So you're paying for Prime subscription... It just gives you the right to use tier 1 perks.. Separate subscription for Amazon Music gives you more perks, no commercials, premium music, no skips on song album, full album etc... Then even when you have Amazon Music Unlimited, it's another tier to unlock more perks... Now what I've noticed for a long time is, even though I have those 2 subscriptions it still asks me if I want to upgrade to Amazon Music unlimited... It's looks like at first glance you're paying for unlimited but it's just an ad that makes you think you need to subscribe. So you are paying for the same services I'm paying for.. 1..Prime for all of Amazon serv. and 2. The subscription to Amazon Music (for the premium perks). Don't get fooled by the "Amazon Music Unlimited" ad. Answer from LG18700_0 on reddit.com
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Compare Amazon Music Plans and Subscription Features - Amazon Customer Service
A growing catalog of Spatial Audio ... devices, smart TVs, and smart speakers. Eligible Amazon Music Unlimited subscribers can listen to one audiobook each month with an active subscription....
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Amazon Music FAQs
The improved Prime member benefits for Amazon Music are available on the Amazon Music web player, mobile and desktop app, and Echo devices. All-Access Playlists requested on Echo devices play in shuffle mode. On Fire TV, you can only listen to music. On Fire Tablet, you do not have a full music catalog or ad-free podcasts availability. With Amazon Music Unlimited, you get all of the great features and functionality of Amazon Music Prime…and a lot more.
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Soo Confused with Amazon Music...What am I paying for?
So you're paying for Prime subscription... It just gives you the right to use tier 1 perks.. Separate subscription for Amazon Music gives you more perks, no commercials, premium music, no skips on song album, full album etc... Then even when you have Amazon Music Unlimited, it's another tier to unlock more perks... Now what I've noticed for a long time is, even though I have those 2 subscriptions it still asks me if I want to upgrade to Amazon Music unlimited... It's looks like at first glance you're paying for unlimited but it's just an ad that makes you think you need to subscribe. So you are paying for the same services I'm paying for.. 1..Prime for all of Amazon serv. and 2. The subscription to Amazon Music (for the premium perks). Don't get fooled by the "Amazon Music Unlimited" ad. More on reddit.com
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Amazon Music Unlimited vs. Spotify Premium - my thoughts
I'd have to agree. I think Amazon doesn't care about their UI they only want it to work with Alexa. I would say that it's not just Spotify though that has a better UI. Pretty much every other streaming service has a better UI than Amazon music. I prefer apple music because they don't mess around with podcasts and other stuff that I don't care about. More on reddit.com
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Is there any difference between an amazon music subscription and amazon music through an amazon prime subscription?
The difference is that Prime is shuffle-only. You can't pick specifically which songs to play. Amazon Music Unlimited is unlimited access to every song on-demand. https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=GW3PHAUCZM8L7W9L More on reddit.com
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Real talk why do people still keep Amazon music unlimited even though the app has problems?
Cheaper than Spotify, both individual and family plans. More on reddit.com
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Amazon Music Unlimited | 100 million songs ad-free‎
This offer of a monthly Amazon Music Unlimited Individual Plan is a limited time offer, available only to new subscribers to Amazon Music Unlimited. After the promotional trial, your subscription will automatically continue at $11.99/month ($10.99/month for Prime customers) plus applicable tax until you cancel.
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Amazon Music Unlimited for Students
100 million songs with new releases from today's most popular artists. Listen ad-free with unlimited skips. Download for offline listening.
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What is Amazon Music? Here’s everything you need to know
February 25, 2025 - Want to get the most out of Amazon Prime—or get Amazon Music Unlimited at a discounted price? 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.
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Is Amazon Music Unlimited worth it if you have Prime? - Quora
Answer: Amazon Music Unlimited worth depends on YOU & how much you love & listen to music!!! I love music & I listen to it for hours every day, so it is well worth it to me!!! I mainly listen to Blues & Jazz. Then I have times where I want to hear music from my youth. NO matter my mood, I can fin...
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What is the Amazon Music Unlimited Single Device Plan? - Amazon Customer Service
The Amazon Music Unlimited Single Device Plan gives you the benefits of Amazon Music Unlimited on one eligible Echo or Fire TV device.
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Amazon Music Unlimited Family
Up to 6 accounts. Try it free for 3 months. Terms apply.
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r/AmazonMusic on Reddit: Soo Confused with Amazon Music...What am I paying for?
December 30, 2023 -

