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Amazon’s music service for Echo users will launch in the next few weeks

Amazon is planning to launch its long-rumored on-demand music service, which will compete with Spotify and Apple Music, by the beginning of next year, according to a source close to the situation. The company will also launch its Echo-based music service, which will cost $5 a month, within the next few weeks, according to a source. That service will allow Echo owners to access Amazon's music library on-demand just like the more expensive offering, but playback will be restricted to the smart assistant. Amazon has been working to get a deal done with the music labels for some time now, — both services are being negotiated together — but talks have dragged on for weeks.

The on-demand service may be called Amazon Music Unlimited, according to a report from AFTVnews, which spotted the name and a logo (pictured above) in the code of Amazon's new music app for the Fire TV. It will work much in the same way Spotify and Apple Music operate, $10 a month for complete access to a library of millions of songs. (The new music service won't come with your Amazon Prime subscription, so get ready to shell out more money on top of that $99 a year subscription.)