Apple is expected to unveil its long-awaited streaming online music discovery platform iRadio tomorrow (Monday, June 10), after signing an 11th hour licensing agreement with Sony's label and publishing companies.

The news follows months of heated negotiations between Apple and Marty Bandier (pictured), the boss of Sony's part-owned publishing company Sony/ATV, which represents songwriters such as Noel Gallagher, Taylor Swift and Lady Gaga, and copyrights for songs by the Beatles, Michael Jackson and the Beach Boys.

Bandier has been seeking ...