iTunes Radio will no longer be free, as of January 28. In an email to customers, Apple said that the Pandora-like service will only be available for Apple Music donors, which costs $9.99 per month.Apple has disclosed that it will begin charging for its iTunes Radio service from this month's end. Launched back in 2013 alongside the iOS 7 and available only in the US and Australia, the service has been free (ad-supported) all this while
Apple, which first determine compact MP3 listening with its iPods, has been vying to remain a top competitor in the digital music space. Its $3 billion acquisition of Dr. Dre’s Beats Electronics in 2014, illustrated this push.
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The purchase brought famed record producer Jimmy Iovine on board, who has been involved with developing Apple’s new music drives.