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# Roundup Of The Latest Apple Music Leaks And Rumors
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/latest-roundup-of-apple-music-leaks-and-rumors/
- Published: 2015-06-02T12:23:02.000Z
- Updated: 2015-06-02T12:23:02.000Z
- Description: Apple seems certain to announce its revamped music service next Tuesday, and ahead of the launch it seems as if there is a new leak or "verified" rumor every few. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2015/06/latest-roundup-of-apple-music-leaks-and-rumors.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Music Business, Music Tech, Streaming, Apple Inc., Apple Worldwide Developers Conference, David Guetta, Disc jockey, Drake (entertainer), iTunes, Pharrell Williams, Spotify, Streaming media, The Wall Street Journal, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:28

[![apple music](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb083b6758970d-75wi "apple music")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb083b6758970d-popup?ref=hypebot.com)**Apple** seems certain to a**nnounce its revamped music service next Tuesday**, and ahead of the launch it seems as if there is a **new leak or "verified" rumor** every few minutes. Here's our **vetted roundup** of the latest leaks and substantiated rumors:**Rumors Worth Betting On**
- **Name –** Apple Music. The Beats Music brand seems likely to live on only temporarily as a parallel service
- **Price \-** $9.99 per month for on demand streaming, The labels rejected lower pricing and regulators, who are already sniffing around, could have seen it as a red flag.
- **No Free Tier** \- This will make the labels – who rejected even a 90 day free trial for on demand streaming – happy.
- **[![image from worldofdtcmarketing.com](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c7176d61970b-200wi "image from worldofdtcmarketing.com")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c7176d61970b-popup?ref=hypebot.com)Expanded iTunes Radio** – iTunes Radio will remain free and ad supported, but add a paid 'drop the commercials' tier. Expect a lot more curation and **DJ driven stations** and playlists, including offerings from **Pharrell, Drake** and others.
 **Less Certain, But We're Hopeful**
- **Artist Friendly Features –** Beats and then Apple promised to be more artist friendly than Spotify and other competitors. Some kind of **artist to fan social platform** has been rumored. But will it launch next week for every artist – or just a select few. And **what about analytics?** Apple has never been very good at sharing…
- **Will it all launch next week?** The Wall Street Journal says that all of the label deals are not in place. That could mean announcement now with on demand streaming launching later.
- **Lyrics** – Apple wants to add them, but the deals are not done. Sticking point? Money, of course.

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