<s>
Amazon	B-Application
Music	I-Application
(	O
previously	O
Amazon	B-Application
MP3	I-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
music	O
streaming	O
platform	O
and	O
online	O
music	O
store	O
operated	O
by	O
Amazon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
tracks	O
were	O
originally	O
sold	O
in	O
256	O
kilobits-per-second	O
variable	B-General_Concept
bitrate	I-General_Concept
MP3	O
format	O
without	O
per-customer	O
watermarking	O
or	O
DRM	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
some	O
tracks	O
are	O
now	O
watermarked	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
Amazon	B-Application
MP3	I-Application
was	O
launched	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
on	O
December	O
3	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
in	O
Germany	O
on	O
April	O
1	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
France	O
on	O
June	O
10	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Amazon	B-Application
MP3	I-Application
store	O
was	O
launched	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
November	O
10	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
17	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
Amazon	B-Application
Music	I-Application
announced	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
Amazon	B-Application
Music	I-Application
HD	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
tier	O
of	O
lossless	O
quality	O
music	O
with	O
more	O
than	O
50	O
million	O
songs	O
in	O
High	O
Definition	O
(	O
16bit/44.1kHz	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
millions	O
of	O
songs	O
in	O
Ultra	O
High	O
Definition	O
(24(bit )	O
/44	O
( kHz	O
)	O
,	O
24/48	O
,	O
24/96	O
,	O
24/192	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
highest-quality	O
streaming	O
audio	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amazon	B-Application
is	O
now	O
among	O
Tidal	B-Application
and	O
Qobuz	O
who	O
offer	O
lossless	O
music	O
for	O
audiophiles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
January	O
2020	O
,	O
Amazon	B-Application
Music	I-Application
had	O
55	O
million	O
subscribers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
launch	O
,	O
Amazon	B-Application
offered	O
"	O
over	O
2	O
million	O
songs	O
from	O
over	O
180,000	O
artists	O
and	O
over	O
20,000	O
labels	O
,	O
including	O
EMI	O
Music	O
and	O
Universal	O
Music	O
Group	O
"	O
,	O
to	O
customers	O
located	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
only	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2007	O
Warner	O
Music	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
offer	O
its	O
catalog	O
on	O
Amazon	B-Application
MP3	I-Application
and	O
in	O
January	O
2008	O
,	O
Sony	O
BMG	O
followed	O
suit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2008	O
,	O
Amazon	B-Application
announced	O
plans	O
to	O
roll	O
Amazon	B-Application
MP3	I-Application
out	O
"	O
internationally	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amazon	B-Application
limits	O
international	O
access	O
by	O
checking	O
users	O
 '	O
credit	O
card	O
issued	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
digital	O
purchases	O
,	O
Amazon	B-Application
Music	I-Application
also	O
serves	O
streaming	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Music	O
Prime	O
,	O
a	O
service	O
offering	O
unlimited	O
streaming	O
of	O
a	O
limited	O
music	O
catalog	O
has	O
been	O
available	O
to	O
Amazon	B-Application
Prime	O
subscribers	O
at	O
no	O
additional	O
cost	O
in	O
several	O
countries	O
since	O
mid	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
in	O
India	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
only	O
one	O
tier	O
of	O
Amazon	B-Application
Music	I-Application
available	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Amazon	B-Application
Prime	O
Music	O
and	O
is	O
provided	O
to	O
all	O
the	O
existing	O
Prime	O
members	O
at	O
no	O
additional	O
cost	O
and	O
gives	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
full	O
catalog	O
,	O
including	O
podcasts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
availability	O
of	O
Amazon	B-Application
Music	I-Application
Services	O
are	O
as	O
follow	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Amazon	B-Application
Music	I-Application
's	O
streaming	O
music	O
catalog	O
is	O
accessible	O
from	O
the	O
Amazon.com	B-Application
web	O
player	O
using	O
HTML	O
DRM	O
extensions	O
or	O
from	O
player	O
apps	O
for	O
multiple	O
platforms	O
including	O
macOS	B-Operating_System
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
FireOS	B-Application
,	O
Alexa	B-Application
devices	O
,	O
and	O
some	O
automobiles	O
