Prime Music with ads is probably something that most people view as inevitable. The way things are going with streaming services and just about every other form of media these days, ads are everywhere. Prime Music was perhaps one of the last bastions of ad-free streaming music. A safe haven where uses who simply wanted to enjoy some tunes without the droning of whatever product was being shoved down your throat before it goes to the next song.
That is still technically the case. At least for some Prime subscribers. It would appear that Amazon is now experimenting with rolling out ads in Prime Music in certain regions. This is likely not too surprising to some. Amazon rolled out ads in Prime Video back in 2024. Then it increased the price of Prime if you wanted to watch without ads via a $3 add-on. That has since increased to $5 extra. Now, it seems to be coming for Prime Music. Yet another perk that is part of Prime that will lose some of its appeal.
Prime Music will now have ads for subscribers in India, but that could expand
If you’re a subscriber in the US, and presumably several other regions, then there are still no ads in your Prime Music experience. It might not stay that way for too long though. As reported by Android Authority, users in India will have ads in their Prime Music subscription. This is happening right as Amazon begins to launch Amazon Music Unlimited in the region. So, it seems to be a method of trying to get people to subscribe to that services as opposed to using the free version that comes with Prime.
Additionally, a Reddit post from a user named No-Candy5493 on the Amazon Music subreddit claims to be a user from Australia. If this is true, then there are now at least two regions where the ads will be implemented in the free Prime Music option. According to the image shared on the Reddit post, these changes will start on July 2. That gives users a month to decide if they want to keep using Prime Music or not.
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