Latest news with #AmazonMusicPrime
The Irish Sun
31-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
The hidden freebies on your phone worth £100s – claim months of TV, music, games & books with hacks that everyone misses
LOVE a freebie? Well, there are loads lurking on your mobile that are just waiting to be claimed. You can bag perks worth hundreds of pounds, getting you TV, music, games, books and even extra phone storage - if you know where to look... Advertisement 14 Spotify has plenty of free music – but it's not your only option Credit: Spotify 14 Amazon customers can bag free music too Credit: Amazon To save you searching, we've tracked down some of the most tempting freebies hiding on your phone or tablet today. FREE MUSIC It's no secret that Spotify offers a free tier. You won't be able to choose specific songs and you'll endure ads – but it's free. However, there are plenty of alternatives to Spotify that you might prefer. Advertisement One potentially cheaper option is Amazon Music Prime, which comes included with your regular Amazon Prime subscription. It gets you more than 100 million songs, and it's totally ad-free. So if you're already paying for Prime, then this is a great freebie that'll save you sitting through Spotify ads (or paying for Premium). If you're an Apple fan, you have two great options available to you. The first is Apple's "new device offer", which gives you three months of Apple Music for free. Advertisement This is Apple's own Spotify rival that normally costs £10.99 a month. You get it if you've recently bought an Set up your new device, then just launch the Apple Music app and your offer should appear right away. Claim it and away you go. Sky customers can claim delicious freebies in new giveaway scheme Apple Music can also be heavily discounted if you're a student. You can claim a one-month trial, and then pay just £5.99 a month for up to 48 months. Advertisement All you need to be eligible for the offer is to be enrolled in a degree-granting university. It means you'll save £240 over the course of four years. Not a bad saving. 14 Apple AirPods entitle you to a handy music freebie Credit: Apple FREE TV There's also no end of free telly available if you know where to look. In the Music section above, I mentioned how you could get half-price Apple Music. Advertisement Well, if you're eligible for that offer, Apple also chucks in Once you start the Apple Music Student subscription, just go to Apple TV and it'll work right away. The only catch is that you can't share it with Family Sharing. 14 Apple Music Student subscriptions also come with a special TV perk Credit: Apple You can also get Apple TV+ for free if you buy a new iPhone, iPad, Apple TV or Mac. You'll be able to bag three months of membership – normally that would be £8.99 a month, totalling £26.97. Advertisement And you can even share this with up to five other family members through Family Sharing. You'll just need to claim the deal within three months of first setting up new new Apple gadget. 14 Apple TV+ is packed with top telly, including hit footie comedy/drama series Ted Lasso Credit: Apple But what else is out there? If you're an Amazon Prime member, you probably know that you get Prime Video as part of your membership. Advertisement But you can also take a cut-price membership that only gives you Prime Video, which costs just £5.99 a month instead of £8.99 for full Prime. There's also a deal that gets you 14 Prime Video is loaded with amazing telly Credit: Amazon How much does Amazon Prime cost? Here's how the prices break down... Prime monthly (£8.99 monthly) – £107.88 a year Prime annual – £95 a year Prime Video (£5.99 monthly) – £71.88 a year Prime 18-22/student (£4.49 monthly) – £53.88 a year Prime 18-22/student annual – £47.49 a year Prime 18-22/student monthly + 6-month free trial – £26.94 for first year Prime 18-22/student annual + 6-month free trial – £23.75 for first year Picture Credit: Amazon An even thriftier option is to take advantage of the endless supply of free TV apps out there. Normally, the catch is that you'll need to view ads – but you'll also have to sit through commercial breaks even on the cheapest paid-for Netflix, Prime Video, and Disney+ tiers. Advertisement I tested a load of If you've got a Samsung TV, then you probably know that you can enjoy Samsung TV Plus for free. That'll get you loads of live TV channels. 