
The price stayed the same for non-Prime subscribers, which was $9.99 at the time for the individual plan.Īpple increased the price of Apple Music in October 2022 from $9.99 to $10.99 per month in the U.S, and the Family Plan from $14.99 to $16.99 per month. Back in May 2022, Amazon increased the price of Amazon Music Unlimited for Amazon Prime customers from $7.99 to $8.99 per month.
The price increase is the second in the past 12 months. Limited to one device, unless Family Plan. The plan supports HD, Ultra HD and 3D-Audio.
Amazon Music Unlimited gives access to all songs with no advertisement. It is available on all devices that support Amazon Music. It includes more playlist options, more podcasts, and supports random playback. Amazon Music Prime requires a Prime membership.
It is only available on select Echo devices and devices that support Alexa.
Amazon Music Free is a free plan, but users may only listen to on-demand playlists and podcasts. There are core differences between the plans: Amazon Music Free, which is available to all Amazon customers, Amazon Music Prime, which is included in a Prime membership, and Amazon Music Unlimited. Amazon's Music Streaming servicesĪmazon maintains three different music services currently. The company explains that licensing costs have grown by 10.6% per customer, and that other expenditures, for instance for infrastructure, have grown by 41.4% per customer compared to January 2019. Amazon claims that the costs for the service have risen significantly in the past three years. The price of the Amazon Music Unlimited Family plan, which is not linked on the main Amazon Music landing page, but accessible here, remains $15.99 per month.Ĭustomers will see the new price, plus, where applicable taxes, on their first bill after February 21, 2023.Īmazon highlights on a support page that the price increase helps it bring customers "even more content and features". In the Eurozone, the price has also increased by €1. In the U.K., Amazon Music Unlimited costs now £10.99 and £5.99 per month respectively, up £1 each. Amazon increased the price of its music streaming service in other regions as well. The services two non-Prime plans, Amazon Music Unlimited Individual and Amazon Music Unlimited Student, are now available for US $10.99 and US $5.99 per month respectively.