In an effort to take on Apple's iTunes service, Yahoo! Inc. announced the beta availability of its new music subscription service, Yahoo! Music Unlimited. The new service provides music fans with unparalleled music listening and management functionality at incomparable value with an introductory price of just $4.99 per month for an annual subscription or $6.99 on a monthly basis. The service allows consumers to play tunes from a catalog of more than one million songs, transfer tracks to portable devices, as well as enjoy the unique ability to share and discover music with friends through Yahoo! Messenger.
"We are committed to being at the forefront of the rapidly growing online music segment," said Lloyd Braun, head of the Yahoo! Media Group. "Yahoo! Music Unlimited draws on the best of Yahoo! to provide personalization and community features unlike anything else in the marketplace."
In addition to allowing fans to browse and listen to friends' collections of subscription music and playlists via Yahoo! Messenger, the service enables them to build personalized music libraries, transfer tracks to compatible portable devices, purchase discounted permanent downloads, listen to commercial-free Internet radio stations and access their subscription service from any Internet-connected computer.
"From premium radio to an entirely on-demand experience, Yahoo! Music Unlimited has assembled all the key elements to fulfill consumers' needs," said Dave Goldberg, vice president and general manager, Yahoo! Music. "For a great value, users get to listen to as much music as they want, while utilizing superior innovations in playlist generation and community features to enrich and expand their music experience."
Users can download the Yahoo Music Engine at music.yahoo.com.
"We are committed to being at the forefront of the rapidly growing online music segment," said Lloyd Braun, head of the Yahoo! Media Group. "Yahoo! Music Unlimited draws on the best of Yahoo! to provide personalization and community features unlike anything else in the marketplace."
In addition to allowing fans to browse and listen to friends' collections of subscription music and playlists via Yahoo! Messenger, the service enables them to build personalized music libraries, transfer tracks to compatible portable devices, purchase discounted permanent downloads, listen to commercial-free Internet radio stations and access their subscription service from any Internet-connected computer.
"From premium radio to an entirely on-demand experience, Yahoo! Music Unlimited has assembled all the key elements to fulfill consumers' needs," said Dave Goldberg, vice president and general manager, Yahoo! Music. "For a great value, users get to listen to as much music as they want, while utilizing superior innovations in playlist generation and community features to enrich and expand their music experience."
Users can download the Yahoo Music Engine at music.yahoo.com.
