For example, a customer purchasing a $10 album may be encouraged by Apple to subscribe to the music service instead.Īpple has not yet closed deals with Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, or Warner Music Group, but the negotiations are expected to be completed in the near future. who do not have access to Pandora will use the radio service and later subscribe to Apple's streaming music service.Īccording to The Wall Street Journal's sources, Apple is fully prepared to cannibalize its iTunes music downloads with its new streaming service and it plans to promote it heavily to iTunes customers. Apple is hoping that users outside the U.S. The radio push is said to be aimed primarily at users who are not located in the United States, and has been rumored earlier, Apple has plans to debut its streaming music service and iTunes Radio in multiple countries around the world. Apple has made several hires for iTunes Radio, most notably snatching DJ Zane Lowe from BBC Radio in February. As has been rumored, iTunes Radio will be gaining new channels created by and hosted by DJs. Rather than offering its music catalog for free, Apple will supplement its upcoming streaming music service with free music available through iTunes Radio.

Apple's Beats-based streaming music service will not include a free listening tier like Spotify, but it will include unlimited on-demand streaming for $10 per month. Apple's much-rumored streaming music service is set to debut at the Worldwide Developers Conference on June 8 alongside a revamped iTunes Radio, The Wall Street Journal confirmed today.

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