After months of speculation, Apple officially announced their long-in-the-works subscription streaming music service Monday at the Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco. Dubbed “Apple Music,” the service is both an update on the company’s iTunes Store as well as Apple’s response to Spotify’s industry-leading streaming service and Jay Z’s fledgling, all-star Tidal. Apple Music will debut on most platforms on June 30th and cost subscribers $9.99 a month. Like its predecessor Beats Music, Apple Music will not offer a “freemium” mode, but Apple Music will offer the first three months for free; a six-person family plan will cost $14.99.
