Apple to Close Beats Music, Focus on Apple Music
Apple plans to kill off the Beats Music service on Nov. 30 in order to concentrate on its new streaming platform Apple Music.
Beats Music will continue as normal until the end of the month, when Apple will cancel all subscriptions, CNet reports. Beats Music's website announced the move on Thursday.
Thankfully, Beats One subscribers will not lose all of their preferences and song choices once the service goes offline. Apple is encouraging these users to migrate over to Apple Music, allowing them to keep all of their settings, song likes and dislikes.
"All the pros that curated music for you are still crafting more amazing experiences," Apple said in the announcement. "Plus, on Apple Music, you'll get even better recommendations based on music you already listen to and love, 24/7 global radio with Beats 1, exciting material from your favorite artist, and more."
Apple Music was first introduced less than six months ago. Apple wants the platform to become the preferred way that Apple owners will find and play music on their devices. Like Beats Music, Apple Music is offered for $10 per month.
Apple acquired Beats, a company owned by Dr. Dre that makes headphones and provides the Beats Music service, back in 2014 for $3 billion.
Apple Music is something very different for Apple, since the company resisted the streaming music model in the past and preferred to charge users on a pay-per-song basis.
Apple Music is still available on a three-month free trial to new users. 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.
Apple Music already has 6.5 million paying subscribers, far behind rival Spotify at 25 million paid members.
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