14 Samsung TV Plus isn't just for televisions – it works on your mobile too Credit: Samsung But it's also possible to unlock Samsung TV Plus on Samsung phones and tablets too – something many telly fans miss. Just go into the app store and download Samsung TV Plus and you'll get the same enormous library of free telly. Advertisement FREE GAMES Obviously, there's no shortage of free games out there on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. In fact, I served up free top picks that you'll actually play for hours earlier this year – check out my guide to the 14 Apple Arcade is filled with premium games for you to play Credit: Apple But there are some great ways of playing premium titles for free, too. Once again, there's a nice Apple freebie available if you've snagged one of the company's gadgets recently. Advertisement If you've bought a new iPhone, iPad, Apple TV or Mac, it comes with three free months of Apple Arcade (and up to six family members can access it). Apple Arcade is a special subscription service (normally £6.99 a month) that gets you access to more than 200 games. These are all free from ads, don't have any hidden fees or micro-transactions, and can't be found for free elsewhere. Just set up your device and then tap the Apple Arcade app within the first three months to claim your trial period. Next up, there's a nice perk for anyone with an Amazon Prime subscription. Advertisement Amazon operates a special "cloud gaming" service called Luna. It's a bit like Netflix, but for video games. 14 Amazon Luna lets you stream console-quality games over the internet – and you don't even need a console Credit: Amazon So instead of needing a console, you can just Normally this would require paying for an £8.99-a-month subscription to Amazon Luna+. But if you have a Prime subscription, you can play a rolling selection of games for free. These are console-quality games. Advertisement One of them is Fortnite, a shooter game that's one of the most popular titles in the world. AMAZON LUNA – CAN YOU PLAY? Here's what you need to know... Amazon says that you need a minimum internet speed of 10Mbps. You can check yours online at For web browsers on your iPhone, iPad, or Android, you need the following: Chrome web browser (version 83+) for PC, Mac, and (version 86+) Chromebook. Microsoft Edge web browser (version 90+) for PC and Mac. Safari web browser (iOS 15+) for iPhone and (iPadOS 15+) iPad. Chrome web browser (version 86+) for Android (Android 10+) devices. Compatible controllers for iPhone and Android include: Luna Controller PlayStation 4 DualShock Wireless Controller PlayStation 5 DualSense Wireless Controller Xbox One Controller Nintendo Switch Pro Controller Google Stadia Controller Picture Credit: Amazon All you need is a joypad – even an Xbox or PlayStation one you've got lying around – that can connect to your telly or Amazon Fire Stick. Then just download the Amazon Luna app and away you go. No console needed – and no Luna+ subscription either. Another nifty option is available for free if you have Netflix. Your Netflix TV subscription includes access to a load of Advertisement 14 Your Netflix subscription comes with a treasure trove of free mobile games Credit: Netflix Just go to the Netflix app on your mobile, scroll down to Mobile Games, and then you'll be able to download them via the App Store. Your Netflix subscription will grant you access to play them for free instead of paying. There are a bunch of great options on there right now, including: Stranger Things: 1984 Exploding Kittens Game Reigns: Three Kingdoms RollerCoaster Tycoon Touch Squid Game: Unleashed Oxenfree Dead Cells: Netflix Edition GTA: San Andreas – The Definitive Edition Asphalt Extreme Blood Line: A Rebel Moon Game There are loads more titles too, and Netflix is constantly adding extra games. So make sure you're making the most of these bonus freebies. Advertisement Finally, for a fun free option, go into Instagram and open a DM with someone. Send an emoji – it can be anything, like a heart or football – and then tap it. It'll take you through to a 14 Your Instagram DMs are hiding a fun free game Credit: The Sun / Instagram FREE BOOKS & AUDIOBOOKS If you're happy to read virtual books – or listen to audiobooks – then there are some great free options. Advertisement For a start, Audible has a brilliant free tier that gets you free audiobooks without paying a penny. There's a rolling library that Amazon (which owns Audible) updates, and you don't need to have a membership to claim them. And if you've got Amazon Prime, you can start a 30-day Audible trial to claim two free audiobooks of your choice instead of one. 14 Audible is a great option for thrifty book fans Credit: Amazon / Audible For e-books, Amazon Prime members are able to enjoy select books for free through Prime