I have Prime, and I also pay extra for Amazon Music. Totally fine on Alexa in the house and it is kinda sucking on my phone (I just do podcast and it keeps bluetoothing).
Anyways, on PC trying to log on, they are asking me to upgrade?? And pulling a Spodify saying I have one more skip before an ad?
This is mostly on one wifi, so that is not the issue. Maybe it is a device limit? Because I am not going to upgrade..like to what?

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So you're paying for Prime subscription... It just gives you the right to use tier 1 perks.. Separate subscription for Amazon Music gives you more perks, no commercials, premium music, no skips on song album, full album etc... Then even when you have Amazon Music Unlimited, it's another tier to unlock more perks... Now what I've noticed for a long time is, even though I have those 2 subscriptions it still asks me if I want to upgrade to Amazon Music unlimited... It's looks like at first glance you're paying for unlimited but it's just an ad that makes you think you need to subscribe. So you are paying for the same services I'm paying for.. 1..Prime for all of Amazon serv. and 2. The subscription to Amazon Music (for the premium perks). Don't get fooled by the "Amazon Music Unlimited" ad.
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There is a difference between Amazon Music Prime and Music Unlimited subscription. Prime is limited to music with a mandatory shuffle. That means that if you go to play a free Prime album you will not hear the music in the order that is on the album, and Amazon may insert random junk that it thinks you 'might' like into the playlist. Prime music also limits you to a specific number of 'skips' before it forces you to listen to all the rest of the music you may or may not want to listen to. I want to say you are allowed five skips before you stop getting the freedom to move on to another song before its end. I'm not really sure of the number as I avoid as much as possible playing any free music because of the limitations Amazon imposes upon the listener. My feeling is that Amazon made the Amazon Music Prime experience so much less enjoyable to 'encourage' listeners to sign up for the paid subscriptions service Music Unlimited. If you are paying currently for Music Unlimited and are getting behaviors from the app like is imposed currently on the Prime Music service, call the customer service number. Don't bother with the online Chat. It is hit or miss whether you get resolution with the chat experience. By the way, we need to stop calling Prime Music 'free'. We pay a subscription fee for Prime. Prime Music is part of that service. Therefore, Prime Music is not free. We pay for it.
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Audiobooks Now Included | Audible on Amazon Music
Amazon Music Unlimited subscribers have access to 100 million songs on-demand and ad-free, the highest quality streaming audio, and the most ad-free top podcasts. Now, subscribers can access the largest catalog of audiobooks from Audible.
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Amazon Music Unlimited Review | PCMag
Amazon Music Unlimited
Amazon Music Unlimited's feature-rich music, video, and podcast selection makes the streaming service a worthy premium upgrade from the limited jukebox bundled with a Prime subscription. Varied audio and video entertainment for Amazon aficionados
Rating: 4 ​
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What Is Amazon Music Unlimited? - Amazon Customer Service
The Amazon Music Unlimited Single Device Plan doesn’t include access to HD, Ultra HD, or Spatial Audio content.
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Amazon Music Unlimited vs Prime Music - What’s the Difference? | Tom's Guide
February 2, 2023 - Prime Music (free to Prime members) is a neat membership feature, but Music Unlimited ($8.99 per month to Prime members, or $10.99 per month without membership) provides additional ways to control what you're listening to. Sign up to get the BEST of Tom's Guide direct to your inbox. Get instant access to breaking news, the hottest reviews, great deals and helpful tips. Not a Prime member? You can sign up for a 30-day trial and cancel before your trial runs out. Although Amazon Music now offers the full library to Prime members without asking you to pay extra, there are playback control restrictions and Prime Music audio quality is lower than what you get with the Prime Music Unlimited tier.
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Amazon Music: How much does it cost?
February 27, 2025 - Explore more of the entertainment benefits included in your Amazon Prime membership. But even if you’re not yet a Prime member, don’t fret. Amazon Music Unlimited gives you on-demand access to songs and podcasts, all ad-free.
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r/AmazonMusic on Reddit: Amazon Music Unlimited vs. Spotify Premium - my thoughts
May 20, 2024 -

