One
of the main reasons Apple was able to eventually make the deals with
music publishers to create Apple Music was that Apple promised there
would be no free version of the on-demand service, like there is on
competitors like Spotify, so record companies could be assured a certain
amount of revenue. For a while, Apple let that idea slide a bit (to get
people hooked, as good companies do), but now iTunes Radio is no longer
free.
iTunes Radio was the holdout, offering
ad-supported streams to users, because the service had been in place
since 2013. However, iTunes Radio no longer offers a "free",
ad-supported version of the service, and if you want to still have
access to those streams, you will have to pay the Apple Music
subscription fee. Apple Music's Beats 1 will now be the only "premier
free broadcast" offered, because that service is not on-demand.
Of course, if you like having on-demand radio mixes,
this doesn't mean you need to start paying for Apple Music. There are
still plenty of options to get you what you want. Spotify and Pandora
still offer on-demand radio mixes based on a song or artist that you're
feeling at the moment. And, Google Play Music offers free on-demand
radio not only based on a song or artist, but based on your mood or what
you're doing.
source: AppleInsider
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