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The media player, launched in by Steve Jobs, made it easier for users to legally access music for as low as 99 cents per song for years on iPods and iPhones. At the time, the music industry was struggling with illegal downloads and file-sharing sites.
The platform went on to include TV shows and movies, and eventually came out with an algorithm that could build user-preference based playlists.
Currently, Apple Music users can listen to songs they may have already bought from iTunes, so there’s no incentive to do both. Instead, Apple will launch three new separate apps to replace iTunes: Music, TV and Podcasts.
iTunes has become less of a power player in recent years, with the rise of streaming services like Spotify SPOT, , Pandora SIRI and Google Music GOOG, . Most services will let users have a free trial instead of individually buying songs, which can cost an average of $ on iTunes, and then start to pay around $10 per month for a variety of songs without ad interruptions.
Apple Music offers users a three-month free trial, and after that it’s $ a month (or $15 for up to six family members). The music and video streaming service boasts more than 50 million paying subscribers, who get access to more than 45 million songs.
Apple Music occasionally has exclusive early music releases, like Drake and Future’s surprise album release in , and lets users search for songs by typing in lyrics if they can’t remember the title.
The music industry, including album and concert sales, streaming and downloads, grew % to nearly $10 billion in , thanks to the explosion of streaming services. Downloads, meanwhile, fell 26% to $ billion compared to $ billion in
Here are some of the cheapest and easiest ways for music lovers to get their fix now:
Spotify
Price: Free with adds. Users can listen to as many songs as they want on demand for free via a computer or the Spotify app, but you must be willing to put up with a few pesky ads every few songs. A premium subscription costs $10 per month per one user, or $15 per month for up to six family members. Users can test out Spotify Premium for 99 cents for three months.
What you get: Free subscribers and Premium members get access to more than 35 million songs, plus access to podcasts and audiobooks. Free members can travel abroad with their music for up to 14 days, while Premium members get unlimited access anywhere and can listen without an internet connection, unlike free members.
Google Play Music
Price: Free for 30 days. $ per month or $ for a family account with up to six members.
What you get: Google Play Music operates as a streaming music service that lets you store and stream your entire music library of up to 50, songs. Users can also stream 30 million songs on tap. Rather than playlists, which have a limited number of songs, Google Play curates radio stations with endless tunes.
Pandora
Price: Streaming Pandora’s radio service is completely free with ads. Pandora Plus is $ per month/$ per year without ads.
What you get: Users can create up to radio stations based on their favorite albums, songs or artists. Advertisements are limited to six song skips per hour per station, enabling users to bypass a song they don’t like. Listeners can rate music by giving it a “thumbs up” or “thumbs down.” Pandora Plus ($ per month) is an ad-free subscription service that lets users replay tracks, listen to four radio stations offline, and get higher quality audio.
Amazon Music Unlimited and Prime Music
Price: Amazon Music Unlimited AMZN, gives users access to 50 million songs, and a free day trial. After that, it’s $ a month. Amazon Prime members, who pay $ for the year, can get access to Amazon Music Unlimited for an additional $8 per month.
What you get: Both options are ad-free, and users get thousands of hand-picked playlists, personalized stations and if you have a speaker like the Amazon Alexa, you can call out songs you want to hear.
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