Amazon Music adds behind-the-scenes trivia for songs with new X-Ray features
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Amazon is adding new X-Ray features to its music streaming service, which let you see extra pieces of trivia about the music youâre listening to. The feature is available in the US and UK across âtens of millionsâ of songs, and Amazon says itâs looking to expand this list over time.
X-Ray isnât an entirely new feature for Amazon. Itâs already available on the companyâs Prime Video streaming service where it shows information like which actors are in a current scene, and itâs previously been able to show real-time lyrics for songs in Amazon Music. Whatâs new are the additional pieces of trivia the feature now shows about tracks. These range from interesting tidbits about an artistâs backstory to more perfunctory information about when a…