s , ▁stream ▁music ▁on ▁a ▁one - time ▁basis ▁or ▁as ▁in exp ens ively ▁purchased ▁" web ▁songs ," ▁buy ▁new ▁CD s ▁from ▁the ▁L ala ▁store , ▁leave ▁bl ur bs ▁on ▁other ▁members ' ▁pages , ▁and ▁particip ate ▁in ▁the ▁community ▁for ums . ▁L ala ▁contract ed ▁with ▁major ▁labels ▁and ▁offered ▁a ▁large ▁catalog ▁of ▁albums ▁to ▁stream ▁or ▁purchase . ▁Their ▁home ▁page ▁claimed ▁over ▁ 8 ▁million ▁lic ensed ▁songs ▁available . ▁ ▁Apple ▁Inc . ▁acquired ▁L ala ▁on ▁December ▁ 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁On ▁April ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁L ala ▁announced ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁shut ting ▁down ▁its ▁service ▁on ▁May ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁They ▁also ▁announced ▁they ▁were ▁" no ▁longer ▁accepting ▁new ▁users " ▁and ▁that ▁users ▁with ▁credit ▁would ▁receive ▁credit ▁in ▁Apple ' s ▁i T unes ▁Store ▁instead . ▁ ▁L ala ▁shut ▁down ▁as ▁scheduled ▁on ▁May ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁However , ▁it ▁still ▁served ▁for ▁a ▁while ▁as ▁the ▁music ▁engine ▁for ▁Billboard . com , ▁providing ▁full - length ▁pre views ▁of ▁songs ▁on ▁the ▁Top ▁ 1 0 0 ▁chart . ▁After ▁that , ▁Billboard . com ▁used ▁My Space ▁Music ▁as ▁its ▁provider . ▁ ▁History ▁La ▁La ▁media , ▁Inc . ▁was ▁based ▁in ▁Pal o ▁Al to , ▁California ▁and ▁was ▁vent ure