Amazon Music Prime requires a Prime membership.It is only available on select Echo devices and devices that support Alexa. Amazon Music Free is a free plan, but users may only listen to on-demand playlists and podcasts.There are core differences between the plans: Amazon Music Free, which is available to all Amazon customers, Amazon Music Prime, which is included in a Prime membership, and Amazon Music Unlimited. Amazon's Music Streaming servicesĪmazon maintains three different music services currently. The company explains that licensing costs have grown by 10.6% per customer, and that other expenditures, for instance for infrastructure, have grown by 41.4% per customer compared to January 2019. Amazon claims that the costs for the service have risen significantly in the past three years. The price of the Amazon Music Unlimited Family plan, which is not linked on the main Amazon Music landing page, but accessible here, remains $15.99 per month.Ĭustomers will see the new price, plus, where applicable taxes, on their first bill after February 21, 2023.Īmazon highlights on a support page that the price increase helps it bring customers "even more content and features". In the Eurozone, the price has also increased by €1. In the U.K., Amazon Music Unlimited costs now £10.99 and £5.99 per month respectively, up £1 each. Amazon increased the price of its music streaming service in other regions as well. Still, Amazon Unlimited Music might be a better option for those who don't have Apple devices.The services two non-Prime plans, Amazon Music Unlimited Individual and Amazon Music Unlimited Student, are now available for US $10.99 and US $5.99 per month respectively. Other popular music streaming services like Apple Music also provide access to high-quality audio at $10.99 per month. While writing this article, Amazon is running a promotional offer wherein it lets new users experience the service free for 30 days, with an option to cancel anytime.
Nonetheless, the library and quality of audio tracks included with Amazon Prime membership should be enough for regular users.
The subscription offers Prime Music and Prime Video for accessing audio and video content on demand, but it does not include Amazon Music Unlimited. Users might have to pay sales taxes in some states, which could increase the effective price of the subscription. On the other hand, students get the service at $7.49 per month and $69 a year. Currently, Amazon Prime membership costs $14.99 per month or $139 per year in the United States.
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