Reading. Advertisement And you can also take advantage of Amazon First Reads to choose one of next month's Kindle books for free too. If you have an iPhone or iPad, you can use Apple Books to check out a load of free ebooks. This includes a load of classics, plus some newer titles too. Spotify members can get involved too. If you have a Premium membership, you get 15 hours of audiobook listening time every single month. FREE PHONE STORAGE Always running out of phone storage? Often the advice is to back up your media to the cloud – but that fills up pretty quickly too. Advertisement Thankfully there are some ways to get free cloud storage. For a start, Apple offers 5GB of cloud storage for free through iCloud. You'll have to pay for extra – but it's at least something. 14 iCloud comes with 5GB of storage for free Credit: Apple Then every Google account comes with 15GB of free storage. You'll be able to use that in Google Drive or Google Photos (but it also pulls from Gmail). So if you want to just store photos and videos, consider setting up a second free Google account to put those there – and keep the storage on your main account for emails. Advertisement Amazon also hosts a cloud storage service that offers up 5GB of free storage. But if you have Amazon Prime, you can bag unlimited storage for photos. That's a pretty generous offer, so consider taking advantage of it for backing up your pics. 14 Google also offers up free cloud storage for your files Credit: Google Microsoft's OneDrive also offers 5GB of free storage with a Microsoft account, and Dropbox Basic gives you 2GB of no-cost storage.
CNET
01-07-2025
- Business
- CNET
You Can Enjoy These 18 Amazon Prime Perks Before Prime Day
If you're an Amazon Prime member, you're probably looking forward to next week's Prime Day deals. You already know you'll get free two-day shipping, but do you know about all the other great perks that fly under the radar? One unexpected benefit: You can actually save money on gas with your Prime subscription. From grocery deals to streaming extras, there's a lot more value packed into your membership than most people realize, and a lot of those discounts can be used beyond Amazon. How to Hack Amazon Prime Day: Shopping and Deals Advice How to Hack Amazon Prime Day: Shopping and Deals Advice Click to unmute Video Player is loading. Play Video Play Skip Backward Skip Forward Next playlist item Unmute Current Time 0:00 / Duration 4:03 Loaded : 4.97% 0:00 Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 4:03 Share Fullscreen This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Opacity Opaque Semi-Transparent Text Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Opacity Opaque Semi-Transparent Transparent Caption Area Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Opacity Transparent Semi-Transparent Opaque Font Size 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 175% 200% 300% 400% Text Edge Style None Raised Depressed Uniform Drop shadow Font Family Proportional Sans-Serif Monospace Sans-Serif Proportional Serif Monospace Serif Casual Script Small Caps Reset Done Close Modal Dialog End of dialog window. Close Modal Dialog This is a modal window. This modal can be closed by pressing the Escape key or activating the close button. Close Modal Dialog This is a modal window. This modal can be closed by pressing the Escape key or activating the close button. How to Hack Amazon Prime Day: Shopping and Deals Advice Sure, a 30-day free trial lets you take advantage of limited-time deals, but it only lets you scratch the surface of all that a membership has to offer. It might surprise you to learn what else you can get by being a Prime member. Below, we're going to break down some of the best perks you may not know about. Spoiler: Some of them are bangers. For more, don't miss out on the best Amazon tech deals and how to get great savings on Amazon right now with coupons. 1. Watch HBO or other premium TV channels without cable You probably know about Prime Video and Amazon Music Prime, but you might not know all the special details. Amazon Prime members have access to a large number of feature-length movies and hit original TV shows like The Boys and The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power, as well as an Amazon Music Prime library featuring 2 million songs and thousands of curated playlists. Prime members can also download movies and TV shows for watching later offline. If a show or movie you want to watch is not included as part of your basic Prime subscription, you can subscribe to premium channels such as HBO, Showtime and Starz for $5 to $15 a month, with