As , Apple plans to relaunch its recently acquired Beats Music subscription early next year and hopes to offer the service with with a . According to new "industry scuttlebut" relayed to , Apple is pushing music labels to cut streaming music subscription prices in half to $5 per month. Any reduction offered to Apple would be available to other services, making it less likely music industry executives would approve of a 50 percent discount. notes Apple will more likely meet the music labels in the middle with a monthly fee in the range of $7-8. While Apple negotiates the terms for its Beats Music streaming service, rival Spotify is upping the ante with . Similar to , Spotify Family allows a premium subscriber to add up to four additional members for $4.99/month each, a 50 percent discount off the regular $9.99 individual premium plan. Spotify the family plans today and will roll then out globally in the coming weeks.
