Is Apple colluding with the big music labels to put Spotify, Pandora and Rdio out of business? Two state attorneys-general aim to find out.

The AGs of New York and Connecticut, Eric T. Schneiderman and George Jepsen, seem to suspect a secret, backroom deal: They’re investigating whether Apple Music seeks to illegally shut out the free, ad-supported services. That’s important because of the services’ freemium model — the free tier acts as a shop window for the paid subscription tier.

Is this the e-books antitrust shenanigans all over again? Or will Apple shake it off? In IT Blogwatch, bloggers gonna blog (blog, blog, blog, blog, blog). Not to mention: Something of a surprise, via Aunty…

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