The new streaming service, which provides users with both on-demand and interactive webcast offerings, gives access to over a million songs and hundreds of playlists.
It’s available to all UK Amazon Prime customers paying the annual subscription fee of £79.
The licence covers all mandated PRS, MCPS and IMPEL rights in the UK.
The newest licence follows recent deals with Apple Music and Spotify, with PRS for Music continuing to champion legitimate online businesses through innovation and collaboration.
Ben McEwen, head of online at PRS for Music, said: 'We’re delighted to announce our latest deal with one the world’s leading brands. Amazon Prime Music has enormous potential for growth - boosting the UK’s creative economy and rightfully remunerating the musicians that underpin its business.
‘The real benefit of the Amazon Prime model is it targets a different demographic from the standard £9.99 “all-you-can-eat” streaming service. It offers a smaller/back catalogue to complement their download service at a lower price point. If paid for streaming is to reach the mainstream it’s vital that we have different models out there to appeal to different groups of consumers.’
The summer, PRS for Music launched Streamfair, a campaign to raise awareness about the need for legislative reform to ensure music creators are properly remunerated in the streaming market.
For more info, see www.prsformusic.com/streamfair
It’s available to all UK Amazon Prime customers paying the annual subscription fee of £79.
The licence covers all mandated PRS, MCPS and IMPEL rights in the UK.
The newest licence follows recent deals with Apple Music and Spotify, with PRS for Music continuing to champion legitimate online businesses through innovation and collaboration.
Ben McEwen, head of online at PRS for Music, said: 'We’re delighted to announce our latest deal with one the world’s leading brands. Amazon Prime Music has enormous potential for growth - boosting the UK’s creative economy and rightfully remunerating the musicians that underpin its business.
‘The real benefit of the Amazon Prime model is it targets a different demographic from the standard £9.99 “all-you-can-eat” streaming service. It offers a smaller/back catalogue to complement their download service at a lower price point. If paid for streaming is to reach the mainstream it’s vital that we have different models out there to appeal to different groups of consumers.’
The summer, PRS for Music launched Streamfair, a campaign to raise awareness about the need for legislative reform to ensure music creators are properly remunerated in the streaming market.
For more info, see www.prsformusic.com/streamfair
