There will also be a family plan providing service for up to six family members available for $14.99 per month, undercutting the competition. Starting on June 30, Apple Music users can get a 3-month free membership, after which a $9.99 per month subscription fee will apply.
Surely there is some smart software behind the scenes, but both services boast they have a human touch when it comes to serving up expert curated playlists.
The bottom line: Expect each service to have their own exclusives from time to time. Taylor Swift famously pulled her music from Spotify last year over concerns that writers, producers and artists were not fairly compensated. Catalogīoth have tens of millions of songs, but there will be some differentiation. Earphones are seen on a tablet screen with a Spotify logo on it in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Feb.
