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It wasn’t long ago that AT&T announced Beats Music, the newest music service that they hope will entice many of their customers to pony up $15 per month (per family) to listen to all the music they want. They’re launching that service starting today, if you don’t remember. While AT&T originally made it sound like they would offer exclusive access to the service, their exclusivity only comes in how they offer the service.
For starters, they seem to be offering decent value for those on family plans. That $15 per month covers up to 5 lines and up to 10 devices on a single account, meaning costs per person might only come to be about $3 per month on a 5 person account.
Not too shabby. Of course, the value fades away if you’re on a single line account, with AT&T offering these goods up for a less attractive $10 per month. AT&T is also offering a 90-day free trial, while those on other folks will only get the standard 7 days.
So what makes Beats Music different from established services like Google Play Music, Rdio, Slacker, Spotify and many more? AT&T’s hoping it’s the fact that their playlists and suggestions curated by music industry professionals will set them apart. Not everyone needs people in the music industry to tell them what kind of music they should like, but there it is anyway.
Unfortunately the Google Play Store link Beats gave to everyone isn’t yet active, though the fact that the app is currently live in Apple’s App Store leads us to believe it won’t be long for the Google Play version to go live. We’ll be sure to update this post once that eventually happens. Beats is hoping the video above, as well as the contents at the source link, will be enough to convince you to jump in and press play.
[Update]: Looks like the app is live, folks. You can grab it from the link up above.
[via Beats Music]
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.beatsmusic.android.client
Not showing up in a play store search for some reason.
i just downloaded it on my HTC One. Logged in and started using it. First impressions are impressive
I already got Google Music All Access for $8 a month.
If they ever present a more attractive price point for single users I may be tempted to try it out. Though there hasn’t been an online streaming service yet that has appealed to me in the same way that local file music players do currently, I’ll be sticking with PowerAMP and my flac files.
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I already subscribe to Google Music which I’m very happy with.
I already have Xbox music, Pandora, slacker, iheartradio, Nokia mix radio….
Am I the only one that uses rhapsody? I pay 15 a month for 3 accounts and they have offline mode and so far they’ve had every song that I’ve looked for. Plus a great app
Beats? As in the Beats by Dr. Dre headphones? Among audiophiles, the “Beats” name is overdriven mud.
I’m not much of a fan of the headphones, a guess you could call me a budget audiophile. I use Sennheiser HD598s and a Schiit Magni, but the app and service is pretty good, few bugs here and there. However, they said they are working on fixes around the clock. The sound quality is quite good (No special Beats EQ), on par with Google Music, 320kbps MP3s, the UI is awesome looking, give the app a shot, its actually not that bad.