no need for cable or satellite service. Music lovers can upgrade to Amazon Music Unlimited to get a library of 90 million songs that can be streamed to multiple devices for $9 a month or $89 a year. 2. Get money back by choosing no-rush shipping If you don't need your purchase to be delivered quickly, you can opt out of two-day or shorter delivery options by selecting "no-rush shipping" and receive your package in about six days. In return for your patience, Amazon will give you rewards. There's no standard for no-rush shipping rewards -- they vary from item to item -- but they generally provide discounts on products and services that you might buy from Amazon. Some common rewards are $1 credits for Amazon digital services like movies, music and ebooks, $3 coupons for Amazon's Happy Belly-branded snacks, $10 to $20 off TV or furniture purchases and $10 to $20 off Amazon Home Services. The value of no-rush shipping will depend on whether you'll use any of the rewards. It might not seem like much, but a few no-rush shipping selections could easily earn you the $3 to $4 you need for a free movie rental from Prime Video. 3. Whole Foods grocery discounts If you're a frequent shopper at Whole Foods, an Amazon Prime membership can reap serious dividends. Prime Member Deals available in physical Whole Foods stores give members discounts of 10% to 20% on selected items marked with blue Amazon stickers. Yellow tags indicate even further savings, usually at least another 10% off an already discounted price. Prime members who scan the Whole Foods Market or Amazon app at checkout get an extra 10% off storewide sales. Prime membership also gives you access to special online deals. 4. Exclusive access to Thursday night NFL football games Prime Video launched its NFL coverage in 2017. Amazon/Screenshot by CNET It's the second year that Amazon Prime has had exclusive rights to air Thursday Night Football, and Prime seems to be killing the game. It received five Sports Emmys nominations for its 2022 coverage and boasts a stacked cast of experts, commentators and former players. If you are a Prime subscriber, you can stream 2023-2024 Thursday Night Football games on Prime Video, NFL +, or Twitch. There is also a Spanish-language broadcast available on Prime Video. TNF pregame coverage begins at 7 p.m. EST each Thursday. 5. Free same-day Amazon Fresh delivery Whole Foods isn't the only grocery option available to Amazon Prime members. Subscribers also have access to the online grocery store Amazon Fresh, which provides free deliveries to some locations. Amazon Fresh has some similar products to Whole Foods but generally focuses on a broader range of groceries and home products at lower prices. Anyone can purchase products from Amazon Fresh, but only Prime members get free same-day delivery. Amazon Fresh also has 44 physical locations that offer special weekly deals for Prime members. 6. Try on clothes and shoes before you buy them It's almost impossible to size clothing correctly online -- to know if it fits, you have to try it on. Prime members get that chance with Amazon's Try Before You Buy service. In specific personal shopping categories like clothes, shoes and accessories, you can order items and keep them for seven days without paying for them. Return what you don't want before the trial week is over, and you'll only pay for the items that you keep. Eligible products are indicated on Amazon with a "Try Before You Buy" icon. Several online reports have indicated a limit of six products for Try Before You Buy, but the Amazon site doesn't specify a maximum. 7. Borrow unlimited books, magazines and comics Amazon Prime members gain access to Prime Reading, a service similar to Kindle Unlimited with a different collection of materials. You can borrow as many books as you like, and many include audible narration, so you can switch back and forth between reading and listening. The electronic downloads don't require a Kindle or Fire device. Amazon First Reads gives Prime members access to editors' selections of early book releases. Anyone with a Prime membership gets one free Kindle book a month, as well as regular discounts on selected titles. 8. Prime-exclusive deals and promos Amazon offers Prime-exclusive deals all-year round on top products meaning you can make back the cost of your membership in savings. For big shopping seasons like Black Friday or Prime Day, there are even more member-only prices to shop. Plus, Prime subscribers often get early access to Lightning Deals. These are sort of like Amazon's version of a fire sale, featuring very low prices for a limited number of products that usually sell out very quickly. The good news for Amazon Prime members is that they get access to these deals earlier than everyone else. The bad news? There are a lot of Amazon Prime members. 