{"id":85458,"date":"2021-05-18T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-18T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/?p=85458"},"modified":"2022-04-14T12:56:15","modified_gmt":"2022-04-14T11:56:15","slug":"amazon-lossless-streaming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/amazon-lossless-streaming\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazon Stops Charging For Lossless Streaming"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Image credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@waldemarbrandt67w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Waldemar Brandt<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><span style=\"color: #3366FF\">Apples\u2019 lossless audio streaming announcement has forced the hand of Amazon to make their HiFi streaming tier free to Amazon Music Unlimited users.<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/apple-music-hifi-streaming-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Yesterday Apple announced that it was introducing its lossless audio streaming to its existing and new users for free<\/a>, which promptly led to Amazon integrating Amazon HD into their <a href=\"http:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/how-do-i-edit-my-artist-profile-on-apple-music\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amazon Music Unlimited<\/a>. This means that all <a href=\"http:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/how-to-get-my-music-on-apple-music-for-free-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amazon Music Unlimited<\/a> subscribers now have access to the feature at no extra cost.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/could-spotify-hifi-lead-to-lossless-music-streaming-at-no-extra-cost\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">We\u2019re likely to see lossless audio becoming the standard on streaming platforms moving forward<\/a> but Amazon is the first to follow in Apple&#8217;s footsteps, which will likely force the hands of <a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/which-streaming-services-offer-lossless-hi-fi-audio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">other services<\/a>. However, streaming services such as <a href=\"http:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/?p=82001\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tidal <\/a>continue to charge for their lossless audio tier (which is $19.99pm).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/spotify-announce-their-new-cd-quality-lossless-audio-tier-spotify-hifi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spotify announced their HiFi tier recently but are yet to detail how much it will cost subscribers, if at all.&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As technology advances, much like it has in video, higher quality is going to be an industry standard. 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