Apple considered the iTunes application for Android

Billboard magazine cited sources saying, Apple is considering releasing apps for Android to sell music content to Google's Android operating system users.

Apple is said to be considering releasing the iTunes application for Android.

Apple is considering a music download service to compete with Spotify . Experts say the move could prevent iTunes store sales from falling when online music services become popular.

The source that Billboard cited said: ' Apple has opened exploration negotiations with senior executives in charge of the brand about the possibility of launching an on-demand streaming music service. The service will compete with Spotify and Beats Music, according to three people close to the talks '. The same source said, ' Apple is also thinking of launching iTunes apps for Android phones .'

Irving Azoff , manager of the Eagles group, singer Christina Aguilera and many other artists, told the press: 'There are really changing moments, I think people are going to try many different services, whether it is iTunes, Spotify or other brands'.