Amber Neely
Sonos is now offering a premium subscription service in Sonos Radio HD that hosts a catalog of curated and original radio stations, free of ads, all in a higher bit-rate than the free service.
Sonos has launched Sonos Radio HD, a new subscription service allows users to stream high-definition, lossless CD-quality audio without advertisements while accessing exclusive content not available anywhere else. The new service features curated radio stations that feature a mix of fan favorites, deep cuts, throwbacks, and exclusive content.
The new content kicks off with newly launched "Songteller Radio," created in collaboration with country music star Dolly Parton. Songteller Radio will focus on Dolly Parton's greatest hits, favorite artists, and exclusive commentary on songs and moments in the artist's career. New artist-curated stations will be regularly added, including five new stations in early 2021.
Sonos Radio HD will give fans a chance to explore undiscovered gems in favorite genres with stations featuring curators, expert DJs, and music critics.
A new "soundtracks for home" category is also premiering to Sonos Radio HD. These stations will serve as a way to promote mindfulness while cooking, working, and relaxing, with stations like "The Inner Now," "Chill Beats," and "Mellow Morning."
Also included are six new sleep stations, including white noise, pink noise, brown noise, rain, rainforest, and piano soundscapes. Listeners can enjoy loop-free, ad-free music to fall asleep to, and choose to set an alarm from within the Sonos App.
Customers in the U.S. and U.K can subscribe to Sonos Radio HD on Sonos' website for $7.99 a month, with additional countries added later. All customers get a one month free trial of the service.
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8 Comments
Poor Sonos. I think they are really struggling to generate ongoing revenue, their business model hasnt been working for them for a long time.
Do they not even have a mobile app for the music? 7.99 for speaker music only? Gee.
Love their products - i have the beam and 3 or 4 other speakers but honestly; i think it would be best all round if Apple bought Sonos. In fact, I dont know why they haven't.
Music is one of the last of the Music Streaming Services to not offer HiRes audio- it is only a matter of time...
With Airpod Studios on the horizon, Music will announce it's entry into HiRes music.
I like my sonos but what in the world are they thinking! $7.99 for RADIO stations when i can get apple music, Spotify, Pandora etc.. with access 99% all songs in the world when ever I want them, along with curated plays lists and radio stations? Maybe for $20 year or $1.99 a month but even then it would be a stretch.
Hmmm...High Def rain and white noise? Does it really make a difference?
Why? Do we need another music service, really? I like my Sonos speakers, but when They started with their crap about obsoleting the old ones, I’ve vowed never to buy another Sonos products, I have three HomePod‘s now and I love them, my Sonos speakers are relegated to the garage. They made all sorts of promises to keep up with airplay, but they screwed us, so screw them.