Spotify and Rdio have the leg-up on Prime Music with the sheer size of their music libraries (over 20 million songs). The “high quality” setting streams 256kbps, which is less than Spotify’s 320kbps, but it’s unlikely users will notice a difference. There is also an offline mode that allows users to download playlists and albums for listening while not connected to the Internet. Prime Music is ad-free and has no skip limits, unlike Pandora. There are also personalized recommendations based on your listening habits, similar to the preexisting Amazon “recommends” shopping feature.Īll of Amazon’s previous music services, like Cloud Player and Amazon MP3 apps, along with Prime Music, will now all be under the umbrella of “Amazon Music”. Customers of the $99/year Amazon Prime subscription can now have access to millions of tracks and hundreds of curated playlists for no additional charge. 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.Last week, Amazon released it’s own version of a streaming music service called Prime Music. 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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