9. Exclusive Zappos deals, faster shipping and a test month for running shoes Amazon acquired the online shoe giant Zappos back in 2009, and it now provides a number of benefits for Prime members who link their accounts on Prime members get faster shipping, bonus reward points for shopping and exclusive deals on certain products. Zappos also lets Prime members participate in Runlimited, a 30-day guarantee program for running shoes. 10. Save money on prescription drugs online or at your local pharmacy Prime membership provides a discount card for prescriptions at local pharmacies. Amazon/Screenshot by CNET Amazon Prime Rx Savings program gives Prime members discounts on prescription medicine, whether it's purchased at Amazon Pharmacy or in-store at a physical pharmacy. An Amazon Rx savings card can be printed out or saved digitally and used for discounts at more than 60,000 participating pharmacies, including CVS, Walgreens and Rite Aid. Amazon says that members can save up to 80% on common prescription drugs using Prime Rx, but it's important to note that Amazon's Prime Rx savings program does not work with health insurance. You'll need to be sure that any savings you get from the program are more than you'd get from insurance coverage. For more about Amazon Prime, learn about what to expect from this year's back-to-school deals. 11. Access to Prime Gaming Prime Gaming is a fun feature that is included with both Amazon Prime and Prime Video. Eligible subscribers are able to download content in-game for their favorite games, free games and even a free monthly Twitch channel subscription. Prime Gaming is included with annual and monthly Prime subscriptions, Prime Student subscriptions, Amazon Prime free trials, and Prime Video memberships. It's important to note that only one member per household may claim an offer, and if you have a Prime Video monthly free trial you will be unable to claim a free Twitch subscription. If you are using a free trial of Student Prime, your free Twitch membership will expire when your free trial expires. 12. One Medical membership discounts One Medical is a membership-based health service that provides primary in-person and virtual health care. Its concierge-like medical service is designed to allow members to easily schedule appointments and care using the company's mobile app or website. Amazon acquired One Medical in February and is now offering a major discount for Prime members. Instead of the usual price of $199 a year, Amazon Prime members can subscribe for $99 a year, or $9 per month. To activate the discount, Prime members should visit this page. Existing One Medical subscribers who are Prime members can also take advantage of the discount starting with their next payment. 13. Unlimited photo storage with Amazon Photos With a subscription to Amazon Prime, you can store unlimited photos and 5GB of video on Amazon Photos. Without Amazon Prime, you're limited to a total of 5GB of videos and photos total. You can view or share your photos and videos on Amazon Photos using the iOS or Android app, or on a computer with the desktop or web app. Your photo and video files are both fully encrypted, so they're only visible to people with whom you intentionally share them. 14. Get discounts on Shutterfly Amazon has partnered with photography company Shutterfly to offer Prime members 45% off most regular-priced products. Shoppers can also get free shipping on orders of $35 or more. To get the discount, you'll have to link your Shutterfly and Amazon accounts. If you store your photos with Amazon, you can now access your Amazon Photos directly from Shutterfly. This makes it extra convenient for Prime members to share images from their extensive photo library. 15. Get a Grubhub Plus membership for free Don't feel like cooking tonight? There's a perk for that, too. When Amazon announced it would offer Grubhub Plus free for a year in 2022, it was a solid, but temporary, perk added to Prime. In 2023, Prime members were treated to another free year. For 2024, instead of renewing the food delivery service's premium membership again for another year, Grubhub Plus became a permanent Amazon Prime perk. Grubhub Plus typically costs $9.99 a month, and provides unlimited free delivery for all orders over $12 in over 4,000 cities nationwide. 