Amazon launches music streaming for Prime members

By Ryan Nakashima

Published June 12, 2014 7:25pm ET

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Amazon launches music streaming for Prime members — In this handout photo released by Amazon Music shows Amazon new music streaming service for its Prime members, adding yet another freebie to the free-shipping plan ahead of the expected unveiling of its first smartphone next week. Starting Thursday, June 12, 2014, Amazon.com Inc. will offer more than a million tracks for streaming and downloading to its own Kindle Fire tablets as well as on its Amazon Music app for Apple and Android devices. People that pay $99-a-year for Prime can use the music for no extra cost. Amazon reached licensing deals with most of the top independent labels and major recording companies Sony and Warner Music, but failed to reach a deal with top-ranked Universal Music Group. (AP Photo/Amazon Music) | AP

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Amazon’s newly announced music streaming service is yet another attempt by the company to move beyond e-commerce and infuse itself into the daily lives of Americans with an increasing number of offerings —including grocery delivery and streaming TV.

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