Pandora for Kindle Fire HD
The Pandora Radio app allows users to enter song titles / artists and then have various Pandora "stations" play back music similar to the user's tastes. Users often find new artists and genres to listen to that they might not have been aware. The Pandora library comprises almost a million songs. Listeners can rate how well they liked the songs that Pandora plays for them, which allows Pandora to refine the user's musical selections. Users can purchase songs / entire albums while they are listening, can bookmark songs as well as create their own personalized radio stations right from their Kindle tablet. The free app is supported by ads.
Spotify for Kindle
The Spotify app allows users to stream music directly from their Kindle Fire HD tablet while searching for particular musical interests using song titles, artists, album title, record label or genre. Upon initiation of a Spotify account, a free six month subscription is authorized and provides the user with unlimited access during that time. At the end of the trial period, music play is restricted to ten hours per month, and only roughly two and a half hours per week. During those ten hours the listener is subjected to ads. An unlimited listening subscription is available, allowing users access to music whenever they choose, without ads. The premium Spotify service allows people to stream music at a higher bit rate without any ads. Download this app for free at Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Spotify-Kindle-Tablet-Edition/dp/B008RBZA4A/
TuneIn Radio
This app pulls in lots of radio stations from all around the globe as well as internet stations. This radio app scours every continent on the planet and finds all kinds of radio programs (music, sports, news, current events). In total, TuneIn offers more than 50,000 radio stations and 1.2 million on-demand streams. Sure, the Pandora App is great for discovering new music, but TuneIn streams not only music stations, but talk radio as well. The TuneIn Radio Pro app allows users to record any of the station's radio programs, kind of like a Kindle DVR for radio. This makes it convenient to play the programs back at a later time. One caveat: change the Apps settings so that it does not enable shake mode for changing the stations. Otherwise you’ll be activating your Kindle HD at odd times. Standard Download of this app is available for free at Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/TuneIn-Radio/dp/B004GYY714/ The Pro App Costs $.99.
Slacker Radio
Slacker is an ad supported radio app allowing listeners to appreciate music the song lists of some of the world's most best DJs. It’s kind of a toss up whether people will like this service better than Pandora. But while the service is good, the Kindle Fire version of the Slacker Radio app is plagued with buffering and connectivity problems. So, sadly, until these issues get resolved, I recommend sticking with Pandora. You can download the free app to test it out yourself: http://www.amazon.com/Slacker-Inc-Radio/dp/B004SV7744/
