New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Amazon
Music today announced that going forward, its high-quality streaming tier, Amazon
Music HD, will be available to all eligible Amazon
Music Unlimited subscribers at no extra cost, unlocking access to the highest-quality streaming audio for even more music fans. In 2019,
Neil Young called the launch of HD audio for Amazon "the biggest thing to happen in music since the introduction of digital audio" and now, even more fans can stream music with all of the depth, vibrancy, and emotion from artists' original recordings. Learn more about Amazon
Music HD here.
"When we first launched Amazon
Music HD, our goal was to lead the industry by enabling music fans around the world to stream the best quality recording, the way artists intended their music to be heard," said Steve Boom, VP of Amazon Music. "We're thrilled now to make Amazon
Music HD available to everyone at no extra cost. All music fans should have access to this quality of music, and now they do!"
With Amazon
Music HD, customers can stream more than 70 million lossless, High Definition (HD) songs, with a bit depth of 16 bits and a sample rate of 44.1kHz (CD quality).
Customers can also stream more than 7 million songs in Ultra HD (better than CD quality), with a bit depth of 24 bits and a sample rate up to 192 kHz, which reveals even more nuances that were once flattened in files compressed for digital streaming. Amazon
Music HD has added more than 5 million songs to its Ultra HD catalog since its 2019 launch, providing customers with the largest selection of music in Ultra HD. With Amazon
Music HD, customers also have access to a rapidly-growing catalog of songs remixed in 3D Audio formats such as Dolby Atmos and Sony 360RA. Listeners can stream these 3D mixes when listening on Amazon's groundbreaking high-fidelity smart speaker, Echo Studio.
Music in 360RA can also be streamed via Amazon
Music HD on Sony's RA5000 and RA3000 speakers by using Alexa Cast.
New and existing subscribers to the Amazon
Music Unlimited Individual Plan, at $7.99/month for Prime members and $9.99/month for Amazon customers, or the Family Plan, at $14.99/month, can now easily upgrade to Amazon
Music HD at no extra cost. The Amazon
Music HD tier was previously an additional $5/month for current subscribers to the Individual or Family Plan. For current subscribers to Amazon
Music HD, there will be no extra charge for HD starting with their next billing cycle.
Subscribers to Amazon
Music Unlimited can now upgrade to Amazon
Music HD at no extra cost in the US, UK, Germany, Canada, France, Italy, and Spain.
Amazon
Music reimagines music listening by enabling customers to unlock millions of songs and thousands of curated playlists and stations with their voice. Amazon
Music provides unlimited access to new releases and classic hits across iOS and Android mobile devices, PC, Mac, Echo, and Alexa-enabled devices including Fire TV and more. With Amazon Music, Prime members have access to ad-free listening of 2 million songs at no additional cost to their membership. Listeners can also enjoy the premium subscription service, Amazon
Music Unlimited, which provides access to more than 70 million songs and the latest new releases. And with Amazon
Music HD, customers have access to the highest-quality listening experience available, with more than 70 million songs available in High Definition (HD), more than 7 million songs in Ultra HD, and a growing catalog of 3D Audio. Customers also have free access to an ad-supported selection of top playlists and stations on Amazon Music. All Amazon
Music tiers now offer a wide selection of podcasts at no additional cost, and live streaming in partnership with Twitch. Engaging with music and culture has never been more natural, simple, and fun. For more information, visit amazonmusic.com or download the Amazon
Music app.
