Compared to other streaming services, the family account is a great deal. Before Apple Music’s launch, Apple executives may have tried to eliminate Spotify’s free streaming ride by talking up those in the music industry. A rollout is expected in 2015, according to Music Ally, initially at the same rates that YouTube offers.
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Finally, the section called My Music is where you’ll find your local music, which can be added to playlists along with the subscription music.
Facing competition for Apple Music, Spotify is trying to improve its position by holding onto iOS subscribers who may be tempted to switch to the “cheaper” Apple Music. Its app climbed to the ninth-most-popular spot in the USA iTunes store and stayed there for five consecutive days – according to Bloomberg, that’s something it hadn’t managed for a single day since December 2013, let alone five full days. Apple charges an extra 30% on all payments going through iTunes, meaning a Premium subscription that should cost $9.99 per month becomes $12.99 per month when going through the App Store. But since Apple Music supports AAC, the 256 kbps quality is enough to provide clear, crisp sounds. Try and listen on your PC and smartphone at the same time and one of them will stop playing.
Apple Music comes with the “For You” music discover feature which can recommend songs based on the genre and artists that the users picked when registering with the music service provider.
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Wednesday’s report from Music Ally had claimed Facebook planned to introduce music videos as part of its planned video expansion. Open up iTunes, and click your name in the top right hand corner (to the left of the search bar). It could tout its sharing capabilities as an advantage that would allow users to see what their friends are listening to, and perhaps use its reams of personal data to make better music recommendations.
