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Amazon Music Unlimited Streaming Service Is Ready for Prime Time

As Amazon launches its standalone Music Unlimited streaming service, research firm Parks Associates has been reminding the industry of the popularity of the company's existing Prime Music offering, based on its latest survey of Americans. Alexa will also play "mood music" depending on the situation you mention for example "exercise music".

From the article "Amazon Music Unlimited Streaming Service Is Ready for Prime Time" by Dante Lobos. 

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