News - 24/07/2014

Amazon beefs up its Prime Music offering with new artists and playlists

Amazon beefs up its Prime Music offering with new artists and playlists

Amazon Prime Music has announced adding hundreds of thousands of tracks to its service. 

Prime Music had been criticised for its restricted catalogue at launch, and still lacks a deal with Universal Music, but then again the service doesn’t aim to be a comprehensive on-demand service given that it is part of an umbrella of content add-ons that are bundled into a $99 per-year membership. 

Amongst the artists that have added or that have seen their catalogue expand on the service: David Guetta, Al Green, Miles Davis, Kendrick Lamar, Linkin Park, Shakira, Deadmau5, Ella Fitzgerald, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Neil Young, DJ Snake & Lil Jon, Young the Giant, A$AP Rocky, Elvis, Oasis, Kacey Musgraves, Ray Charles, Panic! at the Disco, Wyclef Jean, Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds, Skrillex, John Coltrane. 

Steve Boom, VP of Digital Music at Amazon stated: “The response we’ve had to Prime Music has far exceeded our expectations and we’re excited to make Prime Music even more valuable for Prime members."

Amazon is also pushing hard on the curation side and has published hundreds of new playlists to help users navigate and make the most of the catalogue on offer. Below a just a short selection. 

Indie Dance Party: If you like moving your body to hipster-friendly tunes, get sweaty to this beat-heavy indie set.

Til the Break of Dawn: Keep your energy up into the wee hours with these exhilarating EDM jams.

Rainy Day Jazz: Cozy up to warm, mellow jazz to ease those rainy day blues.

50 Great Classic Jazz Songs: A long, swell mix of vintage jazz from the masters.

Bass Drops & Fist-Pumps: Sick beats by artists like Skrillex, Rusko, and more for all you brostep brosephs.

For Reading: Science Fiction: A soundtrack to help get you deeper into that dystopian future or trip to a distant planet.

Bass Up, Windows Down: Heavy-rolling beats from Rick Ross, Meek Mill, Lil Jon, and more.

Rainy Day Rock: With these songs for gray days, you don't have to let a little drizzle stop your rocking.

Creep Out: Eerie Indie & Electronic: Dark beats and general spookiness to help you sense disturbances in the psychosphere.

Rainy Day Indie Rock: Grab a mug of something warm and ride out the storm with soothing indie rock.

Rainy Day Rock: With these songs for gray days, you don't have to let a little drizzle stop your rocking.

Grills & Bills: Southern Rap Jams: The sound of America's third coast of rap.

Weirdos and Freaks Welcome Here [Explicit]: We have nothing but warm feelings for music oddballs and outsiders.

Indie Chillout: Calm down with the help of tranquil, dreamy indie goodness from Bon Iver, Twin Shadow, and more.

(Andrea Leonelli)

 

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