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Amazon Music (previously Amazon MP3) is a music streaming platform and online music store operated by Amazon.com. Launched in public beta on September 25, 2007,^[1] in January 2008 it became the first music store to sell music without digital rights management (DRM) from the four major music labels (EMI, Universal, Warner, and Sony BMG), as well as many independents.^[1][2][3][4] All tracks were originally sold in 256 kilobits-per-second variable bitrate MP3 format without per-customer watermarking or DRM; however, some tracks are now watermarked.^[5] Licensing agreements with recording companies restrict which countries music can be sold.^[6]

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After the United States, Amazon MP3 was launched in the United Kingdom on December 3, 2008, in Germany on April 1, 2009, and in France on June 10, 2009.^[7] The German edition has been available in Austria and Switzerland since December 3, 2009. The Amazon MP3 store was launched in Japan on November 10, 2010.^[8][9] The Spanish and Italian editions were launched on October 4, 2012. The edition in Mexico was announced 7 November 2018.^[10]

Amazon launched Amazon Cloud Player as an extension to Amazon MP3 store in the United States on March 29, 2011.

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Catalog availability[edit]

At launch, Amazon offered 'over 2 million songs from over 180,000 artists and over 20,000 labels, including EMI Music and Universal Music Group', to customers located in the United States only.^[1] In December 2007 Warner Music announced that it would offer its catalog on Amazon MP3^[11] and in January 2008, Sony BMG followed suit.^[3][4] The current catalog is 29.1 million songs.^[12]

In January 2008, Amazon announced plans to roll Amazon MP3 out 'internationally'.^[13] Amazon limits international access by checking users' credit card issued country. The first international version was launched December 3, 2008 in the United Kingdom. German, Austrian,^[14] French, Japanese, Italian, Spanish,^[15] Canadian,^[16] and Indian^[17] versions of the store followed.

In addition to digital purchases, Amazon Music also serves streaming music. Prime Music, a service offering unlimited streaming of a limited music catalog has been available to Amazon Prime subscribers in several countries since mid 2014.^[18] Music Unlimited, a full-catalog streaming service has been available as an additional or standalone subscription since late 2016.^[19]

Supported platforms[edit]

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Amazon Music's streaming music catalog is accessible from the Amazon.com web player or from player apps for multiple platforms including macOS, iOS, Windows, Android, FireOS, Alexa devices, and some automobiles and smart TVs. Amazon's purchasable music catalog is accessible from the Amazon.com web site by searching for an artist or title name, or via a store embedded in many, but not all, of the player apps. To download purchased music, Amazon offers either the Amazon Music player (which runs on Windows 7 or later and Mac OS X 10.9 and later) or a zip file of MP3s downloaded from Amazon's web player.

Amazon Music previously offered additional applications, such as one for Blackberry and one for Palm. These are no longer offered. Amazon also previously offered a separate app for Mac OS X and Windows called the Amazon Music Downloader which is no longer available. The downloader was purely for downloading purchased tracks, it did not offer music playback capabilities.

In November 2018 it was announced that Amazon Music will be available on Android TV.^[20]

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Partnerships[edit]

On February 1, 2008, Pepsi introduced a Pepsi Stuff promotion in partnership with Amazon MP3.^[21][22] Customers can exchange points offered on 4 billion Pepsi bottles for, among other prizes, MP3 downloads from Warner, EMI, and Sony BMG (though not Universal).

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Rockstar Games' 2008 title Grand Theft Auto IV connects to Amazon MP3. Players can register on the Rockstar Games Social Club web site to receive e-mail outside the game containing a link to buy marked songs from Amazon MP3.^[23]

Myspace has sold music from Amazon MP3 as part of its MySpace Music feature since September 2008.^[24]

Reaction[edit]

Initial reaction to Amazon MP3 was generally positive. The unofficial Apple Weblog praised the lack of DRM especially given that track prices were cheaper than iTunes Plus songs at launch, but the reviewer considered the user experience better in iTunes than on the Amazon web site.^[25]Om Malik of GigaOM also praised the lack of DRM and the high bitrate but disliked the need to install another application to download albums. How to download music from youtube to ipod shuffle. Overall, the reviewer said '…I think it makes sense for everyone to browse the Amazon store before hitting the 'buy' button on iTunes.'^[26]

A 2007 study by Eliot Van Buskirk of Wired News's 'Listening Post' blog investigated whether Amazon MP3 was watermarking tracks with personally identifiable information. Van Buskirk quoted an Amazon spokesperson as saying, 'Amazon does not apply watermarks. Files are generally provided to us from the labels and some labels use watermarks to identify the retailer who sold the tracks (there is no information on the tracks that identifies the customer).' The study concluded that although tracks may be watermarked to indicate that they were purchased on Amazon MP3, there is no data to indicate which specific customer purchased a given MP3 file.^[27] This observation reflected Amazon's policy at the time.^[28]

Watermarking[edit]

By 2011, however, the policy had changed and certain explicitly labeled tracks embed 'Record Company Required Metadata' including, among other information, unique identifiers:^[29][30]

Embedded in the metadata of each purchased MP3 from [Universal Music Group] are a random number Amazon assigns to your order, the Amazon store name, the purchase date and time, codes that identify the album and song (the UPC and ISRC), Amazon’s digital signature, and an identifier that can be used to determine whether the audio has been modified. In addition, Amazon inserts the first part of the email address associated with your Amazon.com account

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Music downloaded during the temporary promotional time period of trial membership will be blocked from access if the membership isn't continued.