16. Save on Amazon Kids Plus If you have Amazon Prime, you also get access to discounted Amazon Kids Plus. The subscription service features a wide range of ad-free content, including books, games and videos for children ages 3 to 12. Parents can limit the amount of screen time available to their children and manage up to four profiles on iOS and Android. The Amazon Kids Plus subscription is normally $79 a year, but Prime members can get it for $48 a year. 17. Get your package delivered on the day you want it with Amazon Day If none of the usual delivery dates work for you, you have one additional option as a Prime member. Amazon Day is a free perk that lets you schedule your packages to arrive on your day of choice. Next time you're on vacation, you don't have to arrange for the neighbors to help you bring in your boxes, and you won't have to worry about porch pirates stealing your delivery on days when you're not home. Amazon Day is also a great option to cut down on the number of boxes for your packages, since you can schedule multiple purchases to arrive as a single delivery. 18. Save money on gas Do you spend several hours each week driving to and from work? If you're an Amazon Prime member living in the US, your dollar will now stretch a little farther at the gas pump. You can save 10 cents per gallon at BP, Amoco and AM/PM gas stations -- there are about 7,000 locations across the 50 states. Amazon estimates that this perk will save the average American nearly $70 per year. From July 3-6, you can save even more: Prime members can get $1 off per gallon for a one-time fill-up. The offer is only available if your Prime membership is linked to an earnify™ account, which is free to create. To get the full 10-cent-per-gallon discount, Prime members must link an earnify™ account to their Prime account. You can use the earnify™ app to find stations, then simply go to the pump and input your phone number or linked payment method for instant savings. (Using the earnify™ app is optional -- it just needs to be linked to your Prime account). For more, check out these Amazon deals on tech and home goods and tips for getting the best Amazon deals.
Scottish Sun
30-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Four tips to save on your monthly music streaming subscription
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) STREAMING means you can listen to your favourite music whenever you like. But a premium subscription can take a chunk out of your monthly budget. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 8 We have four tips to save on your monthly music streaming subscription Credit: Getty Here's how to save . . . CHECK SUBSCRIPTIONS: If you are already signed up to Amazon Prime, you may not realise you can access Amazon Music Prime as part of your membership. This allows you to create playlists and stream songs and podcasts from a vast catalogue without additional cost. ACCEPT ADS: Spotify is one of the biggest music streaming platforms. You can open an account for free if you don't mind hearing ads periodically between tracks. It's a similar set-up with Amazon Music, you can open a free account and listen to tracks, if you can live with ads. FREE TRIAL: Take advantage of offers to stream music on no-advert plans. You can set up an Amazon Music Unlimited account on a free 30-day trial. Set a calendar reminder to cancel before the free period ends to avoid a charge. If you buy selected Apple products such as iPhones, you can claim a free three-month trial of Apple Music, which also allows you to set up playlists and play music from a huge catalogue. Secret ways to cut costs of your streaming subscriptions Spotify premium allows you to download music so you can listen offline, as well as listening without ads and you won't have to shuffle songs as you do on the free plan. The upgrade typically costs £11.99 a month but you can enjoy three months for free if you sign up before May 19. Or if you have had Premium before, you can get two months for £5.99 before it reverts back to £11.99 a month. TEAM UP: If you live with a friend or family member who wants to stream music, check if you can get a discount. For example, if you live at the same address with a friend or family member you can get a Spotify duo account for £16.99 a month, working out at just under £7 each. 8 A premium music subscription can take a chunk out of your monthly budget Credit: Getty All prices on page correct at time of going to press. Deals and offers subject to availability Deal of the day 8 This Weber charcoal barbecue is down from £119 to £89 at Currys Credit: Supplied GET set for garden entertaining with this Weber charcoal barbecue down from £119 to £89 at Currys. SAVE: £30 Cheap