Apple Considers On-Demand Music Streaming, iTunes App for Android
The growth of streaming services and Android have impacted iTunes sales, which show double-digit declines in the U.S.
As download music sales deteriorate and revenue from streaming services grow, Apple is considering an on-demand streaming service that would rival Spotify and Beats Music. Billboard.com reported yesterday:
“They are feeling out some people at labels on thoughts about transitioning its customers from iTunes proper to a streaming service,” says one major label source. “So when you buy a song for $1.29, and you put it in your library, iTunes might send an e-mail pointing out that for a total of, say, $8 a month you can access that song plus all the music in the iTunes store.
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