Beats Music has been in the works for quite sometime. I remember when it was called ‘Daisy’ and Trent Reznor from Nine Inch Nails partnered up to make it all possible. That was back in December of 2012. Last month it was announced that Beats Music would be coming in January and you could register now. It is finally January and Beats Music is here, at least for US residents.
- Hand picked albums and playlist curated by their music experts.
- Highlights to help keep your finger on the pulse of current new music and upcoming bands.
- Mix up the ‘Sentence’ to get curated music that fits what your are feeling
- Search for playlists, choose a genre, activity or a curator and Beats Music delivers it to your ears.
- A social aspect to share tracks to Beats Music friends, Facebook and Twitter.
It all sounds pretty good on the outside, heck even the app looks pretty nice. The handpicked and curated aspects seem to have a leg up on some of the competition. The ‘Sentence’ is a pretty interesting way to get tunes delivered that you might not have chosen for yourself for the mood are in or activity you are doing.
There is always something that won’t sit quite right. After being in the works for so long and now finally out, it seems the first big kink is already pushing the rating down quite a bit. Seems a TON of people can[‘t even get out of the sign-up process to start listening. Whoops!! We are sure that will be resolved though. Where Beats Music might struggle the most is the subscription service.
Unlike the competitors, Spotify, Google Music, Pandora and many more, Beats Music is coming out at $9.99 per month. No free ad-supported listening here guys. You do get a 7 day free trial  to check it out at least, and if you are with AT&T they have apparently brokered a deal to offer you 3 months of service for free.
Have any of you given it a shot yet? Do you even play to try? Let us know how you really feel in the comments.
