As an added perk for Amazon Prime subscribers, Amazon Music has been increased. Image provided by Amazon.
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As part of a perk update announced on Tuesday, Amazon Prime members may now listen to 100 million songs and a variety of podcasts without paying additional fees.
Why it's important The additional Amazon Music perk was introduced after Walmart added Paramount+ and Spotify Premium to its Walmart+ membership, a significant boost from the previous 2 million shuffle-free tracks.
The company responsible for the news, Amazon, said last week that its sales growth slowed to 27% in the third quarter from 33% in the second.
In the meanwhile, according to Amazon's CFO Brian Olsavsky, the company's foray into sports streaming with NFL Thursday Night Football and original content with "Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" prompted record numbers of people to sign up for Prime memberships.
Changes to Amazon Music for Prime subscribers
According to Amazon, the new adjustment allows Prime members to "shuffle play any artist, album, or playlist" and to access popular podcasts without interruption.
- Additionally, Prime subscribers receive ad-free access to the whole Wondery podcast network's collection as well as Amazon Exclusive podcasts.
Cost of Amazon Music Unlimited
However, Amazon Music Unlimited, a subscription tier of the service, is still available for $8.99 per month for Prime users and $9.99 for non-Prime members.
- This package is available for offline listening and on-demand listening in HD and Ultra HD.
- Non-Prime subscribers may access Amazon Music for free, which is ad-supported and offers millions of podcast episodes in addition to thousands of stations and playlists.
Benefits of Amazon Prime include free delivery, Grubhub+
Top Prime advantages include Whole Foods Market Prime member discounts and free two-day delivery on millions of goods. Others:
- Over 20 million goods are eligible for free one-day delivery.
- in more than 90 major metropolitan locations, free same-day delivery
- Prime Video, Amazon Music, and more than 60,000 other U.S. pharmacies that participate in the program offer streaming and digital perks. These pharmacies include CVS and Walgreens.
- In July, Amazon began providing a one-year free subscription to Grubhub+, which usually costs $9.99 a month, to U.S. Prime members.
- Rewind: Earlier this year, Amazon hiked the cost of its Prime membership for the first time since 2018.
- The yearly cost increased by $20 to $139, and the monthly cost increased by $2 to $14.99.