College students to get 50% discount on Apple Music


Sarah Perez for Tech Crunch:

Amid news that Apple Music is getting a makeover come this summer, Apple today launched a new plan to boost subscribers to its streaming music service and competitor to Spotify, SoundCloud, Tidal and others. It's introducing an Apple Music student plan which will discount the service by 50 percent for those who are enrolled in an eligible college or university.

The discount is available to U.S., U.K., Germany, Denmark, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. The steep discount among may be the biggest users of streaming music should give the service a shot in the arm. Also, last week there was a rumor that Apple Music would be getting an overhaul this summer.