Amazon today announced that Amazon Music users without an Amazon Prime membership or a subscription to Amazon Music Unlimited can listen to an ad-supported selection of playlists and radio stations for free on iOS devices.

Amazon has been offering free music access on its Echo devices, but is today expanding that access to the iPhone and iPad along with Android and Fire TV devices. Free Amazon music is also available on the web.

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Amazon Music does not require any subscriptions or credit/debit cards, and it is available in the United States, United Kingdom, and Germany.

According to Amazon, users can play thousands of stations based on "any song, artist, era, and genre." Some of the playlists include "All Hits," "Fuego Latino," and "Holiday Favorites."

Amazon Music is designed for those without an existing Amazon subscription, as there are already benefits for Amazon Prime member and those who subscribe to Amazon Music Unlimited.

Prime members can access a catalog of more than two million songs along with thousands of playlists and stations without ads, while Amazon Music Unlimited provides access to 50 million songs.

The Amazon Music app can be downloaded from the App Store for free. [Direct Link]

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Top Rated Comments

DEMinSoCAL Avatar
DEMinSoCAL
58 months ago

Amazon is desperately trying to be relevant
You mean Amazon Music? Because Amazon is already VERY relevant.
Score: 9 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Plutonius Avatar
Plutonius
58 months ago

I want less ads in my life, not more. I will stick with Apple Music.
I want less subscriptions in my life and I'm willing to put up with more ads for less subscriptions.
Score: 7 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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QuarterSwede
58 months ago

Apple should retire iTunes Match by bundling it as a standard feature on 200 GB and 2 TB iCloud storage plans (and use storage space).
Heck no. I don’t need 200GB of storage and am happy with 50GB. However, I have music in my library you either can’t get anymore or isn’t on iTunes/Apple Music.
Score: 6 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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Apple_Robert
58 months ago
I want less ads in my life, not more. I will stick with Apple Music.
Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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kuwxman
58 months ago

Amazon is desperately trying to be relevant
lol, Amazon isn’t trying to desperately do anything. ?
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nutmac
58 months ago
Apple should retire iTunes Match by bundling it as a standard feature on 200 GB and 2 TB iCloud storage plans (and use storage space).
Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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