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Apple reportedly looking to lower cost of music streaming

<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><a href='http://www.imore.com/apple-reportedly-looking-lower-cost-music-streaming' title="Apple reportedly looking to lower cost of music streaming"><img src='http://www.imore.com/sites/imore.com/files/styles/large_wm_brw/public/field/image/2014/05/beats_music_sentence_iphone_ipad_hero.jpg?itok=HSoxgQ6J' />[/url]</p> <p>Apple may be looking to make your Beats Music (http://www.imore.com/beats-music-iphone-ipad) a little less expensive. Apple is apparently in early talks with major record labels about lowering streaming costs. Additionally, new features that would eventually make their way to a revamped Beats Music service might also be on the table, according to Re/code (http://recode.net/2014/10/02/apple-asks-the-music-labels-for-a-price-cut-on-streaming-subscriptions/):</p> <!--break-->

<p>Sources say Apple is talking to the big music labels about a new set of rights and features it would like to include in a revamped version of the Beats Music service it bought earlier this year. Among the things Apple wants is a new pricing structure that would allow it to sell the service for less than the $10 level it's at now.</p>

<p>It currently costs $9.99 per month, or $99.99 per year to stream unlimited music from Beats Music, as well as competitors like Spotify (http://www.imore.com/spotify-iphone-ipad) and Rdio (http://www.imore.com/rdio-iphone-ipad).</p> <p>Do you currently subscribe to Beats, or another streaming service, and how much would you like to see the price for these services drop? Let us know in the comments.</p> <p>Source: Re/code (http://recode.net/2014/10/02/apple-asks-the-music-labels-for-a-price-cut-on-streaming-subscriptions/)</p> </div></div></div><div id="comment-wrapper-nid-27445"></div><img width='1' height='1' src='http://tipb.com.feedsportal.com/c/33998/f/616881/s/3f16b47e/sc/28/mf.gif' border='0'/><br clear='all'/>

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