Apple Beats Music To Shut Down On Nov.30; Apple Music Launched An Android Beta Version?
Apple to shutdown Beats Music on Nov.30.
An announcement was posted on Thursday in a site that Beats Music will be terminated by Apple. Starting on Nov.30 all subscriptions to Beats Music will be cancelled but Apple suggests users to migrate to Apple Music.
"All the pros that curated music for you are still crafting more amazing experiences," a statement reported by CNET. "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," the statement continued.
In migrating to Apple Music, a user needs to log in using an existing Beats Music account and choose from an individual membership that costs $9.99 or a family membership for $14.99 good for a month. The Apple streaming service offers music from iTunes and an online catalog that includes over 30 million of music titles.
It was first reported that Apple bought Beats Music in May 2014 for $3 million. The Beats Music engineers were reassigned to other Apple products like, iTunes just four months after the deal, according to PC Magazine.
Beats has three major elements for their company, which are Beats Music, Beats Executive and Beats speakers and headphones. The latter are still available to purchase through the Apple Store. Beats will sell new speakers that have a Lightning port will start rolling out soon.
Former Beats executives Dr. Dre, Jimmy Lovine and Trent Reznor were the ones who dealt with music labels for the launch of Apple Music. The music-streaming app's foundation was based from the Beats Music software, according to TechCrunch.
Apple's streaming service was launched in June, currently has 6.5 million paying subscribers and 8.5 million that are under free trial. Apple also recently launched a beta version of Apple Music for Android Devices, according to CNET.
