


However, Prime members listening on Amazon Music (who don’t subscribe to an unlimited plan) are now mostly limited to shuffle-play mode, based on artist, album or playlist, whereas previously the 2 million songs were available to stream on-demand. Meanwhile, last fall Amazon Music increased the number of songs available as part of Prime from 2 million previously to its full catalog of 100 million tracks and added hundreds of thousands of podcast episodes ad-free, including the entire slate of Wondery’s shows. Spotify chief Daniel Ek has said the company also is considering a price increase in the U.S., where it still charges $9.99 per month for an individual plan. The latest price increase by Amazon Music comes after Apple in October 2022 raised the price of Apple Music for the first time, increasing from $9.99 to $10.99 per month for the individual plan (and increasing the price of the family plan with up to six accounts from $14.99 to $16.99 per month). After the year runs out, your price for Amazon Music Unlimited only goes up to 4.99 a month for as long as youre still. Some of the benefits include downloads for offline listening and HD, Dolby Atmos and Sony 360RA streaming at no extra cost.In May 2022, the company raised the price of the Amazon Music Unlimited individual plan for Prime members from $7.99 to $8.99 per month (or from $79 to $89 per year). That came after Amazon raised the price of Prime memberships in the U.S. in early 2022 for the first time in nearly four years, hiking the annual fee for the program 17%, from $119 to $139. It works seamlessly with any Echo connected to your Amazon account. However, the user interface is generally considered subpar compared to Apple Music or Spotify, lacking things like biographies in artist profiles.

Amazon also offers Music Prime for free to Prime members, but you're limited to 2 million songs and can only play on one device at a time.Īmazon Music Unlimited is obviously best if you're a Prime subscriber and have an Echo or other Alexa device, though it works on tablets, smartphones, TVs, Amazon Fire devices, PCs and so on. The price is still a bit cheaper for Prime members than you'd pay for Apple Music ($10 per month) or Spotify ($10 per month). The news means that Prime subscribers are barely getting any kind of deal on Amazon Music Unlimited, whereas Prime Video is still included for free in the plan. Non-Prime members will continue to pay $10 per month and the Family Plan will still cost $15 per month for Prime members only. It's also raising the price for a "Single Device" subscription from $4 to $5, as spotted by Consumer Reports reporter Nicholas De Leon. The person who signs up for the Family Plan is the subscriber and pays 15.99/month or 159/year (available to Prime members only) using a payment method like a.

The price for an Amazon Music Unlimited plan is going up from $8 to $9 for Prime members, Amazon has confirmed.
