Double Tap to Zoom

Just days after launching a free, ad-supported music streaming service to Alexa, it's been reported that a high-fidelity Amazon music streaming service is coming this year.

According to Engadget, Amazon is already in talks with major record companies and rights holders. This service offering "better than CD quality" music would compete with, and likely undercut, TIDAL and Deezer, both of which currently offer a high-fidelity streaming service for $20/month, whereas Amazon's will apparently cost $15/month.

Spotify and Apple Music currently don't offer a high-fidelity option, but Amazon already competes against the two streaming giants with its Amazon Music Unlimited service.

The downside to such high quality music, of course, is that the songs require a larger amount of data to stream, so this new service may not be ideal for customers with smaller data plans or who stream music when not connected to WiFi.

We Recommend
  • The Future of Ads Is Written in Pop Culture
  • Amazon's Outrageous List of Banned Words: A Rundown
  • Amazon Reportedly Just Dropped $25 Million on a New Rihanna Documentary
  • Amazon Announces Mary J. Blige Documentary Executive Produced by Diddy
What To Read Next
  • adidas' Textured Mary Jane Ballet Sneaker Is the Most Artful of Them All
  • For the First Time, BEAMS Made an Ultra-Rare Arc’teryx Jacket for Everyone
  • This On Sneaker Is Exactly What Your Spring Rotation Has Been Crying Out For
  • This Exquisite Leather adidas Ballet Sneaker’s Got Next
  • Nike's Cleanest Skate Sneaker Has Shreddably Good Bones
  • Nike’s Chic Polka-Dotted Cortez Belongs in the CdG Universe