treat 8 This Coolmax blend nightshirt is £10 from Tu at Sainsbury's Credit: Supplied STAY comfy at night in the warmer weather with this Coolmax blend nightshirt, £10, from Tu at Sainsbury's. What's new? HEINZ has launched a new take on its ketchup with this sweet sriracha flavour, £3.39, available at Asda and Morrisons from this week. Top swap 8 This No7 instant cooling mist is £13.45 from Boots Credit: Supplied 8 This Menopause skincare hydro mist is £2.49 from B&M Credit: Supplied MANAGE flushed skin in an instant with No7 instant cooling mist, £13.45 from Boots. Or try Menopause skincare hydro mist, below, £2.49 from B&M for a similar effect. SAVE: £10.96 Little helper BIG test or exam coming up? Help information sink in with these study flash cards, £2.50, from Flying Tiger. Shop & Save 8 Get Johnstone's soft sheen paint in selected shades for £10.99 at Wilko Credit: Supplied GIVE your walls a refresh with Johnstone's soft sheen paint in selected shades, down from £14.99 to £10.99 at Wilko. SAVE: £4 Hot Right Now PICK up three packs of seafood for £10 with a Morrisons More card, saving up to £3.50. Options include salmon and sea bass fillets. PLAY NOW TO WIN £200 8 Join thousands of readers taking part in The Sun Raffle JOIN thousands of readers taking part in The Sun Raffle. Every month we're giving away £100 to 250 lucky readers - whether you're saving up or just in need of some extra cash, The Sun could have you covered. Every Sun Savers code entered equals one Raffle ticket. The more codes you enter, the mor
The Sun
30-04-2025
- Business
- The Sun
Four tips to save on your monthly music streaming subscription
Sun Savers Published: Invalid Date, STREAMING means you can listen to your favourite music whenever you like. But a premium subscription can take a chunk out of your monthly budget. 8 Here's how to save . . . CHECK SUBSCRIPTIONS: If you are already signed up to Amazon Prime, you may not realise you can access Amazon Music Prime as part of your membership. This allows you to create playlists and stream songs and podcasts from a vast catalogue without additional cost. ACCEPT ADS: Spotify is one of the biggest music streaming platforms. You can open an account for free if you don't mind hearing ads periodically between tracks. It's a similar set-up with Amazon Music, you can open a free account and listen to tracks, if you can live with ads. FREE TRIAL: Take advantage of offers to stream music on no-advert plans. You can set up an Amazon Music Unlimited account on a free 30-day trial. Set a calendar reminder to cancel before the free period ends to avoid a charge. If you buy selected Apple products such as iPhones, you can claim a free three-month trial of Apple Music, which also allows you to set up playlists and play music from a huge catalogue. Secret ways to cut costs of your streaming subscriptions Spotify premium allows you to download music so you can listen offline, as well as listening without ads and you won't have to shuffle songs as you do on the free plan. The upgrade typically costs £11.99 a month but you can enjoy three months for free if you sign up before May 19. Or if you have had Premium before, you can get two months for £5.99 before it reverts back to £11.99 a month. TEAM UP: If you live with a friend or family member who wants to stream music, check if you can get a discount. For example, if you live at the same address with a friend or family member you can get a Spotify duo account for £16.99 a month, working out at just under £7 each. 8 All prices on page correct at time of going to press. Deals and offers subject to availability Deal of the day GET set for garden entertaining with this Weber charcoal barbecue down from £119 to £89 at Currys. SAVE: £30 Cheap treat 8 STAY comfy at night in the warmer weather with this Coolmax blend nightshirt, £10, from Tu at Sainsbury's. Top swap MANAGE flushed skin in an instant with No7 instant cooling mist, £13.45 from Boots. Or try Menopause skincare hydro mist, below, £2.49 from B&M for a similar effect. Shop & Save 8 GIVE your walls a refresh with Johnstone's soft sheen paint in selected shades, down from £14.99 to £10.99 at Wilko. Hot Right Now PICK up three packs of seafood for £10 with a Morrisons More card, saving up to £3.50. Options include salmon and sea bass fillets. PLAY NOW TO WIN £200 8 JOIN thousands of readers taking part in The Sun Raffle. Every month we're giving away £100 to 250 lucky readers - whether you're saving up or just in need of some extra cash, The Sun could have you covered. Every Sun Savers code entered equals one Raffle ticket. The more codes you enter, the mor