and	O
smart	O
TVs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amazon	B-Application
's	O
purchasable	O
music	O
catalog	O
is	O
accessible	O
from	O
the	O
Amazon.com	B-Application
web	O
site	O
by	O
searching	O
for	O
an	O
artist	O
or	O
title	O
name	O
,	O
or	O
via	O
a	O
store	O
embedded	O
in	O
many	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
all	O
,	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
apps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
download	O
purchased	O
music	O
,	O
Amazon	B-Application
offers	O
either	O
the	O
Amazon	B-Application
Music	I-Application
player	O
(	O
which	O
runs	O
on	O
Windows	O
7	O
or	O
later	O
and	O
Mac	O
OS	O
X	O
10.9	O
and	O
later	O
)	O
or	O
a	O
zip	O
file	O
of	O
MP3s	O
downloaded	O
from	O
Amazon	B-Application
's	O
web	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amazon	B-Application
Music	I-Application
previously	O
offered	O
additional	O
applications	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
one	O
for	O
Blackberry	O
and	O
one	O
for	O
Palm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amazon	B-Application
also	O
previously	O
offered	O
a	O
separate	O
app	O
for	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	O
,	O
called	O
the	O
Amazon	B-Application
Music	I-Application
Downloader	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
no	O
longer	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2018	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Amazon	B-Application
Music	I-Application
will	O
be	O
available	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
TV	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2019	O
,	O
Amazon	B-Application
Music	I-Application
got	O
its	O
first	O
smartwatch	O
app	O
available	O
on	O
selected	O
Garmin	O
smartwatches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
1	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
Pepsi	O
introduced	O
a	O
Pepsi	O
Stuff	O
promotion	O
in	O
partnership	O
with	O
Amazon	B-Application
MP3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rockstar	O
Games	O
 '	O
2008	O
title	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
IV	I-Application
connects	O
to	O
Amazon	B-Application
MP3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
register	O
on	O
the	O
Rockstar	O
Games	O
Social	O
Club	O
web	O
site	O
to	O
receive	O
e-mail	O
outside	O
the	O
game	O
containing	O
a	O
link	O
to	O
buy	O
marked	O
songs	O
from	O
Amazon	B-Application
MP3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Myspace	B-Application
has	O
sold	O
music	O
from	O
Amazon	B-Application
MP3	I-Application
as	O
part	O
of	O
its	O
MySpace	B-Application
Music	O
feature	O
since	O
September	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
24	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Amazon	B-Application
announced	O
its	O
acquisition	O
of	O
Art19	O
,	O
a	O
major	O
podcast	O
hosting	O
and	O
monetization	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initial	O
reaction	O
to	O
Amazon	B-Application
MP3	I-Application
was	O
generally	O
positive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
unofficial	O
Apple	O
Weblog	O
praised	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
DRM	O
especially	O
given	O
that	O
track	O
prices	O
were	O
cheaper	O
than	O
iTunes	O
Plus	O
songs	O
at	O
launch	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
reviewer	O
considered	O
the	O
user	O
experience	O
better	O
in	O
iTunes	O
than	O
on	O
the	O
Amazon	B-Application
web	O
site	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Overall	O
,	O
the	O
reviewer	O
said	O
"	O
…	O
I	O
think	O
it	O
makes	O
sense	O
for	O
everyone	O
to	O
browse	O
the	O
Amazon	B-Application
store	I-Application
before	O
hitting	O
the	O
'	O
buy	O
 '	O
button	O
on	O
iTunes.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
2007	O
study	O
by	O
Eliot	O
Van	O
Buskirk	O
of	O
Wired	O
News	O
's	O
"	O
Listening	O
Post	O
"	O
blog	O
investigated	O
whether	O
Amazon	B-Application
MP3	I-Application
was	O
watermarking	O
tracks	O
with	O
personally	O
identifiable	O
information	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Van	O
Buskirk	O
quoted	O
an	O
Amazon	B-Application
spokesperson	O
as	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
Amazon	B-Application
does	O
not	O
apply	O
watermarks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
study	O
concluded	O
that	O
although	O
tracks	O
may	O
be	O
watermarked	O
to	O
indicate	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
purchased	O
on	O
Amazon	B-Application
MP3	I-Application
,	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
data	O
to	O
indicate	O
which	O
