According to The Verge, Apple is pressuring the major record labels to disallow streaming services like Spotify to offer a free tier, ahead of its own Beats service relaunch:
Heating up… https://t.co/At0YOf13pp
— Mike Shupp (@MikeShupp) May 4, 2015
Apple’s acquisition of Beats music service last August signaled their possible interest in offering a streaming service of their own to compete with Spotify, Rdio and others… 9to5Mac is reporting some details on their progress:
The Next Episode: Apple’s plans for Beats-based music service revealed