It’s that festive time of yr once more. All the algorithm elves residing inside our favourite music-streaming apps have begun cranking out customized “best of” lists within the vein of Spotify Wrapped and Apple Music Replay. This yr, nonetheless, there’s a brand new child on the block. Amazon Music simply rolled out .
It’s referred to as Amazon Music Delivered, which I suppose is a play on the truth that the corporate delivers numerous packages in actual life? In any occasion, the yearly recap shows all your favourite songs, artists and podcasts from all year long. The software will even showcase “the top request you’ve made with Alexa.” Uh oh. I requested Alexa to sing that horrible, but catchy, like 25 occasions this yr. Will that depend?
The characteristic is on the market to all Amazon Music clients. This consists of Prime members who use the essential model and people who sprang for the month-to-month Limitless subscription. Simply head to the Library web page and faucet on the banner that claims “2024 Delivered.” You possibly can entry a playlist by asking good ole Alexa about your prime songs of 2024.
Amazon additionally says that Alexa may play “an exclusive, special message” from certainly one of your prime artists, although the corporate didn’t observe what number of artists took half on this promotion. It simply says that “eligible customers will see a flashing yellow light on their Alexa devices” if a message is ready.
Similar to the opposite streamers, Amazon Music has additionally revealed its hottest artists and songs of the yr. Taylor Swift took the highest artist spot whereas “Beautiful Things” by Benson Boone snagged the highest track prize.
The assorted Amazon Music tiers could be a bit complicated, as with many of the . Prime members mechanically get one thing referred to as Amazon Music Prime, which permits entry to a catalog of 100 million songs and podcasts. There are not any advertisements for this tier, however members are tied to playlists and shuffles, which is type of like how the free Spotify tier works.
Amazon Music Limitless removes all restrictions, however prices $10 per thirty days for Prime members and $11 for non-members. Lastly, there’s Amazon Music with Adverts, which is an ad-filled model of the usual Prime-based tier. It doesn’t price something and is on the market to everybody, even folks not concerned with free and expedited transport.
