A closer look at Apple Music's design, price and features

[caption id="attachment_272406" align="aligncenter" width="1280"] Along with the release of iOS 8.4, Apple Music is finally here! Access to the new service for the first 90 days is free. After the free usage period, users will have to pay $9.99 per month for on-demand subscription access to over 30 million songs, or $14.99 monthly for a family membership that covers about six people. In India, Apple Music starts at Rs 120.[/caption]  [caption id="attachment_272405" align="aligncenter" width="1280"] The Radio section offers curated streaming radio stations along with the all-new global live station called Beats 1. The Search works fine and Siri is also quite effective in responding to the new Apple service. However, it is confusing when you are moving iTunes Music to the cloud. Having said that, the first look of Apple Music seem overwhelming.[/caption]  [caption id="attachment_272407" align="aligncenter" width="1280"] The next feature is “connect” that’s like a platform allowing users to follow artists. Apple Music will follow artists it finds within your music library by default. It will allow you to follow new artists through personal pages and also access them via albums.[/caption]  [caption id="attachment_272408" align="aligncenter" width="1280"] One of its main features – For You – offers on-demand music recommendations based users’ preferences entered and music they’ve been listening. It is designed to offered more tailored recommendations as you listen to more and more music. The next tab named ‘New’ allows users to discover new released music and also finds curated lists for users. However, many felt the ‘New’ section is heavily loaded by Apple with just about everything it felt should be there.[/caption]