Apple Music
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| Opened | June 30, 2015 |
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| Owner | Apple Inc. |
| Pricing model | $9.99 / single license $14.99 / family license $4.99 / student license |
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| Trial | 3 months |
| Availability | Widely in the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Oceania, and in parts of Africa and the Middle East |
| Website | apple |
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| City | Los Angeles New York City London |
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| Broadcast area | Over 100 countries on devices running iOS, tvOS, watchOS, Android, macOS, and Windows |
| Slogan | Worldwide. Always on. |
| First air date | June 30, 2015 |
| Format | Internet Radio, Streaming Media |
| Owner | Apple Inc. |
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Apple Music is a music-streaming service, developed by Apple Inc. Users select music to stream to their device on-demand, or they can listen to existing, curated playlists. The service also includes the Internet radio station Beats 1, that broadcasts live to over 100 countries 24 hours a day, and the blog platform Connect, that allows artists to share their posts, photos, videos, and tracks with subscribers. Apple Music provides music recommendations based on a user's taste, and the iOS application is integrated with Siri voice commands. The service was announced on June 8, 2015, and launched on June 30, in over 100 countries worldwide. New subscribers get a 3-month free trial before the service becomes paid-only.
As of December 2016, Apple Music has more than 20 million paying subscribers.
Apple sent out a press release on June 8, 2015, that their music streaming service, Apple Music, would launch worldwide on June 30. The press release included details on the service's features; Apple Music, which lets users to select music to stream to their device on-demand or use an already-existing playlist curated by "music experts"; Beats 1, the service's 24-hour radio station led by DJ Zane Lowe that broadcasts in over 100 countries; and Connect, which allows artists to share "lyrics, backstage photos, videos or even release their latest song directly to fans directly from their iPhone". The press release also contained information on pricing and availability; starting June 30, "music fans around the world are invited to a 3-month free membership", after which the service will have a monthly subscription cost, which, for individual plans in the United States and Canada's Price is set to $9.99, Australia's Price $11.99, UK's Price £9.99, Europe's Price €9.99 and for family plans US $14.99, Australia's Price $17.99, UK's Price £14.99, Europe's Price €14.99, of up to 6 people.
The Apple Music app has several tabs. "Library" shows the user's music collection, with options to view songs by "Playlists", "Artists", "Albums", "Songs", or "Downloaded Music". The tab also shows music recently added to the library. The "For You" section recommends music for the user. Human expert selections supplement the algorithmic curation. "Browse" shows new album releases from popular artists, as well as different categories, including "New Music", "Curated Playlists", "Videos", "Top Charts", and "Genres". The "Radio" tab incorporates some aspects of iTunes Radio, such as ad-supported stations that play genre-specific or artist-related music, depending on the user's preferences. The "Search" tab features a search box, as well as a list of recent user searches and overall trending searches happening on the service.
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