Music fans are opening their wallets to pay for music subscription services, or listening to songs on free ad - supported platforms. (entrepreneur.com)
Following weeks of rumors, Apple (S AAPL) just made it official and announced the acquisition of headphone maker Beats Electronics and its Beats Music digital music subscription service for $ 3 billion. (gigaom.com)
YouTube wants to use exclusive series and movies from its biggest stars to differentiate its new $ 9.99 ad - free video and on - demand music subscription service YouTube Red. (beta.techcrunch.com)