Amazon Music Archives

Amazon Music gets into the festive spirit

06/11/2021

Amazon Music gets into the festive spirit with new Christmas songs and covers released for the holidays from Alessia Cara, Norah Jones, She & Him, NEEDTOBREATHE, Switchfoot, JUDAH., Olivia Dean, La Oreja de Van Gogh, and Lang Lang! In its biggest season of holiday programming yet, the release contains Christmas music from artists across the globe. The release contains: Camila Cabello’s cover of ‘I’ll Be Home for Christmas.’ Dan + Shay – ‘Pick Out a Christmas Tree,’ A reimagined version […]

Amazon Music brings spatial audio to Alexa Cast devices

20/10/2021

Amazon Music brings spatial audio to Alexa Cast devices as well as iOS and Android devices with their existing headphones. Originally introduced to Amazon Music subscribers in 2019, spatial audio provides an immersive, multidimensional audio experience with new releases from artists including FINNEAS, Lil Nas X, and Remi Wolf. You will also be able to hear Alicia Keys’ full catalogue in 360 Reality Audio, including classic albums like Songs in A Minor and Girl on Fire. In November, Amazon Music will exclusively release Mercury – […]

Amazon Music is giving away Disney+ access

30/06/2021

Amazon Music is giving away 6 months of Disney+ access to new Amazon Music Unlimited customers in the US and Canada while existing Amazon Music Unlimited customers will receive 3 months of Disney+ for free. Eligible customers can go here to redeem their Disney+ subscription. (Current subscribers to Disney+ are ineligible for this promotion.) Amazon Music Unlimited offers its subscribers access to the hottest new music available, including the Rap Rotation playlist for hip-hop in heavy rotation and the Pop […]

Amazon Music launches DJ Mode

24/06/2021

Amazon Music launches DJ Mode which ‘combines the personalisation, control and breadth of catalogue of streaming with the vibrancy and personality of DJ-hosted radio’. Listeners in the US can opt in to hear new, DJ-hosted stations across hip-hop, country, and pop, featuring music insights from industry experts and tastemakers, and drop-ins from top artists, plus music facts and trivia from Alexa. Learn more here. The first artist-led DJ Mode, The Billie Eilish Takeover, is hosted by Billie Eilish, […]

Streamers celebrate Pride Month 2021

03/06/2021

Streamers celebrate Pride Month 2021 with dedicated channels devoted to LGBTQIA+ artists and creators from Amazon Music, Apple Music, Deezer, Spotify and YouTube Music. Events of all kinds will be held during June in many countries including the UK and US to remember and celebrate when the Stonewall Riots took place back in 1969. This is a round up of the offerings from the mainstream streaming services. Amazon Music launches Pride History On the 29th […]

Wondery to join Amazon Music

01/01/2021

Innovative publisher of podcasts Wondery to join Amazon Music which will see its top-rated podcasts including “Dirty John,” “Dr. Death,” “Business Wars,” and “The Shrink Next Door” added to its podcast catalogue. According to Amazon, “Wondery is already delighting listeners with its collection of immersive podcasts, and the company is evolving this entertainment medium into a truly new and exciting experience. When the deal closes, nothing will change for listeners, and they’ll continue to be […]

Holiday music listening started earlier on Amazon Music

23/12/2020

Holiday music listening started earlier on Amazon Music in 2020 with 3.5Bn streams and 230 million voice requests so far. The Amazon Music holiday programming team has curated hundreds of new playlists and stations such as Christmas Past, Holiday Pop and Feel-Good Christmas. In 2020 holiday listening earlier than ever before with listeners playing seasonal music around the clock and asking Alexa to play holiday music every minute of every day since 1st October. Amazon Music has also surpassed 3.5 Bn […]