Regardless of whether you grew up in the age of vinyl, CDs, or MP3s, streaming is the modern way to consume music. And while there are a lot of streaming services out there, only one gives Amazon Prime members access to millions of tracks ad-free and the top podcasts at no additional cost.
Prime has all your entertainment and streaming needs in a single membership—and that includes Amazon Music. Amazon Music gives you access to the complete catalog of about 100 million songs ad-free and 15 million podcast episodes, with unlimited downloads and skips.
Here’s everything you need to know about Amazon Music.
What is Amazon Music?
Amazon Music is a music streaming service. It delivers a library of more than 100 million songs, as well as 15 million podcasts episodes for streaming and offline listening. You can listen to music on various devices such as Alexa, Fire TV, desktop, mobile etc. It comes with unlimited offline downloads and skips.
What does Amazon Music cost?
In India, Amazon Music is included with Prime membership. Prime members will have access to a massive catalog of songs, ad-free, and podcast episodes On Amazon Music, at no additional cost to their membership.
How can I listen to Amazon Music?
Amazon Music can go pretty much anywhere you want to listen to music. You can play Amazon Music in a browser on your computer or laptop using the Amazon Music web player.
On the go, you can use the mobile app for iOS and Android. And Amazon supports Amazon Music on a broad array of devices, like Sonos, Roku, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Amazon Echo Show.
In many cases, you can use Alexa’s voice commands to control Amazon Music. There’s an Alexa icon at the bottom of the mobile app, for example—tap it and give the app a command like “Alexa, play The Beatles.” In fact, Amazon Music is the default music player on Amazon devices with Alexa built in, like Amazon Echo speakers and Fire TV.
How do I navigate Amazon Music?
When you start to use Amazon Music, you can personalise your experience by selecting a handful of your favorite artists, which the service uses to curate songs you want to hear in its personalised playlists.
Regardless of how you get to Amazon Music—on the web or in an app—you have the same general set of controls. The home page lets you browse through curated music you can discover from contemporary and popular artists, as well as playlists based on your personal interests.
How do I join Amazon Prime?
Want to get the most out of Amazon Prime? You may want to consider joining Prime.
By joining, you’ll also be able to take advantage of the many other benefits of a Prime membership, including fast, free delivery, access to invite-only deals, and the option to Buy With Prime.
Prime is savings, convenience, and entertainment in one single membership. In India, anyone can join Prime for ₹1,499 per year. Customers can also subscribe for a 3-month plan at ₹599, while the monthly plan starts at ₹299. Learn more about all Prime has to offer, including discounted memberships.