Beats Music will officially make its U.S. debut on Jan. 21, 2014, and the company has now offered more details, complete with pricing.
Back in early December, an official teaser page went live for Beats Music, mentioning a January 2014 launch timeframe. The page allowed users to claim a username, but offered little details otherwise.
"Popular music is created in bite size pieces, one song at a time - but most people need more than four minutes to be truly satisfied," Jimmy Iovine touted in a press release. "It takes a highly curated, uninterrupted sequence of songs to achieve a fulfilling music experience, where the only song as important as the song you are listening to is the song that comes next."
The service will cost $9.99 per month, with another offer in place for AT&T users. For the $9.99 per month, users will get playlists curated by music experts, a completely ad-free experience, as well as personalized radio stations from selecting their favorite genres and artists. For further customization, the Beats Music setup will also allow users to love or hate a song.
Users will further be able to create playlists and share them with their friends on Facebook or Twitter. Music discovery options will be available as well, and users will also be able to play tracks both online and offline. Beats Music boasts an impressive portfolio of more than 20 million tracks, comprising of a mix of all genres including rock, pop, hip-hop, country, afro beat, speed metal, jazz, classical, and others.
The service will have apps available for Android and iOS, but will also allow users to play music from their computer. For AT&T users, meanwhile, Beats Music offers a $14.99 per month plan, which will give them an account that can be used across an AT&T family account. In other words, AT&T Beats Music users will pay more, but they will be able to share their account with up to 5 family members and across 10 devices.
"We've had a great relationship with Beats for years, and our expanded collaboration on this break-through service addresses the challenges that exist with current music subscription services today - lack of unique personalization and high costs to enjoy premium music for the family," said David Christopher, AT&T Mobility Chief Marketing Officer. "Once again, we're delivering the most innovative services to mirror the way our customers live. AT&T developed an innovative plan that lets each member of the family enjoy the music they love, as well as access to all that is unique about Beats Music - all at breakthrough value on a premium wireless network."
The service for AT&T users, however, will launch a bit later, on Jan. 24. AT&T users will be able to benefit from a 90-day free trial, while regular Beats Music users will get a 30-day free trial.
