Source: "Screens" / "Liberation"
Even if the news is already out, Apple has not commented for the time being: that is to say that this news may not be incorrect, for the moment, is a bit speculative.
A major evolution of the iTunes store is about to be announced based on the principle of the blanket license, Apple reportedly started negotiations with the majors to pay them a certain share of its sales of portable mp3 players and (or? ) iPhone (and the Apple TV?), in exchange for a system of unlimited listening to their catalogue.
As emphasised by "Liberation", Apple would be in line with the FAI, which offer this type of access (but more often in a single catalogue) as a result of agreements with industrial music.
It is in brief to link to the (Apple) device to access "for life" to a vast repertoire: but we are missing details of other technical aspects (DRM or not? Mode of