{
  "id": 11025252,
  "title": "Apple Music expands to four new countries",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/apple-music-expands-to-four-new-countries",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-30T20:39:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "9to5Mac",
    "slug": "9to5mac",
    "url": "https://9to5mac.com/2026/09/30/apple-music-expands-to-four-new-countries/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Apple has expanded its Apple Music service to four new countries, bringing the total count to 172 countries and regions. The newly added countries are Albania, Brunei, Burkina Faso, and Pakistan. Apple Music requires a subscription, which costs $11.99 per month, with a 1-month free trial available or as part of the Apple One bundle. The expansion coincides with a significant update to the Apple Music app for Android, version 7.0, featuring a Liquid Glass redesign and a new floating bottom navigation bar. This move by Apple is likely a strategy to boost its Services revenue growth, which has been slowing down.",
  "summary": "Apple today expanded Apple Music to four additional countries, bringing the service to a total of 172 countries and regions. Here are the details. more…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "9to5Google",
        "title": "Apple Music 7.0 beta brings Liquid Glass redesign to Android",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/apple-music-7-0-beta-brings-liquid-glass-redesign-to-android",
        "published": "2026-09-30T17:45:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "AppleInsider",
        "title": "Apple Music finally lands in four countries 11 years after launch",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/apple-music-finally-lands-in-four-countries-11-years-after-launch",
        "published": "2026-09-30T17:55:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Android Authority",
        "title": "Apple Music is giving its Android app the glow up it desperately needed",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/apple-music-is-giving-its-android-app-the-glow-up-it-desperately",
        "published": "2026-09-30T19:26:42.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}