<P> Apple Music launched on June 30, 2015, in 100 countries . New users receive a three - month free trial subscription, which changes to a monthly fee after three months . A family plan allows six users to share a subscription at a reduced rate . Apple originally sought to enter the market at a lower price point for the service, but the music industry rejected the plan . The service debuted as an updated Music app on the iOS 8.4 update . Apple TV and Android device support was planned for a "fall" 2015 launch . A previously unreleased song by Pharrell Williams, entitled "Freedom", was used in promotional material and announced as an exclusive release on the launch of the service . The "History of Sound" advert for the launch of the Apple Music service was soundtracked by the tune There Is No Light by Wildbirds & Peacedrums, from their 2009 album The Snake . Upon its launch, Beats Music subscriptions and playlists were migrated to Apple Music, and the service was discontinued . </P> <P> In May 2016, a student membership was announced, that discounted the regular price of a subscription by 50% . The student plan was initially only available for eligible students in the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Denmark, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand, but was expanded to an additional 25 countries in November 2016 . </P> <P> In February 2016, Music Business Worldwide reported that, with Apple Music having launched in Turkey and Taiwan in the previous week, the service was available in 113 countries . The publication further wrote that those countries accounted for 59 regions that competing service Spotify did not . In August 2016, Apple Music was launched in Israel and South Korea . </P> <P> In January 2016, Fortune reported that, six months after launching, Apple Music had reached 10 million paying subscribers, having spent six months reaching the same customer base that took competing music streaming service Spotify six years . This customer base increased to 11 million subscribers in February, 13 million in April, 15 million in June, 17 million in September, 20 million in December, 27 million in June 2017, and ultimately 36 million in February 2018 . And as of March 2018, 38 million paying subscribers, just five weeks after it previous milestone As of April 2018, the service surpassed 40 million subscribers; adding 2 million subscribers in just about a month . </P>

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