Amazon Music Player[edit]

The Amazon Music player (formerly branded Cloud Player) is integrated with the digital music Prime and Unlimited streaming services, as well as the music store for purchases (on most platforms). The players allow users to store and play their music from a web browser, mobile apps, and desktop applications, Sonos (United States only), Bose (United States only) and other platforms such as certain smart TVs.

Amazon Music Player accounts get 250 tracks of free storage; however, music purchased through Amazon MP3 store does not count towards the storage limit.^[31] Once the music is stored in Amazon Music, a user can choose to download it to one of the Android, iOS, or desktop devices using Amazon Music application.

Music is uploaded via the Amazon Music player for PC and Mac. Previously Amazon offered the Amazon MP3 Uploader which was an Adobe AIR application.

Amazon Music allows 10 devices (computer, browser, mobile, etc.) to be authorized. Customers can deauthorize their old devices via a web interface.^[32]

Originally bundled with Amazon Cloud Drive was the music streaming application called Cloud Player which allowed users to play their music stored in the Cloud Drive from any computer or Android device with Internet access. This was discontinued.

Amazon Music for PC was launched in May 2013 as a downloadable Windows application for playing music outside a web browser. The OS X version of Amazon Music was released in October 2013.

On December 8, 2015,^[33] Amazon Prime Music became available on Denon® Electronics HEOS by Denon wireless sound systems, adding a new streaming outlet for music and entertainment enthusiasts.^[34][35]

On October 12, 2016, Amazon Music Unlimited was released in the United States.^[19] Music Unlimited is a full-catalog unlimited streaming service, available as a monthly or annual subscription. It is billed in addition to, and available without an Amazon Prime account. The service later expanded to users in the United Kingdom, Germany and Austria on November 14, 2016.^[36]

Reception[edit]

Much commentary on Amazon Music at launch focused on its legality, since Amazon launched the service without the approval of the record labels. Amazon's official statement was 'Cloud Player is an application that lets customers manage and play their own music. It's like any number of existing media management applications. We do not need a license to make Cloud Player available.'^[37] Technology website Ars Technica noted that this is 'seemingly logical' since users are uploading and playing back their own music, so the licenses users acquired from the original purchase apply to the Cloud Player in the same way they apply to transferring and playing music from an external hard drive or digital audio player.^[37]Techdirt commented that the Cloud Player is 'just letting people take music files they already [have], and allowing them to store and stream them from the internet. Why should it require an extra license to let people listen to music they already have?'^[38]

Record labels reacted in shock to the Cloud Player's launch,^[39] insisting that licenses were needed for this type of service.

Intellectual property lawyer Denise Howell stated that 'the legality of cloud storage and remote access to items already purchased make intuitive sense', but given the record labels' reaction and track record of legal action against online music services, warned that it will likely take 'definitive and hard-fought judicial pronouncements' to settle the issue.^[39]

References[edit]

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External links[edit]

Amazon has retired all Amazon Music Storage subscriptions, so you can no longer use the Amazon Music app to upload music to your account. The information below describes how Amazon Music used to work.

If you haven't used Amazon Cloud Player before, then it's simply an online service where you can upload music and stream it via your internet browser. To get you started, Amazon gives you free cloud space for up to 250 songs if uploading — if you purchase digital music via the AmazonMP3 Store, then this will also appear in your music locker space, but won't count toward this limit.

Whether you want to upload songs you have ripped from your own audio CDs or purchased from other digital music services, these simple steps show how to get your collection into the Amazon Cloud Player. All you need is an Amazon account. Once your songs are up in the cloud, you'll be able to listen to them (via streaming) by using your computer's browser. You can also stream to iPhone, Kindle Fire, and Android devices.

How to Install Amazon Music

In order to upload your music (must be DRM-free), you first need to download and install the Amazon Music Importer application. This is currently available for the PC (Windows 7 / Vista / XP) and Mac (OS X 10.6+ / Intel CPU / AIR version 3.3.x). Follow these steps to download and install Amazon Music Importer:

1. Click your name from the left pane, and then click Download Desktop app.

   Another option you have for downloading Amazon Music is to click the link from the Amazon Music App page.

2. Open AmazonMusicInstaller to install the program. The entire installation process is automated, so you'll know it's finished when Amazon Music opens.

3. You're now logged in and can start uploading music to your Amazon Music account.

Importing Songs Using Amazon Music Importer

1. Once you have installed the Amazon Music Importer software, it should run automatically. You can either click on Start Scan or Browse Manually. The first option is the easiest to use and will scan your computer for iTunes and Windows Media Player libraries. For this tutorial, we assume that you have chosen the Start Scan option.

