Drake Reportedly In Talks With Apple For $19 Million Deal To DJ iTunes Radio

APPLE MUSIC IS SET TO GO HARD AT COMPETITORS SPOTIFY, PANDORA & YOUTUBE

(AllHipHop News) First there was speculation Kanye West was partnering with Apple to launch the exclusive release of his next album Swish. Now there is talk that Drake could be signing on with the tech giant as well.

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The New York Post reports Drizzy is speaking with Apple about joining the company as a guest DJ for iTunes Radio. The number of $19 million has apparently been thrown around during the discussions. Sources claim Pharrell Williams and David Guetta are possible partners as well.

According to the Post, Apple is also looking to one up its music streaming competitors by combining elements of Pandora, Spotify and YouTube. The new Apple Music roll out could include music and video streaming, artists’ pages, and a post-it-yourself platform called Apple Connect.

Apple jumped head first into the “streaming wars” when the corporation purchased Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine’s Beats Electronics for $3 billion last year. The buyout brought the streaming service Beats Music under the Apple umbrella.

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