{"id":92005,"date":"2019-04-15T23:20:43","date_gmt":"2019-04-15T23:20:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/appleinsider.com\/articles\/19\/04\/15\/amazon-in-talks-to-launch-free-music-streaming-service-for-echo-devices-report-says"},"modified":"2019-04-15T23:20:43","modified_gmt":"2019-04-15T23:20:43","slug":"amazon-in-talks-to-launch-free-music-streaming-service-for-echo-devices-report-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2019\/04\/15\/amazon-in-talks-to-launch-free-music-streaming-service-for-echo-devices-report-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazon in talks to launch free music streaming service for Echo devices, report says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- font size selector, BEGIN --> <span class=\"cfix\">&nbsp;<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"gray small byline\"> By <a href=\"https:\/\/appleinsider.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#f89591939d819b9995889a9d9494b89f95999194d69b9795\">Mikey Campbell<\/a> <br \/><span class=\"gray\">Monday, April 15, 2019, 04:20 pm PT (07:20 pm ET)<\/span> <\/p>\n<p> <span><span class=\"article-leader\">In a bid to better compete against market competitors Spotify and Apple Music, Amazon is reportedly in negotiations to launch a free, ad-supported music streaming service that will accompany the retail giant&#8217;s Prime Music and Music Unlimited products. <br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<div class=\"article-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/amazon-in-talks-to-launch-free-music-streaming-service-for-echo-devices-report-says.jpg\" alt height=\"421\" class=\"lazy\" data-original=\"http:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/amazon-in-talks-to-launch-free-music-streaming-service-for-echo-devices-report-says-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/amazon-in-talks-to-launch-free-music-streaming-service-for-echo-devices-report-says-1.jpg\"><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"minor2 small gray\"><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Citing sources familiar with the project, <em>Billboard<\/em> reports Amazon is angling to make the as-yet-unannounced service <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/articles\/business\/8506943\/amazon-offer-ad-supported-music-service-exclusive\">available for free<\/a> on Echo devices as soon as next week. <\/p>\n<p>Like competing free-to-listen streaming services from Spotify and Pandora, ads will support Amazon&#8217;s offering. The company is initially offering to pay certain record labels on a per stream basis, regardless of advertising revenue generated in by the venture, the report said. <\/p>\n<p>Beyond expectations that the service will launch on Echo devices with a limited catalog, exact programming details are unknown. Some ad-supported products allow users to search for and stream songs on-demand, while others offer a streaming radio-like experience punctuated by commercial breaks. <\/p>\n<p>The service will join Amazon&#8217;s stable of music streaming products that include the subscription-based Amazon Music Unlimited and <a href=\"https:\/\/appleinsider.com\/articles\/14\/06\/12\/amazon-launches-free-prime-music-streaming-service-for-prime-members\">Prime Music<\/a>, a value-added service for Amazon Prime members. <\/p>\n<p>If and when the service goes live, Amazon would become the second major music streaming service to offer both free and for-pay tiers, at least for Echo owners. Segment leader Spotify currently markets an ad-supported tier used by more than 100 million users worldwide. <\/p>\n<p>News of Amazon&#8217;s plans arrives about one month after <a href=\"https:\/\/appleinsider.com\/articles\/19\/04\/05\/apple-music-eclipses-spotify-in-paid-us-subscribers\">Apple Music surpassed Spotify<\/a> as America&#8217;s top subscription music service. In February, Apple Music hit 28 million U.S. subscribers, beating out Spotify&#8217;s 26 million for the same period. <\/p>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; By Mikey Campbell Monday, April 15, 2019, 04:20 pm PT (07:20 pm ET) In a bid to better compete against market competitors Spotify and Apple Music, Amazon is reportedly in negotiations to launch a free, ad-supported music streaming service that will accompany the retail giant&#8217;s Prime Music and Music Unlimited products. 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