2. When the scanning phase is complete you can either click the Import All button or the Edit Selections option. Using this last option enables you to select specific songs and albums. Again, for this tutorial, we assume that you want to import all your songs into Amazon's Cloud Player.

3. During the scanning, songs that can be matched with Amazon's online library will automatically appear in your music locker space without the need to upload them. Compatible audio formats for song matching are MP3, AAC (.M4a), ALAC, WAV, OGG, FLAC, MPG, and AIFF. Any matched songs will also be upgraded to high-quality 256 Kbps MP3s. However, for songs that can't be matched, you have to wait for them to be uploaded from your computer.

4. When the importing process is complete, close the Amazon Music Importer software and switch back to your internet browser. To see the updated contents of your music locker you may have to refresh your browser's screen; hitting F5 on your keyboard is the quickest option.

You can now stream your music anywhere just by logging into your Amazon Cloud Player account and using an internet browser.

If you want to upload more music in the future, simply log into your Amazon Cloud Player (using your Amazon username and password) and click the Import Your Music button to launch the software application you installed earlier.

Music that you bought from Amazon is MP3 file which is not encrypted with digital rights management protection. You are allowed to enjoy to Amazon Music on any computer and even transfer them to iTunes without limitation. So, there are two optional methods to transfer Amazon Music to iTunes, one method is to add downloaded Amazon songs to iTunes directly and another is to export Amazon Music to iTunes with Amazon Music App. Please read on to get further instruction.

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Part 1. 2 Methods to Transfer Amazon Music to iTunes

Method 1: Add Downloaded Amazon Music to iTunes Directly

Since Amazon Music offers you with offline playback, you can download Amazon Music from web browser and app. Once downloaded the songs that you want, you can import them to iTunes according to the next steps.

Step 1. Open the iTunes app;

Step 2. Select 'Music' from the main interface;

Step 3. Go to 'File' and select 'Add File to Library' from the drop-down menu;

Step 4. Then go the the file or location where you save the downloaded Amazon Music. And select the tracks you want to add confirm. Then all files will be synced to your iTunes library.

Tips: If you can't find your recently added music, try restarting iTunes; if your music is still missing, you may need to update to the latest version of iTunes.

Method 2: Export Amazon Music to iTunes with Amazon Music App

Amazon Music for PC and Mac is an desktop application which lets you enjoy, download and share Amazon Music easily. By taking use of the Amazon Music app, you are able to export Amazon Digital Music downloads to iTunes with simple steps.

Step 1. Download Amazon Music app, then open it and sign in;

Step 2. Open the dropdown menu in the upper right corner of the application window;

Step 3. Select Preferences and scroll to the 'Export Downloads to' section;

Step 4. Choose iTunes so that your downloaded songs will automatically export to iTunes.

Tips: If you don't see the option of exporting to iTunes from the Amazon Music app when you do this on Mac and PC, then exit the app and open iTunes. From iTunes, go to Edit > Preferences > Advanced and select the option to Share iTunes library XML with other applications.

From the two methods, we can know it's not difficult to transfer Amazon Music to iTunes. If you are interested in listening to Amazon Music on iTunes, you can have a try and get more fun!

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Part 2. Bonus - Upload iTunes Songs to Amazon Music

Actually, you can upload your music to Amazon Music directly but iTunes songs is not included. Amazon Music supports importing, playing and downloading non-DRM files in MP3 and M4A formats. In addition, Amazon Music supports the import of eligible WMA, OGG, WAV, Apple Lossless, AIFF, and FLAC files where they have rights to provide you access to high-quality 256 kbps MP3 files using variable bitrate encoding from Amazon's Digital Music catalog. However, iTunes songs are M4P format protected by DRM. If we want to upload iTunes songs to Amazon Music, we need a DRM removal tool to strip DRM and convert iTunes songs to MP3 or M4A firstly. Fortunately, TuneFab Apple Music Converter can make this come true.

By taking advantage of the useful converter, we can easily convert M4P to MP3 of high output quality for supporting to upload to Amazon Music. Then follow the next steps to upload.

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Note: You are only allowed to upload up to 250 songs to Amazon Music from desktop app for free. Amazon Digital Music purchases do not count towards library limits.

Step 1. From your computer, drag and drop files into the 'Upload' selection in the right sidebar under 'Actions'.

Step 2. At the top of the screen, go to 'My Music' > 'Songs' > 'Offline'.

Step 3. Click the upload icon next to the music you want to upload.

Tips: Click the arrow next to your Amazon ID in the top right of the application window, click 'Preferences', under the 'Automatically import music from' option, choose your preferred folder or location so that you can add music to the Amazon Music app automatically.

The above is all about the method to transfer Amazon Music to iTunes. Try TuneFab Apple Music Converter to convert iTunes songs and then upload songs to Amazon Music if you need.