I am a big-time Amazon Prime fan, and I like the idea of this service. I haven’t tried it for mobile yet, but will in the next few days. As for the idea, I like that I get it “free” and don’t really care about not having the most recent music. I don’t know how that would work out for my kids, but I don’t mind.
Amazon is also saying these lists are curated. I’d like to know more about that – so far it looks like it’s just simple Top 50’s. Maybe that’s the interface, maybe I am just dense.
I’ll play around with this one in the next few days. The Streaming Wars are lots of fun to follow, and I’m excited to see another player jump in.
From the press release:
With Prime Music, Prime members have unlimited, ad-free access to over a million songs at no additional cost to their membership. Prime Music includes tens of thousands of albums from top artists like Daft Punk, P!nk, Bruno Mars, Blake Shelton, The Lumineers, Bruce Springsteen and Madonna. And we’re just getting started—more music is being added all the time. Prime members can choose exactly which songs and albums to listen to, or they can sit back and listen to hundreds of expert-programmed Prime Playlists. Discovering music is easy thanks to Amazon’s personalized recommendations. Music fans will find tons of music they’ll love, from Grammy winners to indie breakout singers, along with a huge music catalog that can easily be combined with their own collection. Prime members can also download songs from the Prime Music catalog to their mobile devices for offline playback on planes, trains and anywhere they’re without an internet connection.