Mood music based on a user's listening history will also be selected by Alexa, we're told, so a request for "happy music" will result in a playlist based on the genres it knows a subscriber likes. AdvertisementĪmazon is going heavy on the voice-control aspect users can ask the service's app to play an artist's music, and it'll put together a playlist of the most popular songs-or a band's latest track can apparently be requested without the subscriber having to name it first.Īlexa will learn a subscriber's tastes, Amazon claimed, and it's offering what appears to be a Shazam-like service, where listeners can ask it to identify songs from lyrics they remember. It's expected to launch in the UK later this year, but Amazon is yet to reveal an exact date or prices for British customers. Anyone else interested in signing up to Amazon Music Unlimited will have to shell out $9.99 (£8.15) per month, the company said. The price tag for the music streaming service jumps to $7.99 (£6.52) per month for Amazon Prime customers, who can access the service through any device. Subscriptions in the US start at $3.99 (£3.26) per month for users who own an Amazon Echo device (the Amazon Echo sells for £150, and the Echo Dot for £50 however, the Tap isn't yet available in the UK.)
Subscribers to Amazon Music Unlimited-which promises access to a library of "tens of millions" of songs-will be able to control it vocally via the online retail giant's voice service, Alexa. Original storyĪmazon has launched an aggressively priced music streaming service to take on Spotify, Apple Music, Pandora, and others in what is now a crowded market. Owners of an Amazon Echo or Echo Dot device will have access to a separate, cheaper deal that starts at £3.99/month-again the same price in pounds as dollars-if they want to use their subscription on a single device.Īmazon Music Unlimited remains a separate offering to Amazon Prime Music, which gives subscribers access to a catalogue of around two million songs to stream at no extra cost. Users without subscriptions will be able to sign up to the tune of £9.99 per month.īritish customers will note that the price in dollars is the same as the price in pounds-at $7.99 per month. Subscribers to its Prime service will apparently have access to "40 million songs, thousands of hand-curated playlists, and personalised stations" for an additional price of £7.99/month or £79/year (which comes to £6.58/month). Updated, November 14: Amazon launched its new Music Unlimited service in the UK on Monday morning.
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