Tech giant Apple has reportedly signed up some of the major music labels for its cloud-based music streaming service set to debut next month.
According to CNET, Apple has nearly managed to sign EMI, Universal and Sony to agree to the plan, which will allow users to stream music over the internet to their smartphones rather than carry it around on the hard drives of their phones.
While Google and Amazon have already launched cloud-based offerings, neither have the permission of major labels.
What this essentially means, as TechCrunch points out, is that users will be able to operate a cloud-music locker but won’t have to upload their entire library to do so – a clear advantage over Google and Amazon’s offerings.
Apple is expected to launch the cloud music service, along with some other cloud features, next month at WWDC.
Patrick Stafford is a freelance journalist and a former deputy editor of SmartCompany.
