands of selected stations, the best playlists and podcasts | 100 million songs, podcasts and stations | 100 million songs in HD, 7 million songs in Ultra HD, podcasts and stations | 100 million songs in HD, 7 million songs in Ultra HD, podcasts and stations | 100 million songs, podcasts and stations |
Can Skipping songs | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Number of accounts | 1 | 1 | 1 | Up to 6 | 1 |
Offline mode | No | Yes (for limited-access playlists only) | Yes | Yes | No |
Note that for all Amazon Music subscriptions, you need an Amazon account. Even if you only want to use the free version, you’ll need to sign in to your Amazon account first. The same applies to the Amazon Music Unlimited version without a Prime subscription.
Amazon Music Unlimited free trial
Not sure if Amazon Music has all your favourite songs in its catalogue or if you’ll be using the music streaming service regularly? No problem, you currently have the chance to try Amazon Music Unlimited free for 5 months if you are an Amazon Prime member.
All non-Prime members can take advantage of a 3-month free trial of Amazon Music Unlimited as part of the promotion, which runs until 18 July 2024.
During the free trial period, you can decide whether to keep or cancel the subscription. If you do not cancel, the paid subscription will automatically be extended for a further month.
What are the advantages of Amazon Music Unlimited?
Why pay for access to the premium version of Amazon’s music streaming service? Let’s take a look at some of the benefits of subscribing to Amazon Music Unlimited:
- A vast music catalogue: With Amazon Music Unlimited, users have access to 100 million tracks.
- Ad-free: All Amazon Music Unlimited subscription models are ad-free. Only some podcasts may contain advertising.
- Audio quality: Amazon Music Unlimited offers music in HD, Ultra HD and Spatial Audio.
- Unlimited skipping: Listen to only the content you want and enjoy unlimited zapping.
- Offline playback: Amazon Music Unlimited allows you to download any track in the catalogue for offline playback.
- Integration with other Amazon services: Amazon Music is fully compatible with other Amazon services such as Alexa and Echo.
What are the alternatives to Amazon Music?
Still not completely convinced by Amazon Music? There are plenty of alternatives to Amazon Music, including popular services like Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer and Tidal. We took a close look at these platforms in our comparison of the best music streaming services in 2024, so be sure to check it out.
FAQs Amazon Music prices
Amazon Music Unlimited offers 3 prices: the individual offer at £9.99/month (£10.99/month for non-Prime members), the Family subscription at £17.99/month and the Echo / Fire TV offer at £5.99/month.
Yes, for Amazon Prime members, Amazon Music is included at no extra cost.
One of the main differences between Amazon Music and Amazon Music Unlimited is ads. Amazon Music is a free service that gives you access to thousands of playlists, radio stations and podcasts. However, it does contain ads. On the other hand, Amazon Music Unlimited offers offline listening, skipping, better audio quality and a wider catalogue of content.
Until 18 July 2024, all Prime members can take advantage of a 5-month free trial of Amazon Music Unlimited. For non-Prime users, the free trial period is 3 months.
This is a translation of a piece by Louise Constant on our sister publication, Dealabs Magazine.
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