All existing Beats Music subscriptions will be canceled at that time, with any remaining customers being encouraged to switch over to Apple Music.
Advertisement
Google announced today the release of a new YouTube Music app available for Android and iOS.
YouTube Music promises to offer a “completely new type of experience”, specially created to allow users to discover their favorite music on YouTube much easier.
Now though, a new support document details what Beats Music subscribers need to do in order to keep their playlists while moving over to Apple’s in-house streaming service.
If you do it’ll allow you to take picks and preferences over to Apple Music. “Just this month, Adele’s “Hello” became the fastest rising video of the year on YouTube, while also breaking the record for first week download sales”.
Apple Music offers a three-month free trial to any newcomers, but after that, it’s $10 a month for individuals and $15 a month for families of up to six people. Beats Music’s service was a minor player in the streaming music industry when Apple folded its curation and playlist generation technology into Apple Music.
Apple bought Beats Music back in April of 2014 for $3 billion and relaunched it in June 2015.
Apple Music, Spotify, iTunes and Pandora have another competitor to welcome to the music streaming space as YouTube launches its own music app, the aptly titled YouTube Music.
Advertisement
Apple Music now has over 6.5 million paid subscribers. Users have the option of subscribing to a free ad-supported version, or alternatively users can pay for an ad-free version by signing up to YouTube Red. The service is similar to Beats Music, including recommended songs, a 24-hour radio station called Beats 1, and a social feature that connects listeners to artists called Connect.
