It’s that festive time of yr once more. All the algorithm elves residing inside our favourite music-streaming apps have begun cranking out personalised “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 a number of packages in actual life? In any occasion, the yearly recap shows your entire 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 instances this yr. Will that depend?
The characteristic is offered 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 may entry a playlist by asking good ole Alexa about your high songs of 2024.
Amazon additionally says that Alexa would possibly play “an exclusive, special message” from considered one of your high artists, although the corporate didn’t notice 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 tune prize.
The assorted Amazon Music tiers is usually a bit complicated, as with many of the . Prime members routinely get one thing referred to as Amazon Music Prime, which permits entry to a catalog of 100 million songs and podcasts. There aren’t any advertisements for this tier, however members are tied to playlists and shuffles, which is form of like how the free Spotify tier works.
Amazon Music Limitless removes all restrictions, however prices $10 per 30 days for Prime members and $11 for non-members. Lastly, there’s Amazon Music with Advertisements, which is an ad-filled model of the usual Prime-based tier. It doesn’t value something and is offered to everybody, even individuals not fascinated by free and expedited transport.