Amazon Music is an underrated Prime perk, offering ad-free music streaming as an alternative to Spotify and other paid services. Or, at least it was, as Amazon is now updating Amazon Prime Music to include ads unless users pay extra.
Update: Amazon says this is supposed to be exclusive to India, though Android Authority points out that the Reddit user in question recieved the notice in Australia. For the time being, it probably doesn’t apply to other regions.
In a notice sent to Prime Music users, Amazon explains that it will start playing ads and remove the ability to download content for offline use through the “Amazon Prime Music” benefit. Those features will now be exclusive to Amazon Music Unlimited, a separate paid subscription. HD and Spatial Audio will also be removed from the Prime benefit.
The change kicks in on July 2, 2026.
On a support page that has yet to be updated, Amazon touts that Prime Music offers “All the music ad-free.”
