You get the feeling that Alexa has been charged with hammering together the playlists, and her heart isn't quite in it. Its ‘My Discovery Mix’ always appears a little too random.

Fair cop.īut Amazon Music Unlimited is not so smart when it comes to new releases, and will joyfully push heinous pop and dance when I’ve already made it clear that my taste buds lean more to Billy Idol than Billie Eilish. The e-commerce giant is currently in the middle of a cost-cutting spree, which includes the recent closure of its charity donation program AmazonSmile, and the decision to lay off 18,000 employees earlier this month.‘Because you follow Babymetal,’ it reasons sagely, you should like Ladybaby and Eskimo Callboy.

However, if users want HD, Ultra HD and Spatial Audio, they have to subscribe to Music Unlimited. Non-Prime members didn’t experience a change this time and still had to pay $9.99 per month.Īmazon also offers an Amazon Music Prime tier, which is included free with Prime subscriptions and offers ad-free listening. In May, the discounted Amazon Music Unlimited plan for Amazon Prime customers increased from $7.99 to $8.99 per month. It’s only been eight months since Amazon last raised its prices. While the company mentions price hikes to its Individual Plan and Student Plan, the prices for the Family Plan ($15.99/month) and Single-Device Plan ($4.99/month) appear to remain unchanged. “To help us bring you even more content and features, we’re updating the prices of select Amazon Music Unlimited plans,” Amazon wrote. The company noted the price changes on its support page, which was first noticed by Billboard. The Amazon Music Unlimited Individual Plan is increasing from $9.99 (£9.99) to $10.99 (£10.99) per month, whereas the student plan is changing from $4.99 (£4.99) to $5.99 (£5.99) per month. Starting on February 21, Amazon’s Music Unlimited streaming service will increase by $1/£1 in the U.S.

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