specific	O
customer	O
purchased	O
a	O
given	O
MP3	O
file	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
observation	O
reflected	O
Amazon	B-Application
's	O
policy	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Embedded	O
in	O
the	O
metadata	O
of	O
each	O
purchased	O
MP3	O
from	O
[	O
Universal	O
Music	O
Group ]	O
are	O
a	O
random	O
number	O
Amazon	B-Application
assigns	O
to	O
your	O
order	O
,	O
the	O
Amazon	B-Application
store	I-Application
name	O
,	O
the	O
purchase	O
date	O
and	O
time	O
,	O
codes	O
that	O
identify	O
the	O
album	O
and	O
song	O
(	O
the	O
UPC	O
and	O
ISRC	O
)	O
,	O
Amazon	B-Application
's	O
digital	O
signature	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
identifier	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
determine	O
whether	O
the	O
audio	O
has	O
been	O
modified	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Amazon	B-Application
Music	I-Application
player	O
(	O
formerly	O
branded	O
Cloud	O
Player	O
)	O
is	O
integrated	O
with	O
the	O
digital	O
music	O
Prime	O
and	O
Unlimited	O
streaming	O
services	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
music	O
store	O
for	O
purchases	O
(	O
on	O
most	O
platforms	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amazon	B-Application
Music	I-Application
Player	O
accounts	O
get	O
250	O
tracks	O
of	O
free	O
storage	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
music	O
purchased	O
through	O
Amazon	B-Application
MP3	I-Application
store	O
does	O
not	O
count	O
towards	O
the	O
storage	O
limit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
the	O
music	O
is	O
stored	O
in	O
Amazon	B-Application
Music	I-Application
,	O
a	O
user	O
can	O
choose	O
to	O
download	O
it	O
to	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
or	O
desktop	O
devices	O
using	O
Amazon	B-Application
Music	I-Application
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Music	O
is	O
uploaded	O
via	O
the	O
Amazon	B-Application
Music	I-Application
player	O
for	O
PC	O
and	O
Mac	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Previously	O
,	O
Amazon	B-Application
offered	O
the	O
Amazon	B-Application
MP3	I-Application
Uploader	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
an	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
AIR	I-Operating_System
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amazon	B-Application
Music	I-Application
allows	O
10	O
devices	O
(	O
computer	O
,	O
browser	O
,	O
mobile	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
bundled	O
with	O
Amazon	B-General_Concept
Cloud	I-General_Concept
Drive	I-General_Concept
was	O
the	O
music	O
streaming	O
application	O
called	O
Cloud	O
Player	O
which	O
allowed	O
users	O
to	O
play	O
their	O
music	O
stored	O
in	O
the	O
Cloud	B-General_Concept
Drive	I-General_Concept
from	O
any	O
computer	O
or	O
Android	B-Application
device	O
with	O
Internet	O
access	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amazon	B-Application
Music	I-Application
for	O
PC	O
was	O
launched	O
in	O
May	O
2013	O
as	O
a	O
downloadable	O
Windows	O
application	O
for	O
playing	O
music	O
outside	O
a	O
web	O
browser	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Amazon	B-Application
Music	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
8	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
Amazon	B-Application
Music	I-Application
Prime	O
became	O
available	O
on	O
Denon®	O
Electronics	O
HEOS	O
by	O
Denon	O
wireless	O
sound	O
systems	O
,	O
adding	O
a	O
new	O
streaming	O
outlet	O
for	O
music	O
and	O
entertainment	O
enthusiasts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
12	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Amazon	B-Application
Music	I-Application
Unlimited	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
billed	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
,	O
and	O
available	O
without	O
an	O
Amazon	B-Application
Prime	O
account	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
commentary	O
on	O
Amazon	B-Application
Music	I-Application
at	O
launch	O
focused	O
on	O
its	O
legality	O
,	O
since	O
Amazon	B-Application
launched	O
the	O
service	O
without	O
the	O
approval	O
of	O
the	O
record	O
labels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amazon	B-Application
's	O
official	O
statement	O
was	O
"	O
Cloud	O
Player	O
is	O
an	O
application	O
that	O
lets	O
customers	O
manage	O
and	O
play	O
their	O
own	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2022	O
,	O
Amazon	B-Application
Music	I-Application
began	O
to	O
make	O
its	O
entire	O
library	O
of	O
over	O
100	O
million	O
songs	O
available	O
to	O
Amazon	B-Application
Prime	O
subscribers	O
.	O
</s>
