The next episode: can Dr. Dre’s Beats Music take on Spotify?
Beats Music is personable, but there’s a catch: unlike every one of its competitors, the service offers no ad-supported free model. If you want to jump in, you’ll have to pay $9.99 / month for its subscription service. Beats co-founder Dr. Dre and Beats Music CEO Ian Rogers have a very different idea for how streaming music should work, but does that mean the world’s hypiest headphones maker can stand up to the likes of Spotify, Rdio, and Pandora?