### Apple Music Encountering Persistent Outage
Apple’s System Status page has indicated that an outage impacting Apple Music has been in effect since 4:59 p.m. ET. The service is said to be either unavailable or sluggish for some users, though Apple has not offered specific insights into the cause or the scale of the problem.
This interruption comes on the heels of another incident earlier today that affected the iTunes Store, which faced difficulties from 7:00 a.m. ET to 2:15 p.m. ET before being rectified. Currently, Apple has not disclosed an estimated timeline for when the Apple Music service will be completely restored.
Apple Music necessitates an active subscription, priced at $10.99 per month, with a one-month free trial available for new subscribers.
If you are facing challenges with Apple Music, you are invited to share your experiences in the comments. Updates will be shared as more details emerge regarding the outage.