After all, Amazon Music is the only place where you can jam out to Garth Brooks's 'Friends in Low Places.' That's a win for Bezos if I've ever seen one.

Considering how essential Prime feels these days, I wouldn't be surprised to see some users jump ship. A new 'Podcast Previews' tool selects soundbites from specific episodes of a show, which could make discovering your next favorite podcast a little easier.īetween the free streaming library and the focus on podcasts, it's clear Amazon is coming for Spotify's crown with this move. Wondery shows like SmartLess are now played ad-free for Prime members, as are all Amazon-exclusive shows. Included with your Prime membership at no additional cost: All the music ad-free. Use NoteBurner Amazon Music Downloader to completely download Amazon Prime playlists to computer as local audios, benefits the best from your Prime subscription. Of course, because no music streaming platform can just stick to, you know, music, Amazon is also promoting its podcast lineup with today's announcement. Neither of those limitations is unlikely to matter to anyone who uses streaming music enough to pay for it, which isn't this plan's targeted audience. So what other differences remain between Amazon Music Prime and the $8.99 (Prime-subsidized) Unlimited plan? Prime-only listeners can't listen offline - again, with the exception of All-Access playlists - and can't stream Amazon's high-fidelity audio.

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