Yes. Amazon Music is free for Prime members, but users will have to purchase Amazon Music Unlimited separately to avail more features of Amazon Music such as Pick and play any song, ad-free, ad-free top podcasts, personalized Stations and thousands of playlists, SD, HD, Ultra HD, and Spatial Audio, Listen offline, and Unlimited skips. Users should also note that Amazon Music Unlimited Single-Device Plan doesn’t have access to HD, Ultra HD, or Spatial Audio.
What is Amazon Music?
Amazon Music is a music streaming service and online music store operated by Amazon. On September 25, 2007, it became the first music store to sell music without DRM from the four major music labels (EMI, Universal, Warner, and Sony BMG) as well as many independents. In January 2008, it went public with a beta version.
All tracks were originally sold in MP3 format without DRM or watermarking. Some tracks are now watermarked. Licensing agreements with recording companies restrict the availability of the music to certain countries.
In the United Kingdom, Germany, and France, Amazon MP3 was launched on December 3, 2008, April 1, 2009, and June 10, 2009, respectively. Since December 3, 2009, the German edition has been available in Austria and Switzerland. The Amazon MP3 store was launched in Japan in November 2010. On October 4, 2012, the Italian and Spanish editions were launched. The Mexican edition was announced on November 7, 2018.
On September 17, 2019, Amazon Music announced the launch of Amazon Music HD, which is a new tier of lossless quality music with more than 50 million songs and millions of songs in Ultra High Definition (24 (bit)/44(kHz), 24/48, 24/96, 24/192), the highest-quality streaming audio available. Amazon now offers lossless music like Tidal and Qobuz.
On May 17, 2021, the HD streaming service was made available to all unlimited customers for free. As of January 2020, Amazon Music had 55 million monthly active users.
What is Amazon Prime?
Amazon Prime is a paid subscription service from Amazon which is available in various countries and provides users with access to additional services otherwise unavailable or available at a premium to other Amazon customers.
Services include same-day, one-day, or two-day delivery of goods, as well as music, video, e-book, gaming, and grocery shopping services. In April 2021, it was said that there were more than 200 million people who paid to get access to Prime services around the world.
FAQs
Q. How much is Amazon worth?
A. Amazon is currently worth about $930 billion as of November 2022.
Q. Who owns Amazon?
A. Amazon is owned by Jeff Bezos, the executive chairman and Andy Jassy, the president and CEO.
Q. What is the highest paying job at Amazon?
A. The highest paying job at Amazon is the Senior Software Development Manager position that offers an average base salary per year of $160,000.
Q. When was Amazon founded?
A. Amazon was founded in July 1994 by Jeff Bezos.
