Apple sets April 7th as date for tiered iTunes pricing

March 26, 2009 – 7:19 pm – No Comment

ITunes can get expensive.I never quite understood why something like Flo Rida’s “Right Round” would cost exactly the same as a B-side track on a Modest Mouse lp.

Well now, tiered pricing will apply to all music bought on iTunes. Songs like “Right Round” (the most popular iTunes songs) will cost $1.29 and obscure titles will cost $0.69. However, most of the iTunes library will fall in the $0.99 category.

The change is set to take place on April 7th.

I also don’t understand why anyone would pay a per-song price for music when they can get a subscription service that is 100% legal for a small monthly fee. There are ways around DRM protection, but I’m not going to tell you (they can easily be found doing a little searching on the net). Then you can play those songs on your iPod. My entire iTunes library is music I bought from another source (for much less).