With Prime Music, Prime members enjoy their favorite ad-free music offline and online on mobile devices, tablets, Fire TV, web browsers and on Alexa-enabled devices including the Amazon Echo

With Prime Music joining Amazon Music Unlimited, Amazon now offers a full range of music streaming services in France with entry-tier and premium options

Prime Music sounds even better with Alexa: ask for the song, artist, or type of music you like, and Alexa will play it for you

Luxembourg, June 5th, 2018 – Amazon Music announced today the availability of Prime Music, a new Prime benefit in France, giving members access to more than two million songs to stream and download as part of their Prime membership. With Prime Music joining the premium streaming service Amazon Music Unlimited, launched in 2017, Amazon Music expands its music offering with entry-tier and full-catalogue music streaming services, both available with Alexa, Amazon’s voice assistant.

Prime members in France already enjoy Amazon Prime’s unparalleled combination of shopping and entertainment benefits: FREE Next-Day shipping, access to Prime Video’s premium catalogue of TV shows and movies, unlimited photo storage with Prime Photos, Prime Now in select locations, access to gaming benefits with Twitch Prime, early access to all Lightning Deals on Amazon and more.

With Prime Music, Prime members will be able to listen to up to 40 hours of ad-free music every month for no additional cost. Prime Music delivers the best music by French and international artists such as Indochine, Maître Gims, Julien Doré, Maroon 5, Imagine Dragons, Pink!, Elvis Presley, U2, Michael Jackson and more.

Prime Music and Alexa, the future of music streaming

By using Prime Music with Alexa, Amazon’s voice assistant, music streaming is now easier and more fun than ever before. Prime members in France can start today by asking Alexa to “Play Prime Music.” Engaging with music has never been more natural and simple.

  • Want to hear hits from a specific artist? “Alexa, play top songs by Maroon 5” or “Alexa, play the hits by Louane.”
  • Looking for a specific playlist? Just ask, “Alexa, play the ‘French variety’ playlist.”
  • Interested in hearing a specific song? Simply say, “Alexa, play ‘Bella’ by Maître Gims.”
  • Listeners can request music from a specific genre or decade, like “Alexa, play music from the ‘90s.”
  • Listeners can request music from a specific genre or decade, like “Alexa, play music from the ‘90s.”

Prime members will also enjoy personalized Prime listening stations they can shape to their tastes by rating songs with Prime Music. Dozens of playlists curated by Amazon Music experts in Paris are also available – ad-free and without additional cost. Whether listening at work, relaxing at home or going for a jog, members will be able to ask Alexa to help them discover and listen to the music they want based on mood, genre, era, artist name, song or album title from a selection of French and international songs.

With Prime Music, Prime members enjoy the freedom to listen to music however they want. Songs and albums can be chosen individually, listened to repeatedly, or skipped. The music is available for streaming or download onto mobile devices, so members can access their favorite music on-the-go. Music lovers in France can also enjoy the premium subscription service, Amazon Music Unlimited, which provides unlimited access to more than 50 million songs and latest releases, in addition to buying music on CD and Vinyl, as well as digital music downloads from Amazon.fr.

Amazon Music has seen a great response from our customers in France since the launch of Amazon Music Unlimited last year,” said Brad Rosenfeld, Head of Amazon Music in France, Italy, and Spain. “Now we’re excited to announce an additional music offering at no additional cost for Prime members. With Prime Music, Prime members can enjoy an introduction to all the premium music streaming features offered with Amazon Music Unlimited. Prime Music offers on-demand and ad-free playback, with unlimited skips and provides the ultimate music experience when combined with Alexa. With more than two million songs and dozens of Prime Playlists and Stations, every Prime member in France will find something they love on Prime Music, and we’ll keep adding songs and artists to the service that our members enjoy listening to.”

Amazon Music has seen a great response from our customers in France since the launch of Amazon Music Unlimited last year,” said Brad Rosenfeld, Head of Amazon Music in France, Italy, and Spain. “Now we’re excited to announce an additional music offering at no additional cost for Prime members. With Prime Music, Prime members can enjoy an introduction to all the premium music streaming features offered with Amazon Music Unlimited. Prime Music offers on-demand and ad-free playback, with unlimited skips and provides the ultimate music experience when combined with Alexa. With more than two million songs and dozens of Prime Playlists and Stations, every Prime member in France will find something they love on Prime Music, and we’ll keep adding songs and artists to the service that our members enjoy listening to.”

“Music streaming was one of the most requested additions to Prime from our members, and we’re happy to announce that with Prime Music, their wishes come true. With Prime Video, Twitch Prime, Prime Photos and now Prime Music on top of all the shopping benefits, Prime delivers an incredible entertainment offer to our French customers,” declared Fréderic Duval, Country Manager of Amazon.fr.

Prime Music benefits for Prime members:

  • Music at no additional cost: More than two million songs, from now on as part of Prime membership. For those who want more, Amazon Music Unlimited and its full catalogue of more than 50 million songs and latest releases is also available.
  • Ad-free music every month: Prime Music lets you enjoy up to 40 hours of music every month.
  • Made for Alexa and voice-command: Ask Alexa “Play that artist”, “Play hip-hop playlist”, “Play 80’s Music or “Play that album from artist X” and Alexa will play it for you.
  • Music for every taste: Choose exactly the music you want to hear, skip songs you do not like or listen to dozens of curated playlists and personalized radio stations. Combine your own music with Prime Music content in the music library.

Music anytime, anywhere: Stream music online or download Prime albums, songs and playlists onto mobile devices in order to play them offline. Prime Music is available on Android, iOS, PC and Mac, as well as Fire Tablet, Fire TV and Fire TV Stick.

Prime members in France can now use Prime Music via [LINKS TO ADD]. Eligible customers can enjoy a free 30-day period when signing up for Prime by visiting visiting http://www.amazon.fr/prime.

List of music-related Alexa utterances available with Amazon Music:

Jouer un titre (“joue de ”)

  • Jouer un album (“joue l'album ”)
  • Jouer de la musique par artiste (“joue ”)
  • Jouer la station d’un artiste (“joue la station ”)
  • Jouer une station dédiée à une genre (“joue une station hip-hop”)
  • Jouer une playlist (“joue la playlist Fitness pop”)
  • Commandes génériques avec contenu personnalisé (“Joue de la musique”)
  • Abonnement par commande vocale au service Amazon Music Unlimited (plus de 50 million de titres) (“s’inscrire à Amazon Music Unlimited”)
  • Jouer un titre récent (“Joue le dernier titre de ”)
  • Jouer le dernier album (“Joue le dernier album de ”)
  • Jouer par popularité (“Joue un album populaire de ”)
  • Jouer par ambiance (“Joue de la musique joyeuse”)
  • Jouer par rythme (“Joue de la musique rythmée”)
  • Jouer par décennie (“Joue de la musique des années 80”)
  • Ajouter des titres/albums à la bibliothèque musicale (“ajoute cette chanson/cet album à ma bibliothèque”)

About Amazon Music

Amazon Music reimagines music listening by enabling customers to unlock millions of songs and thousands of curated playlists and stations with their voice. Amazon Music provides unlimited access to new releases and classic hits across iOS and Android mobile devices, PC, Mac, Echo, and Alexa-enabled devices including Fire TV and more. With Amazon Music, Prime members have access to ad-free listening of 2 million songs at no additional cost to their membership. Listeners can also enjoy the premium subscription service, Amazon Music Unlimited, which provides access to tens of millions of songs and the latest new releases. Engaging with music has never been more natural, simple, and fun. For more information, visit amazonmusic.com or download the Amazon Music app.