Amazon's rumored cheaper music service illustrates its smart-home ambitions

Amazon.com is expected to release a cheaper music service exclusively for its Echo devices, according to a report from Recode. The service will cost substantially less than other subscription music services, at either 4 or 5 per month, Recode's Peter Kafka reports. Most monthly music subscriptions cost about 10 per month. Amazon declined to comment on the reports. Amazon chief executive Jeffrey P. Bezos is also the owner of The Washington Post. Details on the reported service are thin, but it seems that users will be able to listen to on-demand, ad-free music through Amazon's smart-home devices.