Apple Is Officially Spotify's Newest, Biggest Competitor

After months of speculation, Apple officially entered the music subscription market with the debut of Apple Music. Built in part on the guts of the Beats Music streaming service Apple acquired in 2014, the new service will offer a Spotify-style on-demand music library alongside human-curated Internet radio and playlists. Apple's new music streaming service will be available on June 30 in iOS 8.4 with the subscription component costing the standard industry rate of $10 per month (or $15 for a family plan). Its new radio feature will be anchored by a global radio station called Beats One, which will be DJed by well-known personalities like Zane Lowe, a veteran of the BBC that Apple poached earlier in 2015.