Summary
Apple Music is a subscription-based music streaming service offering access to over 100 million songs, ad-free listening, spatial audio, lossless audio, exclusive content, and features like Apple Music Sing and collaborative playlists. It also includes a dedicated app for classical music and is available across various devices.
Features0/13
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PricingTiered
See allStudent
- 100 million songs and 30,000+ expert-curated playlists
- Request any track, album, playlist, or station via Siri
- Free trial
- Ad-free music streaming
- Original shows, concerts, exclusives, live and on-demand radio stations
- Available on Apple devices
- Apple Music Classical app
- Available on other supported devices
- Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos
- Full catalog in lossless audio
- Apple Music Sing with beat-by-beat lyrics and adjustable vocals
- Download 100,000 songs to library, access from any device, listen online or off
- See what friends are listening to
- Includes Apple TV+
- Student status verification required
- Pricing for up to 4 years as long as student status is maintained, then converts to individual price
Individual
- 100 million songs and 30,000+ expert-curated playlists
- Request any track, album, playlist, or station via Siri
- Free trial
- Ad-free music streaming
- Original shows, concerts, exclusives, live and on-demand radio stations
- Available on Apple devices
- Apple Music Classical app
- Available on other supported devices
- Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos
- Full catalog in lossless audio
- Apple Music Sing with beat-by-beat lyrics and adjustable vocals
- Download 100,000 songs to library, access from any device, listen online or off
- See what friends are listening to
Family
- 100 million songs and 30,000+ expert-curated playlists
- Request any track, album, playlist, or station via Siri
- Free trial
- Ad-free music streaming
- Original shows, concerts, exclusives, live and on-demand radio stations
- Available on Apple devices
- Apple Music Classical app
- Available on other supported devices
- Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos
- Full catalog in lossless audio
- Apple Music Sing with beat-by-beat lyrics and adjustable vocals
- Download 100,000 songs to library, access from any device, listen online or off
- See what friends are listening to
- Unlimited access for up to six people
- Personal music library for each family member
- Personalized recommendations for each family member
Rationale
Apple Music is a music streaming service, which is fundamentally different from an online publishing platform for written content. None of the 'must-have' features for a content publishing platform (rich text editor, distribution/recommendation engine for written content, membership monetization for writers, reader engagement metrics for articles, community feedback for stories) are present in Apple Music. While both involve content distribution and monetization, the nature of the content (music vs. written articles) and the specific features required for each are distinct.