TL;DR Spotify is way better lmao

I decided to get a two month free trial of Spotify Premium to see what it was like and also try all the cool things on the app. I usually use Amazon Music as I get a discounted price due to Prime and it's cheaper. If I'm gonna be honest, I'm gonna miss the past two months lol

Spotify's UI is so much easier and friendlier to use, and it's so easy to search up songs, make playlists, and curate your music experience. Amazon Music, however, lacks in those fields.

For this review, I'm mostly talking about the mobile versions of each app.

SOUND QUALITY
Amazon Music definitely wins when it comes to sound quality. I like how you have a choice between sound qualities. It also takes up less space on my phone for the same amount of songs and same quality. However, for Spotify, higher quality listening takes up a lot more data and downloading high-quality songs takes up a lot of storage (Spotify took up 6 GBS and AM took up 3 GBS for the same amount of songs).

MAKING PLAYLISTS

Spotify wins for this one. It's so easy to make a new playlist and share with friends. You can also make shared playlists, which is a feature I really enjoyed. As well, you can add custom playlist covers, which I'm gonna really miss on AM. Covers add a lot of personality to a playlist and it's way better than just 4 album covers in a square. Additionally, playlists are so much easier to locate on Spotify. When you click Library, a horizontal list of all your playlists shows up, and you can easily pin playlists to your liking. AM, however, stuffs other playlists on the Library tab, and you have to scroll through to find a specific playlist. For some reason, it also puts my main playlist at the end of the list even though it's the playlist I listen to the most?? It's also WAY easier to organize your playlist on Spotify.

USER INTERFACE

Spotify a billion percent for this one. It's SOOOOOOO much better than Amazon Music and I can't stress that enough. Searching for songs is a BREEZE on Spotify. I listen to K-pop and Indian songs, and while it's easier to search up K-pop songs, it's very annoying to search for Indian songs on Amazon Music. On Spotify, I just have to type in the song name. For Amazon Music, I have to type the title with the artist and the movie it comes from. It definitely discourages me from making playlists because it just takes too long and I don't have the time to dig deep into an artist's discography just to find one song. My main playlist consists of over 350 songs, and on Spotify, I can easily search for a specific song in my playlist or scroll to the bottom using the little scroller on the side. On AM I have to scroll endlessly until I find the desired song. Spotify is overall more smooth, fast, and aesthetically pleasing. I also love how Spotify syncs songs across devices.

However, I do like how Amazon Music shuffles better. I just have to press the shuffle button and it will shuffle my playlist. On Spotify, I have to press a song and then press shuffle. Another downside of Spotify is that it really does NOT want you to leave. It shows you 5 different pages before "cancelling" your subscription. Turns out, when it said I had cancelled my subscription a day before the trial ended, it just... brought it back.

Some similarities I found are that AM tries to shove podcasts down your throat while Spotify tries to shove audiobooks down your throat. I'm gonna miss podcasts on Spotify though, because some people would put special songs or instrumentals that weren't officially released as a podcast that people could add to their playlists.

To conclude, Spotify is much better in terms of mostly everything except for sound quality haha

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What's Included with Amazon Music for Prime Members - Amazon Customer Service
Learn what Amazon Music offers Prime members: ad-free songs, top podcasts, and playlists at no extra cost. Discover all music benefits included in your Prime membership.
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Amazon Music Unlimited Family Plan Benefits and Features - Amazon Customer Service
This plan allows up to six members of your family to receive the benefits of Amazon Music Unlimited with either a monthly or annual subscription.