You could also try out other music streaming services like Spotify (opens in new tab), and see how they compare. If you’d like to try Amazon Music Unlimited, you can do a 30-day free trial first. It depends how much shuffled playlists and the inability to pick a particular song annoys you. See more How can you beat the extra Amazon Music fee? Some have taken to social media platforms like Twitter to complain about the changes. Some users are unhappy with the new playback restrictions.

What have Amazon Music customers said about the change? Amid the cost of living crisis, many users will be evaluating whether they can afford the added expense.”Īmazon hiked its monthly Prime subscription from £7.99 to £8.99 in September, while its annual membership rose from £79 to £95. Lisa Barber, Which? Computing editor, said: 'Months after the price of Amazon Prime increased customers are being asked to dip into their pockets again for full control over their song choices. If you don’t have Prime membership, but would like a subscription to Amazon Music Unlimited, the fee is £9.99 a month. This basic version of Amazon Music is included in the Prime membership, which costs £8.99 a month, or £95 a year.īut, if you’d like to be able to pick whatever song you like, and play it in your chosen order, you’ll need to fork out an extra £8.99 a month on top of the Prime membership.Īmazon says members who upgrade to Amazon Music Unlimited will enjoy on-demand access to albums, playlists, “and over 100 million songs in HD and a growing catalogue of songs in Ultra HD and spatial audio”. If you’re happy to listen to playlists in shuffle mode and listen to similar songs – rather than being able to request specific tracks from Alexa – then you don’t need to pay any more money. At Amazon (opens in new tab) Do I have to pay more to listen to Amazon Music?

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