Streaming services are growing at an unprecedented rate across the world. The fact that music charts like USA's Billboard Top and UK's Official Top 40 have started acknowledging a song's performance across streaming services show how important a medium streaming has become for music consumption. Indian are also fast catching onto this craze. A report by Deloitte claims that music streaming services in India will garner close to million subscribers by Deciding which streaming service to use can be a time-consuming and painstaking process. To make your life easier, we have compared the top music streaming services available in India as of date. Apple Music Arguably the most well-rounded streaming service of the bunch, Apple Music has a slick - if, at times, slightly cumbersome - user interface, simply unmatched suggestions, and an exhaustive library. With 45 million songs, Apple Music has the most extensive music collection of the bunch spanning multiple languages, genres, and sensibilities. From the most mainstream to the most niche songs that we searched - Apple Music had them all. Out of all the music streaming services we tested, Apple Music's album and playlist suggestions were the most accurate, with very few awkward recommendations.
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Most recently, homegrown music apps Ganna and JioSaavn took the price plunge and now Apple Music is also following suit, slashing its subscription prices across tiers. Earlier the monthly subscription prices were Rs for individuals, and Rs for families. In addition to providing a level playing field in terms of competition with India-based music streaming platforms, the price-cut will also help Apple to take on Amazon Music. The service is available as part of the Amazon Prime membership and costs around Rs a month. Unfailingly, the streaming giant also delivered, racking up one million unique listeners within a week of its launch in the country.
With nearly 2 billion users, YouTube is the biggest platform for streaming music.
T he new Apple Music streaming service has been live for about two weeks now, providing ample time to not just to test its various features out but to live with it. I suspect Apple Music will probably be especially interesting to slightly older users like me as in, over Not only are we used to the idea of paying for music, but Apple Music is designed to mesh with the digital collections we already own. You have to upgrade to the latest version of iTunes or the iOS operating system on your phone or tablet to see it. The songs or albums can stream to your computer, iPhone, or iPad over an Internet connection, or you can download them to play directly from your device. Music you bought on iTunes is still yours, though. If you start streaming music and listen a lot in your car, or while running or walking or otherwise out of wi-fi range, you are going to start eating up a lot of your wireless data plan. For example, my wife uses less than 1 gigabyte of data per month, while I often use more than 2 gigabytes. The difference is almost entirely my Spotify and now Apple Music usage. You can, however, control this cost somewhat by downloading playlists or favorite songs to your phone when you are on wi-fi.
Apple does not offer a yearly plan. With nearly 2 billion users on the platform and an infinitely deep well of content to draw on, YouTube is the biggest platform for streaming music. YouTube, on the other hand, has content in nearly every language you can think off because, well, anyone with access to YouTube can upload something. Better yet, the music videos are just a swipe away. There is also a 50 percent student discount available on the monthly subscription package. Find latest and upcoming tech gadgets online on Tech2 Gadgets. Popular gadgets including laptop, tablet and mobile specifications, features, prices, comparison. Neha Dhupia's podcast returns for Season 5; actor shares video of daughter teasing new instalment.
