The Only Way Is Up! How Mark Wright and TOWIE stars made us 'well jel' - and moved from humble homes. And if you don’t like the song the algorithm chooses for you, Amazon only allows you to skip the track six times every hour. Previously, it gave access to only two million songs.īut the seemingly generous move came with a catch – you can now only choose an artist, album or playlist which will then play ‘similar’ songs on shuffle.

For the full version, users have to pay another £8.99 on top for Amazon Music Unlimited.Įarlier this week, Amazon announced it would open up its entire music catalogue of 100million songs to subscribers to the basic service at no extra charge. Similar to its rivals, Amazon Music – the third-largest player in the music streaming market behind Spotify and Apple Music – offers different features depending on how much you pay.Ī basic version of Amazon Music is included in its Prime membership, which costs £8.99 a month. They said the ‘sneaky move’ effectively forces them to pay an extra £8.99 a month to upgrade to the premium offering. These latest changes also give you a taste of what you can expect if you pay for a full Amazon Music Unlimited subscription, which we've outlined below.The tech giant has changed its music service so that users can no longer request specific tracks from their digital assistant – unless they cough up for a more expensive subscription The big difference, Amazon Music has no adverts, but you can only listen to its library with an existing Prime account. If you're comparing Spotify vs Amazon Music, the basic tier on each service is pretty similar, with the same limitations on how you listen. So for anyone bored of listening to the same tunes over and over again, this may be your opportunity to discover new music. Prime members can also access the largest catalogue of ad-free top podcasts.

On the plus side, however, these changes can help to expand your listening horizons - opening you up to new songs and podcasts and pushing you out of your comfort zone. So, ultimately, while the choice of content you can enjoy has expanded, you're somewhat limited in how you listen. There's also no longer an option to revert back to the previous service that allowed you to pinpoint your exact request from the selection of two million songs.

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