Music streaming service Rdio, which launched in India this January, has introduced an on-demand subscription based option called Rdio Select for its users, reports The Verge. Priced at Rs 60 per month for Indian subscribers, Rdio Select will cost its US counterparts $3.99 per month. The service will also be available free for 60 days on a trial basis, for a limited time on iOS and Android. After the free trial, users will be billed monthly for their subscriptions. This will include ad-free radio streaming and high quality audio at 320kbps for the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, India and South Africa. Rdio mentions that more countries will be added soon. Users will get to download 25 songs at a go to listen to offline, which can be stored on their devices. The other available option is to replace these songs with other tracks on a daily basis. An ET report mentions that Rdio is curating 10-song playlists from artists, labels and influencers for the Rdio Select feature. Rdio says that the downloaded songs will be stored on the user’s mobile device as long as they’re subscribed to Rdio Select, after which the user will lose access to the downloads feature on the apps. Other features include unlimited forward skipping, streaming radio stations, ad free songs and stations (only on mobile or other devices, ads present on web), device support for Roku, Chromecast and Sonos. Rdio is the second international music streaming to launch in India recently, after Australian streaming service…
