Voice-first discovery
Listeners ask Alexa to play your song by name, which rewards accurate titles and artist metadata.
Global
Get your music
on Amazon Music
Amazon Music reaches an audience most artists overlook — Prime subscribers and the enormous base of people listening through Alexa speakers at home, where voice search does the discovering.
Why it matters
What Amazon Music
does for your music
Bundled with Prime
Millions get Amazon Music as part of a Prime subscription they already pay for.
Amazon Music for Artists
A free dashboard with streams, followers and Alexa request data you won't see anywhere else.
Alexa is a discovery surface
"Alexa, play…" is a completely different discovery path from scrolling a feed.
Amazon Music Unlimited HD
Lossless and spatial playback for subscribers on the higher tier.
Long listening sessions
Smart-speaker listening tends to run for hours, not minutes.
How to get on Amazon Music
Three steps,
no gatekeeper
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Step 01
Upload
Create a free account and drop in your audio, artwork and credits.
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Step 02
We deliver
Our team runs QC, then sends your release to Amazon Music and 120+ other stores.
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Step 03
Get paid
Track your Amazon Music streams daily and withdraw your royalties every month.
How Amazon Music pays
Where the money
actually comes from
Amazon pays from subscription revenue across Prime, Unlimited and its ad-supported tier. Rates sit toward the higher end of the major platforms, partly because Prime bundling means a large paying base with relatively lower streaming volume per user.
See how payouts workAmazon Music — last 12 months₹0
▲ 27.4%
Playbook
Getting the most
out of Amazon Music
What actually moves the needle on this platform — from artists who release here every week.
Say your song title out loud
If it's hard to pronounce or ambiguous, Alexa will struggle to find it.
Avoid stylised spelling in titles
Voice search matches phonetics, and creative spelling breaks it.
Fill in the version field
"(Radio Edit)" or "(Acoustic)" stops multiple versions from competing.
Claim Amazon Music for Artists
It reports Alexa request data you can't get anywhere else.
Before you upload
What Amazon Music
needs from you
Get these right the first time and your release sails through QC. Get them wrong and it bounces back.
What we need
The specs every store expects, including Amazon Music.
- Audio: WAV or FLAC, 16-bit or 24-bit, 44.1kHz or higher
- Artwork: square JPG or PNG, minimum 3000×3000px, RGB
- Credits: primary artist, featured artists, writers and producers
- Language and genre set accurately for the release
- ISRC and UPC — we issue them free, or bring your own
- Release date scheduled ahead, not backdated
What gets rejected
The most common reasons a release fails QC.
- Artwork with URLs, social handles or pricing on it
- Blurry or low-resolution covers, or non-square images
- Third-party logos or store names in the artwork
- Misleading artist names — using a famous artist to get found
- Silence, clipping or audio that cuts off abruptly
- Uncleared samples or covers without a mechanical licence
The details
What to expect
- Delivery time: 24–48 hours after QC
- Tiers covered: Prime, Unlimited and ad-supported
- Voice search: Driven by your metadata — get it right
- Your rights: you keep 100% of your masters and compositions
- Revenue share: keep 85% on Free, 100% on Pro
Amazon Music — this month₹0
Paid
| Territory | Streams | Net |
|---|---|---|
| India | 212,480 | ₹9,120 |
| United States | 96,204 | ₹6,340 |
| United Kingdom | 48,911 | ₹3,480 |
| Germany | 31,006 | ₹2,540 |
Why does metadata matter so much on Amazon?
Because a lot of listening starts with someone speaking your song title out loud. Odd punctuation, inconsistent artist names or missing versions make you harder for Alexa to find.
Does one delivery cover all Amazon tiers?
Yes — Prime, Unlimited and the ad-supported tier are all covered by a single delivery.
And 120+ more
One upload reaches
all of them
Amazon Music is one delivery of many. The same release goes to every store we work with, at no extra cost.
Need help getting started?
Let's grow your
music together
Upload once. Reach 120+ stores. Keep 100% of your rights.