

NOTE: All-Access Playlists requested on Echo devices play in shuffle mode.

To tune in to Amazon Music Prime, you’ll need an Amazon Prime membership, which costs $139 annually. You can do the same with artists or albums. While you’ll no longer be able to ask Alexa to play “Freebird” on a whim, you can add it to a playlist and hit that next button until those sweet, dulcet tunes start pumping through your home or wearables. Unlike the free version of Spotify mobile, which limits you to six song skips per hour, Amazon Prime subscribers can create a playlist of their favorites and skip until they land on the song they want. If you know how to curate your collection, this change is far from a dealbreaker. This can be frustrating if you’re not a fan of shuffling tunes.

That’s because you can only listen to music through Prime Music on shuffle now. However, some people are not happy about the change just yet. The company just expanded the free music library to include 100 million songs. If you’re used to listening to ad-free music through Amazon Music Prime, your experience is about to get better.
