Amazon Music HD Archives

Five hurdles to HiRes audio adoption

27/08/2020

There are five hurdles to HiRes audio adoption according to a recent report by Futuresource Consulting entitled ‘Perspective on HiResolution Audio’. HiRes audio has been around for over 15 years yet despite the availability of affordable recording equipment enabling artists to produce music in HiRes and more audio devices capable of higher quality playback there remain five hurdles to overcome before HiRes reaches the mass market. Limited content library Music content delivered in HiRes to […]

Amazon Music launches [Re]Discover playlists

07/08/2020

Amazon Music launches [Re]Discover playlists containing artist catalogues across all music genres starting with Bob Marley as [Re]Discover Artist of the Month. Later in the year Marley’s iconic Legend album will be available to stream in 3D Audio exclusively on Amazon Music HD. [Re]Discover showcases carefully curated artist playlists across various genres and takes listeners on a career-spanning journey of musical discovery, or re-discovery, through the featured artist’s entire body of work. In addition, there […]

90 day free trial of Amazon Music HD

27/01/2020

You can get a 90 day free trial of Amazon Music HD giving access to 50 million songs in CD Quality (Amazon HD) and ‘millions’ of songs in HiRes (Amazon Ultra HD). After the 90-day period, your free trial subscription will auto-renew and you will pay the full monthly price of £14.99 (£12.99/month for Prime members) Amazon Music HD Individual Plan or £19.99 for the Amazon Music HD Family Plan with the option to cancel […]

Amazon Music hits 55 million subscribers

24/01/2020

Amazon Music hits 55 million subscribers globally with subscriptions to Amazon Music Unlimited growing by more than 50% last year alone. Amazon Music grew nearly 50% year-on-year across the US, UK, Germany, and Japan and has more than doubled in recently added countries such as France, Italy, Spain, and Mexico. In the second half of 2019, Amazon Music also launched in Brazil and introduced Amazon Music HD, its high quality audio streaming option, as well […]

More Dolby Atmos tracks added to Amazon Music HD

27/11/2019

More Dolby Atmos tracks added to Amazon Music HD as Warner Music Group makes its catalogue available in Dolby Atmos to experience on Echo Studio through Amazon Music HD. Dolby Laboratories have created an elevated way to listen to music by adding a vertical component to create an immersive sound experience. John Couling, Senior Vice President, Commercial Partnerships, Dolby Laboratories, said “Artists are excited to work in Dolby Atmos because it enables them to produce […]

Amazon Music adds CD Quality and HiRes streams

18/09/2019

Amazon Music adds CD Quality and HiRes streams as part of Amazon’s new premium service, Amazon Music HD. Available in the US, UK, Germany and Japan subscribers will be able to access 50 million songs in High Definition (CD Quality) and ‘millions of songs’ in Ultra High Definition (HiRes). Subscriptions start at $12.99/month for new subscribers and current subscribers to Amazon Music pay $5/month plus their regular plan fee in the US. In the UK […]