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Added on the 08/06/2015 17:33:05 - Copyright : Wochit
Apple Inc's new music streaming service has been endorsed by the Worldwide Independent Network, an association for independent musicians, two days after the company reversed its decision of not paying musicians during a three-month trial. The endorsement follows a Billboard magazine report that independent music rights holders Beggars Group and Merlin Network signed royalty deals with Apple. Apple's decision of not paying musicians had became a lightning rod for criticism in the music community.
Google Play Music has launched a free, ad-supported version of its streaming service that allows users to browse a massive library of 30 million songs and listen to curated playlists for many occasions. The service is currently available online and as an app for iOS and Android devices. Google has been offering an ad-free subscription version of Google Play Music for some time, allowing listeners to take their music offline and use background features for music videos on YouTube.
Apple Music won't be available for another week but music listeners now have a new free streaming service to consider: Google's Play Music. The company added a free tier to its service on the web and on its iOS and Android apps, Google announced Tuesday. Like other streaming services that offer a free version, Google' new tier for Play Music is ad-supported on the web and its mobile apps. Rather than an on-demand model like Spotify, Google's new free offering will focus on a selection of curated stations, based around genres, moods, activities or specific albums and songs.
HBO Max, the new subscription-based movie streaming service, is now available for $14.99 per month. The Warnermedia streaming service is offering a 20% discount for new and returning members if you prepay 6 months. HBO Max will give subscribers access to everything on HBO, as well as new exclusive series. According to Business Insider, the streaming service will also include hundreds of movies and TV shows. Warner Bros. will also be releasing its entire 2021 roster of movies on HBO Max at the same time the films premiere in theaters. The 2021 releases will include potential blockbusters like Dune and the newest installment in the Matrix franchise.