Amazon audio (previously Amazon MP3) is Amazon’s audio streaming platform and internet music store. In January 2008, it became the first music store to sell music without digital rights management (DRM) from the four major music companies (EMI, Universal, Warner, and Sony BMG), as well as many independents, after going into public beta on September 25, 2007. All songs were initially sold in 256 kbps variable bitrate MP3 format with no per-customer watermarking or DRM; however, some tracks are now watermarked. The nations in which the music can be sold are limited by licensing agreements with recording companies.
Amazon MP3 was introduced in the United Kingdom on December 3, 2008, Germany on April 1, 2009, and France on June 10, 2009. Since December 3, 2009, the German edition has been accessible in Austria and Switzerland. On November 10, 2010, the Amazon MP3 store was introduced in Japan. On October 4, 2012, the Spanish and Italian versions were released. On November 7, 2018, the edition in Mexico was revealed.
Amazon Music announced the launch of Amazon Music HD on September 17, 2019, a new tier of lossless quality music with over 50 million songs in High Definition (16bit/44.1kHz) and millions of songs in Ultra High Definition (24(bit)/44(kHz), 24/48, 24/96, 24/192), the highest-quality streaming audio available. Amazon has joined Tidal and Qobuz in offering uncompressed music to audiophiles. On May 17, 2021, the HD streaming service was given free to all unlimited customers. Amazon Music had 55 million users as of January 2020.
At the time of its launch, Amazon only provided “over 2 million songs from over 180,000 artists and over 20,000 labels, including EMI Music and Universal Music Group” to customers in the United States. Warner Music stated in December 2007 that it would make its catalog available on Amazon MP3, and Sony BMG followed suit in January 2008. There are currently 29.1 million tracks in the catalog.
Amazon announced intentions to launch Amazon MP3 “internationally” in January 2008. Amazon restricts foreign access by verifying the country of origin of the user’s credit card. The first foreign version was released in the United Kingdom on December 3, 2008. The shop was then translated into German, Austrian, French, Japanese, Italian, Spanish, Canadian, and Indian. Amazon audio offers streaming audio in addition to digital purchases. Since mid-2014, Amazon Prime subscribers in several nations have had free access to Music Prime, a program that provides unlimited streaming of a limited music catalog.
Since late 2016, Music Unlimited, a full-catalog streaming service, has been offered as an additional tier or as a standalone subscription. In India, however, there is only one tier of Amazon Music available, known as Amazon Prime Music, which is provided at no additional cost to all existing Prime members and provides access to the entire catalog, including podcasts.
Amazon Music’s streaming music catalog is available via the Amazon.com web player via HTML DRM extensions or via player apps for a variety of platforms such as macOS, iOS, Windows, Android, FireOS, Alexa devices, and some automobiles and smart TVs. Amazon’s downloadable music catalog can be found by looking for an artist or title name on the Amazon.com website, or by visiting a store embedded in many, but not all, of the player apps. Amazon provides either the Amazon Music player (which works on Windows 7 or later and Mac OS X 10.9 or later) or a zip file of MP3s downloaded from Amazon’s web player to download purchased music.
Amazon Music earlier provided additional applications, such as Blackberry and Palm. These are no longer available. Amazon also used to provide a distinct app for Mac OS X and Windows called the Amazon Music Downloader, which is now defunct. The downloader was only for downloading purchased songs; it did not support audio playback. Amazon Music will be accessible on Android TV starting in November 2018. Amazon Music released its first smartwatch app in August 2019 for specific Garmin smartwatches.
The Amazon audio player (formerly known as Cloud Player) is integrated with the digital audio streaming services Prime and Unlimited, as well as the music store for purchases. (on most platforms). Users can keep and play their audio using a web browser, mobile apps, and desktop applications, as well as Sonos (US only), Bose (US only), and other platforms such as certain smart TVs.
Amazon Music Player accounts receive 250 free tracks of storage; however, music bought from the Amazon MP3 store does not count toward the storage limit. Once the music is saved in Amazon Music, the user can choose to download it to an Android, iOS, or desktop computer via the Amazon Music app. The Amazon Music player for PC and Mac is used to share music. Amazon previously provided the Amazon MP3 Uploader, which was an Adobe AIR program.
Amazon Music enables you to authorize up to ten devices (computer, browser, mobile, etc.). Customers can deauthorize old devices through a web portal. Originally included with Amazon Cloud Drive was the Cloud Player music streaming application, which allowed users to listen to music saved in the Cloud Drive from any computer or Android device with Internet access. This has been terminated.
Amazon audio for PC was released in May 2013 as a downloadable Windows app for listening to audio outside of a web browser. Amazon Music for Mac was launched in October 2013. Amazon Music Prime became available on Denon Electronics HEOS by Denon wireless sound systems on December 8, 2015, providing a new streaming outlet for music and entertainment enthusiasts.
Amazon Music Unlimited was launched in the United States on October 12, 2016. Music Unlimited is an unlimited streaming service with a complete catalog that is available as a monthly or annual subscription. It is charged separately and is not accessible without an Amazon Prime account. On November 14, 2016, the program was extended to users in the United Kingdom, Germany, and Austria.
Amazon Music CANCEL GUIDES
Get together the following account information:
Date of Last Charge
Phone Number
State/Province/Region
First Name
Last Name
Email Address
Billing Address
The last 4 digits of the Credit or Debit Card you are being charged on
Amount of Last Charge
The Credit Card Number you’re being charged on
City
ZIP/Postal Code
Phone (Live Agent)
Follow these steps:
Pick up your phone and call 1-888-280-4331
Tell the rep you need to cancel
So they can find your account, give the rep your information when asked for it
Just to be sure, ask for a refund
Request that the agent emails you confirmation or gives you a verbal confirmation code
