Mere days after launching a free, ad-supported version of its music streaming service, a new report suggests that Amazon has its sights set on a premium version of Amazon Music, which would offer better than CD quality streaming audio, for more discerning listeners. Music Business Worldwide cites "high-placed music industry sources," who claim the new, high-quality tier will launch before the end of 2019 and likely cost in the vicinity of $15 per month. "It's a better bit rate, better than CD quality," one source told the website. "Amazon is working on it as we speak: They're currently scoping out how much catalog they can get from everyone and how they'll ingest it." The move, if true, is a bold step for Amazon which has lagged behind both Spotify and Apple Music in the U.S. By offering both a free tier and a premium tier, the company could rapidly add customers through the ad-supported model, while simultaneously offering them an appealing upgrade path, should their needs (and budget) evolve. A higher than CD-quality level of service would be largely wasted on anyone who listens to music on a device like Amazon's Echo family of smart speakers , but the home… Read full this story
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