BlackBerry Tipped To Incorporate Music In BBM

Blackberry maker Research in Motion (RIM) is negotiating with major record companies hoping to deliver a limited digital music service for people who use its BlackBerry phones.

The new digital music service is expected to be introduced in coming weeks, and will allow users of the BlackBerry Messenger service to send songs via the platform. Currently BlackBerry Messenger is a worldwide service endemic to BlackBerry’s range of phones.

The NYTimes claim unlike current cloud music services, the BlackBerry program will only allow users to share a limited number of songs. In comparison Rhapsody offers millions of songs that can be streamed, paling the BlackBerry offering.

The service is expected to cost less than $10 a month and to be added onto customers’ phone bills. Record companies are expected to receive a share from the revenue.