Amazon India to ad-load Prime Music, kill offline downloads from July 2026

Amazon will inject ads into Prime Music and strip offline listening for Prime members in India from July 2, 2026, funneling users to Music Unlimited at ₹129/month or ₹699/year. Mirrors Prime Video's ad-tier playbook as Spotify, JioHotstar, Zee5 and Sony LIV intensify the streaming monetization race.

Amazon will inject ads into Prime Music and strip offline listening for Prime members in India from July 2, 2026, funneling users to Music Unlimited at ₹129/mon

Inc42 · 6/2/2026, 6:18:26 PM · Ask about this →

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