Most music fans love sharing music with strangers, friends and the most import people in life --family members. Some Amazon Music users may question: "Can I share Amazon Music with family?" The answer is yes. Amazon Music allows you to share your music with family members, but the method depends on your subscription plan and preferences.
There are four effective methods to share your Amazon Music playlists and other content with family members. You can subscribe to Amazon Music Unlimited Family, share your Amazon Music Prime through Amazon Household, or utilize shareable links for easy access. For downloaded Amazon Music tracks, consider using ViWizard Amazon Music Downloader to share music without restrictions. Let’s proceed to explore these options further.
Method 1. Share Amazon Music with Family via Shareable Link
You might have already known how to share Amazon Music family with Amazon's share features. For starters, either to have Amazon Music stream on TVs or Echo devices can make sharing Amazon Music work. Also, On Amazon Music apps or web, the "Share" button can be seen from now and then and a click on it can share the music content via email, Facebook, Twitter or send the relevant links to those you love.
Step 1 Just go to the exact track, playlist or album you want to share.
Step 2 Then click on the three dots from the cover and select Share Song/Playlist/Album.
Step 3 What's more, you can also directly share your Amazon Music account with family members. However, it's worth mentioning that the shared Prime or Unlimited songs will be inaccessible to the people who do not own Amazon Music Prime or Unlimited.
- Pros
- Super easy;
- Works cross-platform;
- Great for sharing single songs or playlists one-off.
- Cons
- Recipients need Amazon Music accounts to access full tracks;
- Links provide temporary access to a single playlist or song.
Method 2. Share Amazon Music with Family via Family Plan
Both the two subscription services of Amazon Music--Amazon Music Prime and Amazon Music are available to stream music. But when it comes to sharing music, situations are different.
When it comes to share Amazon Music with family, the popular Amazon Music subscription service - Amazon Music Unlimited Family Plan will come to mind first. So how Amazon Music Unlimited Family Plan works to let Amazon family share music?
One family member signs up for the Amazon Music Unlimited Family Plan is the subscriber and pays $16.99/month or $159/year (available to Prime members only) using a credit or debit card. This Family Plan allows up to six members to six individual streams at the same time from Amazon Music Unlimited. Following is the instruction and the pros and cons are for reference.
Step 1 Visit https://www.amazon.com/music/unlimited/family to active Amazon Music Unlimited Family Plan subscription.
Step 2 Go to Your Amazon Music Settings and select Invite or Remove Members.
Step 3 Select copy or share to share the invitation URL link with family members by email or by phone.
- Pros
- Receive all the benefits of Amazon Music Unlimited;
- Up to 6 members;
- Members can stream at the same time;
- Feel free to add or remove members from the plan.
- Cons
- Subscription free of $16.99/month;
- Children must be at least age 13;
- Children age 6 to 10 should use the Older Kid theme on Fire Tablets;
- Members must all reside in the same country;
- Join one Amazon Music Unlimited Family Plan at a time.
Accounts are not shared and there is no common family profile. Each family member has an Amazon account with personalized recommendations.
Method 3. Share Amazon Music Playlists with Family via Household
Amazon's Household feature enables you to connect and share Prime benefits with your entire family, maximizing your Prime membership. You can include 2 adults, up to 4 teens, and up to 4 child profiles in a household. Once added, sharing content with each member is simple and incurs no extra cost. Additionally, if you own a compatible Alexa device, you can link your family members' accounts, allowing them to control Amazon Music streaming using their own accounts.
Step 1 Open a browser on your computer and head to Amazon Household page.
Step 2 From the main interface, click on Add an Adult/Add a Teen/Add a Child button to add an adult or child from family to the household.
Step 3 Enter the name and email address of the individual you wish to add, then click on Continue. After that, follow the on-screen prompts to choose what you want to share and send the invitation. Once they accept the invitation, they will be able to access the Amazon Prime benefits.
To add a profile on Alexa devices to share music with families, you can open the Amazon Alexa app and head to More > Settings > Your Profiles & Family, then hit on the Add Someone Else bar from your profile page. Next, you can enter the name and other details to create a profile. Once you've added a new profile and set up the Household online, you can say, "Alexa, switch accounts," allowing it to switch to the accounts of other Household members.
- Pros
- Cost-Effective;
- Users maintain separate Amazon Music account;
- Parental controls available for kids.
- Cons
- No Offline Listening;
- Limited Simultaneous Listening;
- Shuffle streaming Only.
Method 4. Share Downloaded Amazon Music with Family without Limits
Amazon's Household feature enables you to connect and share Prime benefits with your entire family, maximizing your Prime membership. You can include 2 adults, up to 4 teens, and up to 4 child profiles in a household. Once added, sharing content with each member is simple and incurs no extra cost. Additionally, if you own a compatible Alexa device, you can link your family members' accounts, allowing them to control Amazon Music streaming using their own accounts.
Family Plan provide access to 100 million songs in the Amazon Music catalog, but if stop paying the monthly fee the access to the music disappears. For those looking to save money, you can still stick to one Amazon Music subscription but need one more powerful third-party tool - ViWizard Amazon Music Downloader.
Things You'll Need: ViWizard Amazon Music Downloader
Using ViWizard Amazon Music Downloader to download music tracks will make much more senses for both Amazon Music Prime and Amazon Music Unlimited subscribers. Using one Amazon Music account, users can download all the accessible music from Amazon.
Besides, the converted formats including MP3, M4A, M4B, MAV, AIFF and FLAC make sharing with family members work. What's more, with a few more customized settings done in ViWizard, the listening experience can be greatly improved.
Download songs, playlists, albums, and your whole music library from 10 major streaming platforms, including Amazon Music, to MP3, FLAC, WAV, AIFF, M4A, or M4B with original sound quality and full song info and keep your music forever.
Step 1 Log in Your Amazon Music Account
After installing ViWIzard Amazon Music Downloader from official website, you can launch it to enter the initial interface. Tap the Amazon Music icon to enter the built-in Amazon Music web player. Click the Sign In icon at the top right to log in with Amazon Music credentials.
Step 2 Select Amazon Music to Share with Family
After log in, select those music tracks that you want to share with your family and add them to ViWizard to download by hit the Add to List icon, or you can paste the copied URL from Amazon Music to directly locate the playlist to add to conversion queue.
Step 3 Customize the Output Settings
Click the menu icon and select 'Preferences' from the top to customize all the output settings in the new window. For output format, MP3 or FLAC is recommended. To improve the listening experience, the bit rate should be maximized to Amazon HD Music's 320kbps. You can also customize the channel and sample rate. For filing up, also archive the output tracks. Don't forget the 'OK' button to save all the settings.
Step 4 Download Amazon Music to Share with Family
Now click the 'Convert' button, ViWizard Amazon Music will download all the added music tracks at a 65x speed. You can feel free to click the 'History' tab at the top to see the converted Amazon Music tracks.
- Pros
- Families can enjoy music offline, without streaming or internet;
- No subscription limits;
- Works on any device that supports the file format.
- Cons
- Keeping libraries in sync or updating music is challenging;
- Only for personal use.
Conclusion
All the downloaded Amazon Music tracks are saved under the output folder and enable to share with families. Hope this article offer useful helps to let Amazon family share music. If you're interested in ViWizard Amazon Music Downloader, a simple click on the 'Download' button can download it to your computer. Have a try, and you'll find it out.
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Adam Gorden, the digital media specialist at ViWizard, is dedicated to providing the best solutions for digital media management, including audio and video conversion, file optimization, and media workflow enhancements.
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